Schools on the brink as funds fail in Alpena district
Rural Michigan districts face school closures and bus losses as funding declines. The Alpena district, hit by stalled millage votes and state budget cuts, leaves children without reliable transportation and risks broader regional educational rights. A key Michigan ruling recognized a foundational right to education and bus access, but the district fights a stay while families cope with long travel, poverty, and scarce public aid.
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Robert Hess
Courthouse problems unresolved in Jackson County
The jail referendum failed amid economic concerns and a flawed plan that ignored courthouse needs. Voters rejected the bond, leaving both jail and courthouse issues to be addressed with a unified program and public input for a true solution.
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Jackson County
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Red baiting in Reagan era fuels environmental clash
John B. Crowell accuses Sierra Club and Audubon Society of socialism and communism linking environmental activism to subversion abroad and at Crab Orchard Lake. Critics note his background in timber industry and view the charges as ideological distraction from forest policy debates.
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Sierra Club
The
Audubon Society
Latin America
Crab Orchard Lake
Canada Oo
Lumber Company
Crowell
High tech politics stalls Illinois high tech push
The Illinois Society for Professional Engineers challenges Gov. Thompson on high tech as a campaign issue. It cites erosion in engineering education and insufficient university funding as barriers to turning Illinois into a Midwest Silicon Valley, amid a debated $30 million three-year plan and funding cuts to education.
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Illinois Society For Professional Engineers
Gov. Thompson
Ilinois
Illinois
Thompson
Silicon Valley
Midwest
Engineering Society
California
Massachusetts
North Carolina
Letters praise Chris Mosher agriculture coverage
Reader Jean Ichendahl thanks editors for Ag Day front page story while criticizing a Block administration inset note. She lauds Mosher as an Illinois farm girl who served in Washington and cites agriculture stats, meetings, and the public’s mixed views, urging farmers to help themselves.
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Southern Illinoisan
Chris Mosher
Block
Office of Government Ethics
Illinois
Washington
Education crisis spurs Frederick community town meeting
Frederick Maryland hosts an all community town meeting to address public education crisis. Hood College Mount St Marys and Frederick Community College join the county Board of Education to seek a grass roots coalition. Leaders urge better teachers, higher pay and greater respect, while politicians lag behind.
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Martha Church
Hood College
Frederick
Community Commons
Hood
Mount St. Mary’s
Frederick Community College
County Board of Education
Boyer
Eisenhower
Sheldon Knorr
Maryland
Deadwood
Local travel agency pressure on SIU Carbondale dean
Local travel agents challenge SIU Carbondale Dean Robert Ratcliffe over travel plan changes claiming potential travel savings of 200 000 to 250 000 annually. They allege they already obtain low fares and car rates, warn of job losses, and question spending on space utilities while urging fair competition.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Robert Ratcliffe
Siu-C
SIUC
Carbondale
Murphysboro School Board weighs 16 staff dismissals
A Murphysboro letter questions the March 23 school board vote to cut 16 teachers. The writer criticizes the large audience’s exclusion, urges reflection on whether such layoffs improve education, and thanks two board members for their no votes while calling for more members to represent taxpayers and students.
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Southern Illinoisan
Murphysboro
Kenny Carr
Barbara Arbeiter
Reagan Receives Humanitarian Award Amid Dialysis Budget Clash
The Southern Illinoisan reports Tom Odum of Herrin suffering chronic kidney failure requiring hemodialysis as critics accuse President Reagan of cutting dialysis delivery funds. Bonnie Marx highlights Odum and notes nationwide suffering tied to Reaganomics. The March New York City award event drew about 10,000 protesters opposing his policies.
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Southern Illinoisan
Theouthern Illinoisan
Tom Odum
Herrin
Bonnie Marx
Southern Illnoisan
Reagan
New York City
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