I had this prophetic dream a few months ago: Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev asked President Reagan during May's Moscow summit for a dozen pairs of Levis 501 jeans ... wholesale. Gorbachev wanted them mailed directly to him from the American company to...

On June 16 an article appeared in the Chicago Tribune which quoted me as saying that the Regency Universities are "meat and potatoes schools (which) do a very good job at what they do." Understandably, this characterization has elicited a considerable...

If Gov. James Thompson gives the go ahead as pedicted, for the funding of a new reserach and development park, NIU just might find a silver lining in the state funding grey cloud. With the $1.2 million dollars the university is seeking from the state's...

She doesn't remember my name. Mother Nature stole her mind. Dear ole Mother Nature ensnared my grandma's mind and has been gnawing on her mentality ever since. Her wrinkles still crinkle when she smiles and says "I love you honey," but I know her mental...

I recently had the unexpected pleasure of being on the receiving end of a distribution of anti-racist literature. Some guy with long, black hair, a worn leather jacket and dark sunglasses (who could that have been?) handed me a pleasant piece titled,...

In a recent column that appeared in The Northern Star, Mr. Wozniak reminded us how television evangelists have failed miserably. In a day when everything seems to be failing, including preachers and religion, it seems that there is nothing or no one we...

The DeKalb Chamber of Commerce deserves a bit of praise and some gentle prodding now they have realized higher education budget woes affect more than just NIU. Chamber members, such as President Tim Lehan, are at last coming to grips with the fact less...

I disagree with Dave Tuley on the NCAA Final Four outcome. Arizona "comatose"? C'mon! A team does not go 6-0 against Big Ten teams and 2-0 against the best of the ACC to reach the Final Four just to become comatose. I agree the match-up is a dandy, but...

April has been declared National "Prevent a Litter" Month by the Humane Society of the United States. We urge all your readers to think about whether they contribute to the problem of pet overpopulation by allowing their pets to produce more litters of...

Editor's note: Following are selected portions of a letter from NIU President John LaTourette to Lester W. Brann, Jr., President, Illinois State Chamber of Commerce ... Since Governor Thompson has already responded to your contention that natural revenue...

I've had it. No turning back now. Your friendly neighborhood columnist is quitting, effective at the end of this week's episode. Of course, there will be a messy period of litigation as I force the Star to let me out of my contract. Unless, in some tacky...

The following discussion focuses on two areas of the employer-employee relationship where problems are commonplace: the prompt payment of wages and the payment of minimum wage and overtime pay. Other aspects of the law relating to employment, including...