Herrin study links interns to better city personnel policy
Herrin Mayor John McVey supports a state grant for an internship that produced Richard Burd’s review of city personnel policy. Burd highlighted lack of job classifications and a pay plan, no coverage for union workers, and potential morale and disparity issues. Council approved pay increases based on the proposed salary schedule, signaling cross generation and university-community collaboration.
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Herrin
John McVey
McVey
Richard Burd
Burd
Herrin City
Herrin Aldermen
Licensing debate in Illinois seeks more licensed occupations
The Illinois House Regulation Committee approved a bill to license television repairmen, antenna installers, and apprentices, requiring two years as an apprentice and diploma from an approved school. The piece questions expanding licensing beyond the current 50 occupations and urges a balance that benefits consumers.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Illinois
General Assembly
House Committee On Regulation
Department of Registration and Education
Implied consent bill gains support in Illinois Senate
The Illinois Senate approves an implied consent measure and sends it to the House Judiciary Committee. Proponents argue it will save lives on state highways by reducing drunk driving while critics warn of civil liberty harms and potential police misuse.
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Illinois Senate
House
Judiciary Committee
Illinois
General Assembly
Mississippi
District of Columbia
Railpax and Illinois Railroads in early state history
Editorial traces Illinois rail expansion from 1830s internal improvements to the Illinois Central grant of 2.5 million acres and the rise of Chicago to Cairo service. It notes Lincoln era travel by rail, land speculation, and the lasting impact of LC depot towns on state development.
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David Felts
Lindsay-Schaub
Illinois
Amtrak
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Galena
Mississippi
Chicago
Michigan
Downstate
Cairo
Ohio
Indiana
Great West
Vincennes
Wabash
Terre Haute
Illinois Central
Sidney Breese
Washington
U.S
Stephen A. Douglas
Douglas
The
Illinois Central Railroad Company
Abraham Lincoln
Ilinois
Two Books Explore Information Technology and Privacy
Two spring books analyze media power and data collection. Ben Bagdikian and Arthur R. Miller warn that advancing communications and computer systems threaten privacy, influence public opinion, and erode the public’s sense of reality while expanding government and corporate reach.
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David C. Anderson
Harper & Row
Ben Bagdikian
Rand Corp
University of Michigan Press
Arthur R. Miller
Bagdikian
Mr. Bagdikian
Calley
Messy
Miller
Editorial and opinion note on page format and reader letters
The Southern Illinoisan outlines editorial pages and reader letters with labeled columns such as Editorials Our Opinions and Letters to the Editor. It notes signed staff columns and cautions regarding staff opinions versus news reports. The piece ends with a quip about a Lucullan banquet and a hypothetical extra charge for rocquefort dressing.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Rocquefort
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Sonnel
Southern Illinois University
University
Southern Illinois
Southern
John C. Gardner
Robert D. Reid
James K. Adams
Champaign
Urbana
Mr. Anderson
Wall Street Journal
Anderson
University of Michigan Law School
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