A Young Writer Honors Susan B. Anthony's Legacy
A seventh grader reflects on Susan B. Anthony's impact from her Quaker upbringing to the 19th Amendment. The essay traces Anthony’s abolitionist roots, temperance speaking, property rights battles, and suffrage leadership, noting key figures and milestones along the way. The author cites the Married Women's Property Law, the National American Woman Suffrage Association, and Anthony's 1872 voting effort, highlighting enduring progress toward equality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amy Lynn Levine
Susan B. Anthony
United States
Supreme Court
Susan
Battenville
Syracuse
New York
George Francis Train
The
Tion
Times
National Woman Suffrage Association
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Southern Illinois and Lee Enterprises Opinion
Editorial notes from Southern Illinois and Lee Enterprises advocate for informed civic engagement. John C. Gardner weighs in on local media influence, urging readers to scrutinize editorials and hold outlets to factual reporting standards.
Neoliberals as Threat to Freedom in 1980s Debate
In the 1980 campaign the idea of neoliberals emerges as a critique of Reaganism. Proponents argue for government-led planning, citing thinkers like Thurow and Rohatyn. Opponents warn that planned economies threaten democracy and economic freedom, urging market-led reform with safeguards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Democratic Party
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Reaganonics
Arthur Laffer
Esquire
The
Wall Street Journal
Tom Wicker
New York Times
Sens
Gary Hart
Colorado
Bill Bradley
New Jersey
Paul Tsongas
Massachusetts
Walter Mondale
Ted Kennedy
MIT
Lester Thurow
United States
New York
Felix Rohatyn
Thurow
Reconstruction Finance Corp
America
Capia
Harsh critique of Illinois property taxes by Mike Lawrence
Mike Lawrence argues Illinois property taxes are convoluted and unjust with blame shifting between local assessors and state officials. He cites misvaluations, uneven multipliers, and calls for reform toward shifting funding from property tax to income or other levies while preserving essential local services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Lawrence
Springfield
Illinois
Boston
Kurt Barrow
Illinois Department of Revenue
Statehouse
Doug Whitley
Taxpayers Federation of Illinois
Southern Illinois
Whitley
Washington
Poland sacrifice to NATO unity with Kremlin pipeline plan
William Safire critiques Reagan era NSC deliberations over the Kremlin Pipeline policy. He argues the administration chose appeasement to appease allies, risking Moscow gains and masking the decision. The piece contends Haig and Regan backed a delayed, compromised sanction while portraying strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kremlin
Europe
National Security Council
Reagan
Weinberger
U.N
Jeanne Kirkpatrick
NATO
Moscow
General Electric
Haig
U.S
Poland
Asthelm-Atlantique
Treasury
Don Regan
Regan
al Haig
James Buckley
Davish
Robert Hormatz
Uncle Sam
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Lincoln Junior High School
Carbondale
Rochester
Abby Kelley Foster
Elizabeth Cody Stanton
Lincoln
Hart
Southern
D Lee Enterprises Newspaper
John C. Gardner
Peter W. Selkowe
By William Safire
Nice Guy
Fig Leaf Brigade
Jim Buckley
Mark Leland
Lionel Olivier
Commerce
Defense
Fred Ikle
White House
Schmidt
West Germany
Soviet Union
NSC
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