State investigates child abuse reporting in Illinois
An Illinois inquiry into child abuse reporting follows Rep. Aaron Jaffe's concerns about deaths in Chicago and whether information is suppressed in suburbs. The Fahner review seeks to find if social workers with heavy caseloads lack time for counseling and whether a punitive approach replaces preventive aid.
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Illinois
Aaron Jaffe
D-Skokie
Chicago
Thompson
Jaffe
Illinois Department of Law Enforcement
Tyrone Fahner
Kennedy trial shows Carbondale Police inefficiency continues
The Southern Illinoisan editorial says the George Kennedy case reveals ongoing police department weaknesses in Carbondale. It calls for full release of investigation data, independent scrutiny, and corrective action to ensure taxpayers get value and safer policing.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
George Kennedy
Kennedy
Police Department
Stevenson-Domenici plan may end Alton dam deadlock
U S Senator Adlai Stevenson III and Senator Pete Domenici craft a compromise to end the stalemate over funding the Alton Lock and Dam 26 renewal. The plan would raise barge fuel taxes from 4 to 12 cents over five years and set a cost recovery rule requiring 10 percent of project costs paid by barge users during the first decade. The proposal aims to rebuild the locks while limiting taxpayer burden and shifting costs to users.
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U.S
Adlai Stevenson III
Alton Lock
Mississippi River
Alton
Stevenson
Pete Domenici
R-N.m
Stevenson-Domenici
Senate
Illinois
Domenici
Debate over a separate Department of Education
The article argues that despite strong support from educators and groups like the Illinois Board of Education for a separate Department of Education, the rationale is weak. It notes growth in HEW’s education division, questions consolidation vs. separation, warns of bureaucratic inflation, and contends that a new cabinet agency may not solve U.S. education problems.
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Carter
Department of Education
Illinois Board of Education
Department of Health
HEW
Justice Department
Education Department
United States
Letters Editorial on ERA misstates public wishes
Reader letter blasts Southern Illinoisan for supporting ERA and cites electoral defeats in the primaries and campaign finance. The writer argues ERA would harm women by changing existing protections and predicts elected officials will be defeated. asserts current laws already guard against sex discrimination and condemns the amendment as harmful.
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Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
ERA
Phyllis Schlafly
Sam Erwin
United States
Carbondale 72 hour parking rule faces student ire
Editor voices concern over Carbondale ordinance No 7607 restricting cars to 72 hours in one spot. The writer questions enforcement by police and council, noting student housing limits and emergencies, and asks for a clear defense of the policy.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Carbondale
Editorial and Opinion Structure of a Newspaper
The piece outlines how the Southern Illinois newspaper separates news from opinions. It notes editorial pages carry opinions and letters from readers, while signed staff columns express personal views. It also explains differing labels for background analysis and strives for objectivity in standard news reporting.
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Ilindsan
Imagination in the Slippers Man on New York Streets
Gordon Lish recalls an unsettling daily presence, a man in soft slippers who never begged yet always watched. The narrator, uneasy with a dime given, fears a snowbound encounter with his son, imagining the man as witness to his vulnerability. The piece blends memory, fear, and a rhythmic refrain doobeedoobeedoobee or dabadabadaba.
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Gordon Lish
New York
Frank Sinatra
Carlton Carpenter
Doobee
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James Thompson
Shevchenko
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City Finance Office
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