Lessons all around on election fumbles
The piece critiques three Illinois cities Benton Sparta and West Frankfort for election fumbles this spring. It urges prompt damage control and legal clarifications on council seats, possible November elections, and whether temporary appointments can stand. It blasts state and local communication failures and calls for accountability and voter interest.
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Benton
Sparta
West Frankfort
State Board of Elections
Illinois Supreme Court
Board of Elections
Gene Johns State Senate
Compromise bill reshapes drunk driving penalties in Springfield
Secretary James Edgar backs a compromise bill limiting license suspensions for first offenders. The plan trims mandatory suspensions to 90 days, possible 30 day minimum with restricted driving for work, and reduces judge oversight, preserving a hearing rather than full trial.
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Springfield
James Edgar
Edgar
Reagan urges change in socialist Nicaragua government
President Reagan calls for changes in Nicaragua's socialist regime and orders a trade embargo citing regional aggressions. He also opposes external pressure on South Africa, arguing sanctions create an impossible position for the target government.
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Reagan
Nicaragua
South Africa
Democrats must grasp fair tax plan in 1980s debate
Walter Mondale's pledge to raise taxes hurt his campaign and boosted Ronald Reagan's stance against tax increases. The Treasury plan and Bradley Gephardt Fair Tax movement reshaped Democratic and Republican positions, with tax simplification potentially aiding the middle class and challenging Democratic support.
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New York Times
NEW York
Walter Mondale
Mondale
Ronald Reagan
South
Washington
Wall Street
Reagan
Congress
Senate
San Francisco
Minnesota
Bill Bradley
New Jersey
Bradley- Gephardt
Treasury Department
Bradley
Bradley-Gephardt
Jack Kemp
Robert Kasten
Wisconsin
Democratic Party
Treasury Plan
Letters on abortion rights and religious freedom
Barbara B. Thomas of Carbondale defends religious freedom and conscience in abortion debates. She notes the Bill of Rights and Illinois constitution guarantee freedom of belief and urges respect for diverse religious views supporting freedom of choice for women.
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Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Barbara B. Thomas Carbondale
Ending Hunger Through Youth Action and Hope
A student urges cooperation to end hunger, detailing personal commitments and school efforts. Advocates include Hunger Project, Nancy Addison, and a Youth Ending Hunger Club at school. highlights global impact and the belief that youth can drive change and save children’s lives.
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Hunger Project
Nancy Addison
Cable TV anger over billing and service in Southern Illinoisan
A reader reports long lines at a Cablevision payment center from 9 to 11 am with about 40 frustrated customers awaiting incorrect bills. Cars queued toward Dairy Queen and Baptist Book Store parking lot. many carried converters and remotes as outages, disconnects, and poor service drove customers to demand change.
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Southern Illinoisan
Dairy Queen
Baptist Book
Maxine Rosenbarger A Respected SIU Faculty Figure
A former SIU Vocational Education Studies secretary lauds Maxine Rosenbarger as sincere, honest, humble, and loving. She is described as a devout Christian who prioritizes family, with prior nursing work and long years of hard work. The writer defends her character against untruths and offers to testify in court.
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Southern Illinoisan
SIU
Maxine Rosenbarger
Maxine
Rosenbargers
Kohl faces balancing act after Reagan visit
West Germany's Helmut Kohl remains indebted to Reagan after the state visit, while tensions with France's Francois Mitterrand surface over Bitburg and tariff issues. Bonn aligned with Washington on Nicaragua, GATT, and space weapons, as Paris warned of Franco-German strains ahead of elections.
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James M. Markham
New York Times
Bonn
West Germany
Helmut Kohl
Reagan
Western Europe
Francois Mitterrand
France
Washington
Kohl
Bitburg
Karl Kaiser
Augustusburg Castle
Cologne
Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp
United States
Mitterrand
Cial
Bernard Brigouleix
le Monde
Bonn-Paris
Nicaragua
Benn
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