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Pee-Wee just might be the candidate to select

November 2, 1988

The long awaited 1988 Presidential election is less than a week away. Can't you just feel the tension building? How about the surge of excitement? Even though this year's race has been one devoid of any issues other than petty name-calling and childish...

‘Liberal problem’

November 2, 1988

George Bush is doing a great job of defining the "liberal problem" in this country. I pledge my allegiance to George for doing so. As a symbol and gesture of allegiance to George, I propose we change the name of the diploma I'm about to receive in December...

Diedrich’s strength: experience

November 2, 1988

Both Ed Diedrich and State's Attorney Phil DiMarzio are well qualified to be the next circuit judge of the sixteenth judicial district, but Diedrich has more experience and is more qualified to be the next judge in DeKalb County. Diedrich has been a lawyer...

Increase overdue

November 2, 1988

Here's something for all students who work their way through school to consider: A minimum wage, already long overdue for an increase, held at the current $3.35 rate for the next four years or more. That's what many voices in the Republican Party are...

Messages not true

November 2, 1988

While George Bush has repeatedly told the American public that there is nothing wrong with the economy. There has to be something that is not quite right when there is massive deficit that is being ignored, and the present administration has decided that...

Flyer no surprise

November 2, 1988

I saw something that really bothered me today. It was a flyer done by the NIU College Republicans depicting Michael Dukakis as a flaming Communist (sickle in hand) with Lenin lurking in the shadows thinking "maybe we can put an ally in the White House...

No to convention

November 2, 1988

On election day, the League of Women Voters of DeKalb County urges our fellow citizens to vote "NO" on the question of whether to hold an Illinois Constitutional Convention. In a statewide study, 96 percent of the participating League members opposed...

Pulled off Jewel’s shelves.

November 1, 1988

Scauzillo said the condom promotion was necessary and that it will benefit the health of the public. She said the stores which are boycotting the magazine are hypocritical because they are refusing to distribute condoms, yet are selling the product at...

Coghlan’s experience needed

November 1, 1988

Editor's note—this is the second of The Northern Star's political endorsements for the Nov. 8 general election. Area voters should elect Mike Coghlan as DeKalb County's next State's Attorney. Experience at prosecuting crimes is crucial to this position,...

The First Lady should have just said no to borrowing

November 1, 1988

My favorite Reagan has disappointed me. After promising in 1982 that she would henceforth "err on the side of caution" and list her borrowed designer frocks on financial disclosure forms—for "informational purposes only"—Nancy Reagan changed her mind....

Judicial changes appropriate

November 1, 1988

A letter by the Student Association senate critical of the University Council's discussion about removing the Judicial Office's role in fraudalent registration classes is short-sighted. The letter states the SA is "vehemently against the elimination of...

Parking frustration

November 1, 1988

I opened a piece of mail from the university last week and the room went black. I was so angry my chin started to quiver and I began to pace the kitchen in quick, heavy steps. The source of my fury was a response letter from the NIU Parking Division....