Editorials Too Close to the People in Illinois Office Move
Illinois moves to open a Centralia office for the Division of Markets to expand livestock and grain news. The plan aims to bring government closer to farmers, while raising questions on costs and logistics for staffer David Schwartz and state officials.
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Daniel Walker
State Agriculture Department
Division of Markets
Centralia
Illinois
David Schwartz
Agriculture Department
East St. Louis
Schwartz
Richard Jesse
Fairfield
Harrisburg
Williams
Springfield
du Quoin
Winais
Jessé
Jesse
Southern Illinois
Marion
Sparta
Olmsted
Billboards To Stay On Many Highways Despite Law
About 40 percent of signs will remain under a highway beautification measure. 20,000 of 52,758 signs stay up in industrial and commercial zones. Residential areas lose signs. urban industrial rules cap sign size and spacing while rural areas retain nonconforming signs along nonfederal routes. Arch Blackard warns rural billboards may linger.
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Banton
Lindsay-Schach
Springfield
Personis
Congress
State Department of ‘Transportation
Arch Blacksrd
Blackard
Decatur
Bement
Mattoon
Toledo
Joan L. Hoague
Carbondale
Farmers rejoice as highway sign removals proceed
Lindsay-Schaub News Service reports highway crews faced few threats while removing 52 758 signs along interstates and federal routes. About 10 000 unregistered signs have been removed or designated for removal, with owners paid for taken signs and land rental. Tags distinguish conforming, nonconforming, and new signs.
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Lindsay-Schaub News Service
Clinnis
Springfield
State Department of Transportation
Aced Blackard
DOT
Bureau of
Mike Winters
Dist. 7
Effingham
Indiana
Kent State case brings some hope
The Kent State shooting case by the Ohio National Guard remains a potent symbol of civil liberties. Art Krause, father of Allison Krause, welcomes the Justice Department reopening after a two year pause, hoping for a sincere, judicious inquiry free of political influence and consistent with the pledge to depoliticize the department.
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Art Krause
Krause
Allison Krause
Ohio National Guard
Kent State University
Justice Department
Kent State
United States
Elliot Richardson
Illinois ends statewide leaf burning ban after dispute
Illinois moves to end a statewide ban on leaf burning, signed by Gov. Daniel Walker. The law allows bans where leaf smoke poses serious health hazards while keeping optional burning for homeowners. Health officials argued leaf smoke harms lungs, especially for asthma or emphysema victims.
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Illinois
Environmental Protection Agency
Ilnois General Assembly
Daniel Walker
Walker
State Pollution Control Board
Bertram Carnow
University of Minds Medical School
Chicago
Joyce Felleson
Barrington
Pollution Control Board
Tun
EPA
Ugliness of Neon Signs Sparks Carbondale Debate
British thinker John Ruskin would doubtless have balked at the neon glare now common in Carbondale where sign regulation is under review. Merchants and shoppers see mixed value in gaudy displays as officials weigh a stricter code amid a landscape of multi colored downtown fixtures.
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John Ruskin
Illinois
Carbondale
From Where I Sit on Garish Carbondale Signs
Reader laments gaudy Main Street signage in Carbondale. Criticizes pink illuminated fronts and 700 bulb arrows, arguing signs harm streets and commerce. Calls for city rules curbing size and brightness to restore sight and taste.
Editor notes on letters to the editor policy
A cleaned recap of a newspaper guide for reader letters: brevity, verifications, and limits on libelous or personal content. It includes submission details, accepted formats, and notes on publication rules and responsiveness. An aside cites a wartime quote about generals and Watergate testimony.
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