Our Opinions While Troy Attacks Finances
Richard Troy runs for Illinois attorney general on a platform attacking William Scott's campaign finances. A Lindsay-Schaub check shows Troy received eight thousand five hundred dollars from fourteen contractors tied to the Metropolitan Sanitary District where he serves on the engineering committee. A firm that won a 98 million district contract contributed one thousand two hundred fifty dollars. The piece notes no illegal activity but urges scrutiny of both candidates' finances while acknowledging private funding is standard in campaigns.
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Richard Troy
Illinois
William Scott
Scott
Troy
Lindsay-Schaub
Carol Alexander
Metropolitan Sanitary District of
Greater Chicago
Sharon Sharp Accuses Dixon of Campaign Contribution Bias
The piece portrays Sharon Sharp accusing incumbent Alan Dixon of unethical donations from firms he regulates. It notes Sharp’s vague interview response of maybe refusing such contributions if elected, with no clear plan to break from conventional campaign finance practices.
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Sharon Sharp
Alan Dixon
Running faucet drains tax dollars at Menard Prison
In a letter to the editor from Menard Correctional Center, David L. Coddington describes a continuously leaking faucet draining up to 219000 gallons per month and criticizes Illinois state officials for wasteful spending. He urges voters to express concern at the November election.
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Southern Illinoisan
Taxpayer
Menard
State of
Illinois
Illinois Department of Corrections
Big Jim
Springfield
David L. Coddington
Percy campaign uses Taxpayers' Agenda to project anti waste image
Illinois readers are shown a blue and white Taxpayers' Agenda brochure for Sen. Charles Percy. The piece pledges inflation proofing taxes, civil service reform, and cuts to federal agencies while listing 78 reasons for re election. Campaign aides frame it as a response to critics and as focus of his Senate record, with emphasis on spending cuts and elderly aid.
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Tom Wellman
Lindsay-Schaub
Charles Percy
Thom Serafin
Alex Lmith
Percy
Senate
Illinois
Washington
Serafin
California
James Nowlan
Nowlan
Garry South
Leith
South
Bert Lance
Elisabeth Harting Percy
Carter
H. C
Taylor
Macon County
Memo for a waning season
Card fans and Cub fans spar over standings and pennants as the Phillies bury the Cubs this year. The note looks to next season with a mix of rueful humor and hopeful resolve.
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Cub
Cubs
Phillies
Gold sales to support the dollar mislead public debate
The piece argues that selling three million ounces of gold to prop up the dollar is ineffective against a large trade deficit and rising federal debt. It notes annual interest costs far exceed gold sale revenue, questions Treasury policy, and critiques local and national spending while warning the public remains uninformed before November elections.
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G. C. Wieg
U.S
Treasury
America
Aab
Germany
Japan
Switzerland
Washington
Zurich
Frankfurt
Hong
Carbondale
City Hall
OPEC
Carbondales
Congress
Gallup
Commerce Department
Peoples’ Savings and Pensions
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Chicago
Mrs. Sharp
Sharp
NEA, Inc
Percy Camp
U.S. Senate
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