Fishermen lose faith as Casey Fork carp raise PCB worries
Illinois EPA finds PCB levels high in Casey Fork carp while chlordane tests flagged one fish. Conservation and Public Health plan delayed testing and warnings, leaving anglers to judge risk as officials debate significance and funding for broader surveys. The piece urges prompt testing and public notices if a real threat is found.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casey Fork
Jefferson County
Bend Lake
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
IEPA
Illinois Department of Conservation
Illinois Department of Public Health
Day care subsidy cut harms home-based operators and families
The proposed $400 million cut to child nutrition programs draws criticism from day care operators and parents who fear higher fees and reduced profits. Advocates warn against cutting free meals for poor families, arguing it could force mothers to quit work and swell welfare reliance while the national debt looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Schottman Knot
Congress
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington
Thatcherism in trouble mirrors Reaganism in trouble
William Safire notes Thatcherism trails Labour and centrist parties in Britain with unemployment at 13 percent and internal wet faction strife. He compares Conservative Center Forward to Reagan era doubts, warns that UK discontent and possible coalition shifts may presage trouble for Reaganomics at home.
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William Safire
New York Times
London
Labor Party
Thatcher
Labor
David Owen
Alliance
Free World
Reagan
Mario Cuomo
Gary Hart
Not so Goode Philadelphia mayor under backlash
Philadelphia mayor W Wilson Goode faces growing backlash in the black community over the MOVE crisis. The MOVE confrontation left 53 homes destroyed and 11 MOVE members dead. Critics say Goode delayed action and failed to negotiate, while supporters credit police actions.
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Linn Washington
Pacific News Service
Philadelphia
Radical Move
W. Wilson Goode
Goode
MOVE
Clifford Bond
Pennsylvania
Dick Thornburg
Chuck Stone
Daily News
Stone
Frank Rizzo
West
Rizzo
Bill Green
Green
West Philadelphia
Reagan set to resume futile arms race
Washington coverage argues SALT II is dying with Alaska sea trials. Reagan signals disregard for arms limits, undermining treaties and elevating risk of a renewed unconstrained nuclear race, threatening future arms control and U.S. strategic advantage.
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Reagan
David C. Morison
Pacific News Service
Washington, D.C
Congress
U.S.S. Alaska
United States
U.S
Pres
Alaska
Oval
Consider
Soviet Union
Elderly COLA dispute targets SI editorial
James L C Ford of Carbondale criticizes the Southern Illinoisan editorial page for denying a cost of living adjustment for the elderly and challenging logic on Social Security and Medicare costs. He accuses the paper of pragmatism over ideals and poor facts.
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Southern
Pentagon
James L.C. Ford
Carbondale
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Attila the Hun
Pitburg
HAVE
Mayor Goode
Air Force
Charles Gabriel
Gabriel
U.S.S.R
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Richard Perle
NATO
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