Dawn Clark Netsch Eyes Statewide Run In Illinois
In Illinois the liberal senator Dawn Clark Netsch contemplates a 1986 bid for statewide office, likely comptroller, amid strong credentials and reformist records. Her long career includes civil liberties advocacy, tax reform efforts, and clashes with Chicago power blocs, while critics warn of her liberal stance and public persona.
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Springfield
Dawn Clark Netsch
Mndstone
Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Lakefront
Richard M. Daley
Senate
Roland Burris
American Civil Liberties Union
Dawn Clark
Aid and war wrong for America in Nicaragua debate
The piece argues against humanitarian aid to the contras and warns that any U.S. invasion of Nicaragua would harm credibility and isolate America. It calls for rejecting contras, promoting democracy and economic growth in neighbors, and coordinating with Venezuela, Colombia, and Mexico rather than militarized intervention.
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HOUSE
Nicaragua
Senate
Daniel Ortega Saavedra
Moscow
Ortega
Connecticut
Christopher Dodd
Oretga
Disney World
United States
United States of America
Vietnam
Afghanistan
Costa Rica
Venezuela
Colombia
Mexico
Grenada
Union County
The Neil Hartigan Syndrome in 1986 Illinois politics
A political mood piece notes the Neil Hartigan syndrome as coyness about a future bid, with Hartigan’s aides confirming a run for governor, while Governor Thompson teases a possible extension. It covers Dixon’s defense spending swing, Patchett’s bid prep, Gray’s pork projects, and looming decisions by Labor Day.
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Neil Hartigan
Chicago
Hartigan
James Thompson
Martin J. Oberman
Roland Burris
Marion
Illinois
U.S
Alan Dixon
D-Ill
Defense Department
Dixon
Randy Patchett
Ken Gray
D-West Frankfort
22Nd
Patchett
Gray
Congress
Prince of Pork
Thompson
Cahokia
Thireieon
Future of the young and the echo of Reagan era
A reflective column argues that youth cannot be guaranteed a free path to the future. It links generational change to Cold War lessons, warns against nationalism and self centered consumerism, and urges older generations to share hard won wisdom about responsibility and community in shaping tomorrow.
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U of I
Bob
Ronald. Reagan
Germany
Wall
Berlin Wall
Reagan
Rea
Gan
Ronald Reagan
Congress
Nicaragua
Vietnam
Nikita Khrushchev
Cuba
Bil
Kremlin
Greed and Power clash in a contested garage sale
Russell Baker portrays a hard nosed American magnate who exploits life savings to fund a garage sale on a vacant lot. The piece centers on moral conflict over greed versus aid for a widowed violinist seeking surgery to return to her craft. The narrator revels in his own pragmatism while denying generosity.
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Russell Baker
New York Times
NEW York
Kelverton
Flan Gaek
Geo
Life Savings
America
Kelvi
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Imperil Netsch
Otto Kerner
Daley
Creases
Mike
Southern
W. Stephen Burgess
Peter W. Selkowe
James P. Santori
Evan M. Davis
The
Southern Illinoisan
Coyness
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