City council urged to grant full control of police and fire
Editorial argues city manager Carroll Fry should receive explicit authority over police and fire, while preserving a civilian board for screening candidates and appeals. The plan would clarify lines of responsibility, reduce dual oversight, and tie department actions to council policy.
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Carbondale
Carroll Fry
Fry
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners
Fire and Police Commissioners
State boards of education planned for Illinois in 1975
Gov Daniel Walker signs into law a bill creating a state board of education to oversee prekindergarten through high school and vocational schools. The 17 members will be appointed with Senate consent. 16 from five judicial districts and one at large. The board will hire a CEO and replace the elected superintendent, Michael Bakalis. The piece critiques the move as potentially political and urges caution and clear implementation steps in the coming year.
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Daniel Walker
Board of Education
Senate
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Michael Bakalis
Board of Higher Education
General Assembly
Illinois
OSPI
Gov. Walker
Schonhorn
Michael J. Bakalis
Bakalis
Law on public employees could curb Illinois walkouts
As the school year begins Illinois educates on state public employee bargaining. Teacher strikes delayed openings in four cities while across the state officials discuss a law to prevent walkouts. The piece argues for binding arbitration or final offer selection to resolve impasses and warns lawmakers have repeatedly rejected such measures.
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Illinois
Editorial Opinions and Reader Letters Scope
The Southern Illinoisan distinguishes editorial pages and letters to define opinions from news. It explains signed columns From Where I Sit and Byline plus sports opinions and staff columns. It notes editorial content may differ from news analysis and aims for factual reporting.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Spare the red Paddle has no place in the classroom
Manuel Schonhorn head of the Southern Illinois American Civil Liberties Union school committee argues against corporal punishment in schools. He cites incidents showing harm from paddling and urges educators and parents to abandon the practice as school year opens.
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Mike Shearer
The
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Manuel Schonhorn
Southern Illinois American Civil Liberties Union
Schonhorn
Viewpoint on punishment and youth in Illinois schools
A Southern Illinois University professor argues against corporal punishment, noting it breeds bitterness and hostility in students. The writer questions public views on discipline and reflects on Illinois as part of a broad trend.
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Southern Illinois University At Carbondale
Illinois
Carter, a young reformer leads Illinois corrections
Robert W. Link profiles Thomas Daniel Carter 31 as chief of program services in Illinois Department of Corrections. Carter, a hard driving administrator, reports to director Allyn Sielaff and oversees education, medical, library and staff development. His background spans Philadelphia roots to Mount St. Charles Academy and Cheyney State College with a Master of Social Work.
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Robert W. Link
Lindsay-Schaub
Springfield Thomas Daniel Carter
State Department of Corrections
Allyn R. Sielaff
Sielaff
Pennsylvania
Carter
David Brierton
Office of
Institution Services
Joseph A. Feconda
Philadelphia
Old Shibe Park
Connie Mack
Germany
Mount St. Charles Academy
Woonsocket
R. I
Lincoln University
Princeton
Chester County
University of Maryland
U. S
Cheyney State College
University of Pennsylvania
Red Bank
N. J
Corrections
Illinois
Advocates See Court Path To End School Paddling
In Illinois the fight over corporal punishment pits local boards against a broader push for a national ban. Schonhorn urges court action and better teacher training while noting limited state progress and low funding for handling disruptive students. A national law would guard all children. parents should oppose paddling at home and in schools.
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Schonhorn
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Maryland
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Southern
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James K. Adams
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