When college leadership becomes bureaucrat
Prosser Gifford argues that Yale faculty must reclaim influence from administrators who risk becoming masters. Teaching and research must stay central while presidents act as colleagues, not kings, and administrators remain servants balancing consultation, distance, and pace. The piece warns of fearsome pace, secrecy, and overregulation eroding scholarly integrity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prosser Gifford
Amherst
Mass
Yale
Plato
Samuel Johnson
Illinois rail accidents show need for statewide plan
A national study details Illinois leads in railroad mishaps. The Dongola derailment damaged a service station and spilled poison near the tracks but caused no injuries. Officials urge a comprehensive transportation plan rather than piecemeal fixes, warning that abandoning lines could hurt Illinois commerce. Governor Thompson, legislators, and the IDOT should prioritize a statewide plan to prevent more accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad
Dongola
Illinois
Midwest
James R. Thompson
State Legislature
Illinois Department of Transportation
Carbondale sidewalk law debate worth enforcement or confusion
Carbondale City Council debates a snow shoveling ordinance with fines from ten to five hundred dollars. City Manager Carroll Fry says police won’t enforce it. critics urge clearer rules and note the council’s tough talk may create more confusion than clearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Carroll Fry
Welfare reform stalemate in Congress challenges the poor
The piece argues welfare reform, especially Carter’s plan to consolidate major programs like food stamps into a single cash payment, is stalled in Congress. It warns that elimination of food stamps would reduce bargaining power for farm states, while urging merit based decisiveness and potential administrative savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter
U.S
Robert Dole
Rkan
Congress
Upkeep costly as interstate system ages and grows
The interstate highway network, two decades from completion and nearing eighty billion in cost, shows wear and rising repair needs. Aging national roads threaten higher maintenance bills, with repairs projected toward three hundred twenty nine billion through 1990. Funds and cooperation between highways and mass transit must align to sustain the broader transportation system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Graff
Wall Street Journal
Detroit
Highway Administration
Mass
Why is fashion buyer the one getting stuck
The World of high fashion keeps changing to boost dollars. The New York Times notes fashion elites push flashy stickpins, often diamond studded hearts, as the new trend. Some cost up to 1300 dollars, sparking questions about fashion moguls creating obsolescence in the name of progress.
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New York Times
Readers defend Schlafly opinion in press letters
Bonnie Bowlby of the Decatur Eagle Forum argues that Phyllis Schlafly’s right to express her views is fair and that media bias and insinuations against her are unwarranted. She condemns perceived character assassination linked to ERA opposition and praises traditional values amid recent political campaigns.
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Southern Illinoisan
Lindsay-Schaub
Phyllis Schlafly
Carol Alexander
Eagle Forum
Stop Era
Bella Abzug
National International Women’s Year Commission
America
Bella
Bonnie Bowlby
Eagie Forum
Decatur
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Amherst College
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Department of Health, Education and Welfare
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Daddy Warbucks
Sam
Parity
Southern Illinois
John C. Gardner
William B. Cox Jr
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