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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1985
Page
4
The city council weighs the will's directive to use funds for keeping and improving City Park while debating whether it should also support existing recreation facilities. Frank Derickson presses for broader allocations, arguing that the money should aid current facilities beyond the named park.
Carbondale Elementary School District 95 voters faced heated division as factions battled over superintendent retention and moving sixth graders. Former member Judy Merritt alleges special interests influence votes, conceal minutes, and hold private meetings, with open meetings violations cited. Two new directors join, urged to restore public confidence and governance.
Chester voters confront a mayoral choice between Stanley Maciejski and Frank Derickson. Maciejski, 67, is a longtime volatile but proven leader, while Derickson, a former clerk with budget ideas, questions ongoing commitments and Cohen bequest use. The race splits the local Democratic Party, with Republicans potentially deciding the outcome.
The Cen tral Illinois Public Service Company and Illinois Power Company disclose annual executive pay totals and director fees. Total compensation ranges from 921270 to 1216167 plus meeting and retirement incentives. The piece questions whether high pay and perks are justified or inflated for public utilities.
Local landowners oppose a 1,500 acre lake project linked to a 40 year Creal with Lake of Egypt contract. They argue no water need exists and condemnations would seize their land. Residents urge using funds for schools, town cleanup, and restoring local springs rather than new tourism driven lake.
A March 21 letter argues bystander obligation varies by law from no duty to rescue to mandatory aid. It cites Vermont 1967, a Michigan 1976 duty to seek help after a beatdown, and a California therapist warning duty. The author links indifference to Nazi rescue failures, Kitty Genovese, barroom rape, and Holocaust-era inaction, urging scrutiny of pro choice views.
Robert R Bain of SIU Edwardsville argues in a March 21 letter that government should not print money to solve debt. He cites inflation in Brazil, Israel, Argentina and historical episodes in the Continental Congress, Civil War, and postwar Germany as warnings against such a policy.
The piece discusses nuclear deterrence, noting that submarines and their missiles form the core of U S retaliation. It analyzes detection risks, signal processing advances, and the shift from naked deterrence to shield based defense. It explains two camps for Star Wars supporters as defense becomes cheaper than offense, implying a path to reducing war incentives.
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