Editorial urges City Council permit for Hill House residence
The Carbondale City Council should issue a special use permit for Hill House, a nonprofit residential facility for individuals with drug issues and adjustment problems. Neighbors object, but plan commission findings show fears are ungrounded and property values unchanged. The piece argues access to rehabilitation is a community responsibility and questions whether citizens with records can live among others, urging acceptance.
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Carbondale
Hill House
W. Cherry
S. Beveridge
Paul Reitman
Carbondale Plan Commission
Beveridge
Cherry Streets
Plan Commission
Neal Eckert
Hill House residents seek community role and accountability
The piece argues for a full accounting of Hill House programs and daily activities. It calls for fair security and counseling, defends the city permit as not a farce, and urges Carbondale to allow Hill House residents to remain and work toward reintegration.
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Hill House
Corydon Finch
Reitman
Carbondale
Illinois Rails in Decline Warns of Worsening Network
An Illinois transportation analysis shows rail lines losing speed and reliability with 230 derailments and $9 million in damage this year. Abandonment petitions total 843 miles, plus 240 miles outside Conrail, risking rural economies and higher trucking costs. State planning and subsidies are urged to safeguard a balanced network and prevent further decline.
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Illinois
Interstate Commerce Commission
Perna Central
Conrail
Illinois Central Gus
Illinois Department of Transportation
James Thompson
Students urge restored funding to preserve UI faculty honor
Urbana Champaign students protest Gov Walker Pay cuts that reduced faculty and staff salary increases. They argue the 4.5 to 7 percent raises would keep UI salaries competitive with Big Ten peers and warn continued cuts threaten Illinois state university greatness. They urge residents to contact senators and representatives to restore the original appropriation.
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Urbana- Champaign
University of Illinois
Illinois
General Motors
Ford
Gov. Walker
General Assembly
Cartels and Consolidation in NATO Arms and Aviation Markets
Robert H. Charles, ex U S Air Force official now linked to two aircraft makers, prepared a study on Frank Borman’s question about a common need. He argues NATO’s arms production shows duplication and rivalry and civilian airlines face rising fuel costs and uncertain traffic, pushing toward further cartelization as a common procurement approach.
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NATO Alliance
Robert H. Charles
U.S. Air Force
Frank Borman
Eastern Airlines
One Basic Airliner Model Favored To Cut Costs
The piece argues for a single shared next generation transport for NATO and U.S. airlines to reduce costs. It notes rising material, research, production and fuel prices and warns multi-model competition inflates prices, while one standard model could save billions and help maintain U.S. industry leadership.
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U.S.A
Charles
Talks of a unified Illinois education structure
An editorial speculates a state education department could supersede the Office of Education and Board of Higher Education to run pre school through graduate school. It notes potential benefits and power struggles, with implications for governors, boards, unions, and politics, urging open discussion.
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Ilinois
Board of Higher Education
Joseph Cronin
Office of Education
Springfield
James Furman
Board of Education
Cronin
Walker
Higher Board
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Sonny
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NATO
Robert E. Hartley
Lindsay Schaub
Lindsay-Schaub
John C. Gardner
William B. Cox Jr
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