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Newspaper
Matteson Star
Location
Matteson, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1998
Page
11
A columnist condemns end of year awards that insult students at high schools, noting Dead Carp and Ugliest Girlfriend style honors. Details include bans, principal scrutiny, and calls for a new award valuing integrity over ridicule amid ongoing school traditions. The piece argues for protecting youth self esteem and opposing public shaming.
The letter argues that racism persists in social life and urges personal commitment to confront and heal racial conditioning. It highlights the YWCA of Metropolitan Chicago as a national leader in eliminating racism and notes 830 participants at the May 2 National Day of Commitment at the Field Museum. Alicia Rodman McCray co-chairs the anti racism committee.
A reader derides the treatment of the president as global laughter and condemns pervasive media garbage on radio and television. The letter argues the public and media must stop trashing the president, suggesting untold accusations and frustration with public airing of insults.
A community group urges Speaker Madigan Senate President Philip and Sen Jones to find a bipartisan interim funding solution before May 22 as their school district faces mounting debt and dismantling. The letter requests a meeting, asks how to help, and provides editor contacts.
Rev. Vytas Memenas calls May 16 dedication at Will County Court House for the monument honoring 22 police and 9 correctional officers who died in 1896. He links National Police Week events in Illinois and nationwide to honoring service, sacrifice, and protection of communities.
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