Henry Thoreau as template for a summer of enrichment
A columnist urges juniors to seek inward growth this summer. Henry David Thoreau's Walden journey is presented as the archetype, illustrating how living deliberately, journaling, and solitude can shape identity and life philosophy. The article encourages self guided exploration over traditional camps or programs.
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Martin Luther King Jr
Walden Pond
Walden
Privatize the U S Postal Service to boost efficiency
A reader laments slow mail and rising costs, argues monopoly harm, and proposes privatizing the postal service. Citizens would pick private post offices, form collaborations to sort and route mail, and reward efficient firms while harming poor ones. The letter cites Microsoft focus and compares private firms to public monopoly.
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Postal Service
Houseolds
Microsoft
America
Alex J. Caffarini
Chicago Heights
Build Peotone airport by expanding Chicago borders
A reader proposes annexing the Peotone site by extending Interstate 57 from Chicago south boundary to Peotone and routing a road to the airport. The plan would place the airport within Chicago under Mayor Daley, hoping to boost southern Cook and DuPage counties with new business, libraries, and services and possibly extend Route 355 to Peotone. A state bill is urged to pursue this.
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Golf course sanctuary designation dispute at Shady Lawn
A Star report claims Shady Lawn Golf Course received sanctuary status from the National Audubon Society. The Audubon Society states it does not designate or certify golf courses as sanctuaries and that neither the society nor its chapters issue such designations.
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Shady Lawn
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Letters policy and submission details for Star readers
The Star invites signed letters to the editor with writer names published and writers providing address and phone for verification. Addresses and phones are not published or shared. Letters may be edited for brevity clarity or legality and can be mailed faxed or emailed to Star at Tinley Park Illinois.
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