Multiplier system unfairly skews county property assessments
The piece argues that the property tax multiplier, used when assessments fall short of one third market value, punishes correctly assessed owners while overcorrecting underassessed districts. It cites Johnson Union Williamson counties and criticizes the slow reform, predicting ongoing inequities and excuses from officials.
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Johnson County
Johnson
Union County
Illiamson Ae
Illinois
Cne Oy
Tablecloths Become Crisis in Reagan Era Gaffe
A White House aide calls a tablecloth shortage a terrible crisis while referencing unemployment and the auto industry as a backdrop. The piece lampoons Reagan era elites and their language through Nancy Reagan's social secretary Muffy Brandon and a satirical AP report.
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Muffy Brandon
Muffy
Reagans
Doonesbury
Associated Press
Nancy Reagan
Miss Porter
Smith College
Henry Brandon
Sunday Times of London
Reagan
Washington
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Reagan Rich
Milpitas High murder reveals student code of silence
In Milpitas California a 14 year old girl was strangled and a 16 year old boy charged. Broussard boasted of the killing to many students and led them to the ravine where Marcy Conrad lay half nude. The silence of classmates shocked the community.
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Rosa Gustaitis
Pacific News Service
Milpitas
Calif
Anthony Jacques Broussard
Marcy Renee Conrad
Milpitas High School
Ron McLeister
Santa Clara
South Bronx
Watts
San Jose
Marcy Conrad
Broussard
Pete Mesa
Milpitas Unified School District
Mesa
Ford Motor Com
Prison reform and leadership urged in Illinois letters
In letters to the Southern Illinoisan experts urge Illinois to focus on practical corrections reform rather than hollow rehabilitation talk. They praise corrections officers, criticize political appointees, and call for court, legislative, and department leadership to fix a broken system amid death row tensions and rising inmate rights concerns.
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Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Illinoi
State of Illinois Department of Corrections
United Way campaign gratitude from Carbondale
The 1981 United Way Campaign in Carbondale surpassed its $107,000 goal by raising about $119,000 locally and $8,000 for other Southern Illinois communities. Special thanks go to Vivian Agent, the executive director, and to Carbondale United Way board members, division heads, captains, and solicitors for their efforts.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
United Way
Illinois
Vivian
Fed grapples with policy mix to curb inflation and recession
Leonard Silk reports the Reagan era faces a severe recession with high interest rates. The Fed led by Volcker aims to cut inflation without reigniting the downturn, while the administration weighs tighter fiscal policy and reduced deficits to stabilize the economy.
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Leonard Silk
New York Times
New York
Reagan
Federal Reserve Board
Paul A. Volcker
Henry C. Wallich
Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Volcker
Congress
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