Where Highway 8 Leads Home in Interior America
Larry Van Goethem reflects on rural Americans, their overlooked 20 percent of the population, and the pull of home. He recalls Wisconsin’s landscape, memory, and the idea that the place where a journey ends may truly begin anew, warning that leaving home shapes one’s life and dreams.
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White Lake
Wise
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America
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New York Times
Pacific Ocean
Wisconsin
Fisher’s Creek
Thomas Wolfe
Southern Illinois plow crews praised for snow relief effort
Southern Illinois residents thank road crews and emergency workers who labored through a heavy snowstorm with 12 hour shifts and around the clock plowing. IDOT District 9 operated about 100 plows in 13 counties while city, county, and hospital staff provided round the clock care, rescue, and patient transport amid long snow drifts and stranded motorists.
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Illinois Department of Transportation
District 9
Illinois
Carbondale
Carter must honor pledge keep Marston as Philadelphia attorney
Article argues President Carter should retain U.S. Attorney avid Marston in Philadelphia, citing his merit based record since 1976. It contends political influence is driving calls to replace him and urges Carter and Attorney General Bell to reexamine Marston’s independence and fairness as a prosecutor.
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Marston
Philadelphia
Jimmy Carter
Avid Marston
U.S
White House
Mr. Marston
Pennsylvania
Joshua Eilberg
Daniel Flood
Eilberg
Griffin Bell
UMW Coal Shipping Decision Earns Public Applause
Illinois United Mine Workers District 12 will allow coal shipments to schools hospitals nursing homes churches and homeowners despite the national strike. The move aims to help non industrial users while unions balance leverage against oil company owned coal reserves and ongoing bargaining pressures.
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Illinois
United Mine Workers Union District 12
UMW
Illinois Umw
Rural Wisconsin towns confront rising crime mire
Friendship Wisconsin and Adams County show sharp crime growth with a 107.8 percent rural rise from 1967 to 1976. Violent crime up 54.7 percent and property crime 113.4 percent. County officials warn of alienation, unemployment, and weaker social controls amid population growth and limited police backup. local chiefs describe heightened fear and vigilant doors. In Texas, Mexia’s police chief flags gun popularity and safety concerns as crime persists.
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Madison
United States
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Adams County
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University of Wisconsin
Criminal Justice Institute
Milwaukee
Michael Schroeder
Adams County Unified Board
Waltons
Adams
Richard Holt
Adams County Welfare Department
William Holland
Holland
Mexia
Texas
Dallas
Roger Cotton
Citizens as intruders in ICC hearings
Al Peterson praises Metro Seniors in Action and Public Action for expanding citizen participation in utility hearings. He cites controversial tactics like packing hearings and the "King Con, the Electric Gorilla" moment at a Com Ed rate hearing, while criticizing ICC meetings for chilling citizen involvement and perceived favoritism toward utilities.
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Southern Illinoisan
Metro Seniors In Action
Illinois Public Action Council
Illinois Commerce Commission
Marvin Lieberman
King Com
Com Ed
ICC
al Peterson
Chicago
Letters Kingdom versus the ICC in Chicago
A reader criticizes ICC format and public access drawn from a letter to the editor. The piece mentions Marvin Lieberman and a fictional gorilla King Com, recounting objections to five commissioners and the public seating setup, and notes a large photo of King Com in a utility attorney's office.
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Illinois Commerce Commission
Marvin Lieberman
ICC
King Com
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Chicago
Marvin Leiberman
King Cam
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