Planning for the future in Illinois politics and education
Editor Robert E. Hartley discusses Gordon Hoke's warning about 1980s shifts in education. Birth surges, rising enrollments, and changing racial and linguistic demographics demand curriculum and funding adjustments. He urges leaders to address long term topics to avoid apathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Hartley
Lindsay-Schaub
Gordon Hoke
Center For Instructional Research and
University of Illinois, Urbana
Hoke
Carbondale Ethics Proposal Faces Tough Review
Citizens weigh an ethics plan for all city officials and employees, proposing a five member board appointed by the mayor with council consent. The board could initiate investigations, hold hearings, and issue findings but faces calls for open hearings, a defined budget, and stronger penalties, including possible forfeiture of office for serious violations.
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Carbondle
John Womick
Ethics Mens
Womick
Carbondale
Ethics Board
Southern Illinois
Carter's Globe Trip Elevates His International Standing
The article argues President Carter's global journey raised his stature at home and abroad, presenting him as a credible U S leader and catalyst for redefining America's role. It notes the trip was partly show, with restrained rhetoric, yet essential for projecting global engagement and credibility. Former Georgia governor Jimmy Carter is portrayed as successfully carrying off the trip and signaling a new era despite mixed diplomatic outcomes.
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Carter
Georgia
United States
John Kennedy
Great Wall of China
Richard Nixon
Gerald
Ford
Vietnam
Congress
Europe
America
Mr. Carter
Jimmy Carter
Governor opposes tuition rise in Illinois universities
Governor James Thompson Rejects IBHE plan for higher education funding by raising tuition and argues last year’s hike suffices. He notes tuition as a share of income remains below 1970s levels, while scholarships would offset the increase though some students would be affected. The tuition philosophy seeks a fair share from those who can pay and more aid for those in need.
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James Thompsons
Michael Bakalises
James Thompson
Illinois Board of Higher Education
IBHE
Thompson
Illinois
Joseph Boyd
Scholarship Commission
ONeal calls FEPC failures expose state civil rights gaps
LT. Gov. Dave ONeal says Illinois civil rights watchdogs fail to deter discrimination and urges Gov. Thompson to strengthen the Fair Employment Practices Commission. He notes limited staff, funding gaps, and pending federal aid losses threaten enforcement and timely investigations of about 3,000 complaints. He advocates increased funding to extend oversight to Southern Illinois areas and improve public awareness while emphasizing deterrence and compliance.
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Dave O’neal
Civil Rights Commission
James Thompson
Illinois
Gov. Thompson
O’neal
Fair Employment Practices Commission
Thompson
Letter to the Editor Defends Amtrak Funding and Safety
The writer critiques Wayman Presley’s December letter over Amtrak. He argues trains run despite track financing gaps, notes safety over speed, and questions taxpayer funding for airports highways and locks. The note cites historical rail funding shifts and ends with Editor’s note about Mr. Boston, an Illinois Central Gulf brakeman with 30 years on the job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Wayman Presley
Amtrak
Presley
Boston
Illinois Central Gulf
Carter's Townhouse fundraising charges raised by White House
William Safire recounts how the Carter White House pressured bankers and executives to donate large sums to support the Panama Canal treaties. Sidelined by officials, the plan included private receptions at Robert Strauss's Watergate apartment and invitations to a White House dinner for donors. The piece questions ethical lines and notes later attempts to shield higher officials.
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William Safire
New York Times
Washington
White House
Carter White House
S. Lee Kling
Democratic National Committee
Robert Strauss
Americans For the Canal Treaties, Inc
Reed, Shaw, and Stenhouse
International Insurance
Occidental Petroleum
Baniff Airways
Averell Harriman
Kling
Carter
U.S
Watergate
Strauss
Fatcats
State Department
Bob Strauss
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Board of Higher Education
O'Neal
FEPC
Commission
Chicago
Metro-East
John C. Gardner
William B. Cox Jr
Occidental
Braniff
Conrad Trahern
Trahern
FBI
Carlyle
Ozark
Acapulco
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