Nation must confront stigma of mental illness in America
Rosalynn Carter argues that society runs from the mentally ill, condemning stigma and discrimination. She cites fear, zoning bias, and cultural barriers that keep people from seeking care and calls for a national, inclusive mental health commitment for all Americans.
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Rosalynn Carter
Georgia
President’s Commission On Mental Health
Commission On Mental Health
White House
Commission
United States of America
United States
Sadat's move on Soviet consulates shocks hardliners
Our Opinion argues Sadat's order to close Soviet consulates undermines any peace process with Israel by excluding the USSR from Middle East talks. The piece warns the Soviets remain invested in the region and oil, and that severing ties risks greater conflict and economic turmoil.
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Anwar Sadat
Middle East
Sadat
Israel
Soviet Union
United States
U.S
Mr. Sadat
State aid reform tied to more money, not formulas
Bloomington Normal professor BEN HUBBARD urged Illinois educators to focus on increasing state school funding rather than overhauling formulas. He warned interdistrict fights distract from a shared need for reliable dollars and proposed COLA benchmarking to pressure a total dollar rise.
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Ben Hubbard
Illinois
Hubbard
Bloomington Normal
Central Illinois
Chicago
Downstate
Mr. Hubbard
Cold War delusion creates problems
Paul Seabury argues that the core issue in Soviet American relations is American staying power in a long, stubborn game. He warns detente risks tolerating evil in adversaries and notes America is now the sole major power able to engage in power politics, a fact largely unacknowledged.
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Paul Seabury
America
Paths to social death by own action crowding the black lower class
Frances F. Piven and Richard A. Cloward argue that the modern black urban lower class faces systemic ruin from unemployment and social decay. They note electoral participation has not halted economic policies harming the community and compare black protest to historic labor struggles, urging sustained action.
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Ghettos
United Nations
Black Gains and Ongoing Struggles in Urban America
The article cites Frances F. Piven and Richard A. Cloward arguing that despite postwar political gains, unemployment, ghettos, and poor education threaten the black lower class in U.S. cities. They explain their reasons and reference their book Poor People’s Movements.
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Frances F. Piven
Richard A. Cloward
Ms. Piven
Mr. Cloward
Editorial and opinion sections overview
The Southern Illinoisan explains its editorial pages and reader letters are labeled opinions. Staff signed columns and personal pieces appear as From Where I Sit Byline BG Around Southern Illinois and First Monday, with editorials separate from news analysis.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Second Look at Women’s Lib Boycott Reference
The piece argues readiness to boycott unfriendly businesses and contrasts past athletes like Three-Finger Brown with modern figures No-Neck Brown and Too-Tall Jones, using sharp political and cultural commentary.
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Girlcott
Jones
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