Time to retire chief Illiniwek mascot sparks U of I debate
The Daily Southtown notes ongoing protests urging the University of Illinois to replace its Illiniwek mascot. Senate President Emil Jones supports change, while many students and alumni favor keeping the chief. The column argues public funding complicates the issue and urges scrapping the chief for a new mascot.
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Amish adapt to modern life amid growth and pressures
Amish communities face rapid change as many work off farm and adopt new technologies. Leaders like Sam Stoltzfus note shifts from the old lifestyle to small businesses and faster living, with Holmes County in Ohio home to the largest settlement. Scholars say the population doubles roughly every two decades, while most Amish remain distinct from mainstream society. Emanuel Hershberger recalls a transition from farming to nonfarm livelihoods as costs rise and land passes to relatives or rents.
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Sam Stoltzfus
Lancaster County
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Elizabethtown College
Pennsylvania
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Holmes County
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Amish adapt or fail to survive says ex member therapist
LaVina Miller Weaver, a Holmesville mental health therapist who left the Amish at 17, argues rigid cultures must adapt to survive while noting the Amish have historically shown adaptability. She says external distances are harder but offer broader economic options, including non farm work. Steven adds economic ease for modern Amish life.
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LaVina Miller Weaver
Holmesville
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Amish life shifts as farming fades across Indiana and beyond
Scholar Sam Stoutzius Nolt of Goshen College notes the 1930s to 1990s shift from farm work to non farm jobs within Amish communities. In Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana rising land costs and startup needs push many Amish away from agriculture, eroding shared work and meals.
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South Bend
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Geauga County
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