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PAGE 18 - PLAINDE ALEE - FRIDAY. MARCH 7, lttO A Forecast Of Growth At the invitation of the MCC Journalism instructor, State's Attorney Ted Floro addresses a class session at the college. His subject was "Growth" as he expects it to affect McHenry county in the next decade. PHOTO BY DAVE KONITZER (This is one in a continuing series of stories written by area students of Journalism at McHenry County college. This was written by Marion Olsen. "Growth" will be the major issue in the life of McHenry county in the next decade. State's Attorney Ted Floro told journalism students at McHenry County college recently. Citing accelerating crime statistics from 1,412 criminal offenses recorded in 1970 to 3,240 in 1979, Floro sees this as a forecast of things to come. Traffic violations par­ ticularly (9,711 in 1970 to 34,544 in 1979) are indicators of population growth and the need for and increase in traffic control, Floro stated. He observed that federal funding for added manpower to police traffic has partly accounted for the higher traffic violation statistics. Currently, if every felony, misdemeanor and traffic violation case went to trial, "a judge would have to try 60 cases between 1:30 and 5:30 p.m. every day," Floro declared, He sees plea bargaining as a realistic alternative to court overload in order to "make the most of the judicial dollar." He explained that often plea bargaining brings a criminal to justice because a lesser sentence is sometimes more acceptable than losing the case. "There's a dif­ ference between knowing and proving" a person is guilty, he said. "Our system is by no means perfect," Floro acknowledged, "but have you got a better one?" Floro believes peniten­ tiaries cost the taxpayer money; if prison prevented crime, criminals would only serve one term; but for some people there is no alternative to prison. He asked, "How do you discipline a lifer?" Confused about the in­ sanity plea, Floro wonders, "Is he funnin' the psychiatrist?" Probation with a work release program "education" for juvenile and adult offenders alike, ac­ cording to the attorney. But each case must be treated individually, be feels. Floro respects the viewpoints of sportsmen regarding gun control but sees "no legitimate use for handguns." He added that the prized loot of home burglars is handguns. Referring to increased zoning litigation, Floro speculated, "Either people are more sophisticated or they're angry." The state's attorney has assigned one lawyer to specialize in these civil suits departmentalizing the caseload. An administrator who also tries cases, Floro is assisted by eight other fulltime and two partime attorneys. With 13 years private law experience and six of those years as part-time public defender, Floro has seen court cases from both the defense and prosecution poinfc of view. A 43-year-old graduate of the University of Michigan law school, the Woodstock resident describes a household consisting of Sherry, his wife; Autumn, his 10-year-old daughter; a 13-year-old cat and three Mastiff dogs. His appearance was arranged by Joseph Longmeyer, McHenry County college journalism instructor. Ask Business Change In Property Zoning A petition has been filed for hearing before the McHenry County Zoning Board of Appeals by Steve J. Simon and Martin Mueller for an amendment to the McHenry county zoning ordinance from "B^Hi Business district to "B-3" Business district. < The property is located in McHenry township at the northeast corner of the in­ tersection of Barnard Mill road and Clark street and consists of approximately one and one-half acres. The hearing on this petition will be held March 12, at 2 p.m. in Room 112 of the McHenry county cour­ thouse, 2200 North Seminary avenue, Woodstock. In­ terested persons may ap­ pear and be heard. PI AINI)I Al l W LI'MCMS lo l|u" I clilor Public Pulse vThe Ploindeoler invi tes the publ ic to use this this column as an expression.of •heir views on subjects of general interest in our community Our only request is •• 'a t the wri ters give s ignature ful l address<fend phone number We ask too •hot one individual not wii to on the some subject more thon once^eoch month We reserve the r ight to delete any mater ia l which wo consider l ibelous or in object ionable toste » * y BIBLE VERSE "A woman that fear* eth the Lord, she shall praised. ir-\ rePref! , N specifi be people moree an imerican Legion rosi - RINGW00D ROAD. McHENRY - OPEN TO THE PUBLIC FISH FRY EVERY FRIDAY (5:00 - 9:00 P.M.) 'PERCH--ALL YOU CAN EAT *0THER MENU AVAILABLE SAT. NIGHT 1. Who is the author of this verse? 2. Who was his father? 3. What does the word "feareth" mean? 4. Where may this verse be found? 4|s«ers To Bible Verse 1. It is thought to be Solomon. 2. David. 3. In the Biblical sense, it means have reverence for or solicitude toward. 4. Proverbs 31:30. The cruelest lies are often told in silence. -R.L. Stevenson. LEGISLATIVE CUTBACK "Editor; "Two articles appeared recently in the Plaindealer concerning the proposed Legislative Cutback amendment. "The first article ex­ plained that the amendment would cut the size of the House of Representatives (state) by 59 from 177 to 118. Each legislator would then represent a smaller, more specific area. How can fewer represent an area effectively? The size of the state does not change. "The article also stated that this amendment would save the taxpayers 7 million dollars annually ($35,400 x 59 equals $2,088,600.) As inaccurate as this figure is it still sounds impressive. Everyone is looking for ways to save money. But, we must keep in mind that in legislation as well as in education or anything else beneficial to the general public, we get what we pay for! 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If there are three candidates whom you favor, you may cast one vote per candidate. If you favor only two, vote only for those two and each will receive IV2 votes. If you favor only one candidate, vote only for that one and he will receive all three of your votes. "This can be used very advantageously to aid in electing men and women in the minority party. "The second article dealt with the practice of "doubledipping" which permits legislators to receive pay from local governments in addition to drawing their legislative paychecks. It goes on to say that the Cutback amend­ ment is the best way for citizens to do something about politicians who con­ done doubledipping. "Hogwash!! If the people do not want the practice of "Doubledipping" continued, then the people need to make this known to their legislators and urge them to enact a bill which would prohibit it. Local city governments should likewise prohibit the practice. "Cutting back the number of legislators will not eliminate any problems' if anything it will give us a less effective representation. "Why does no one em­ phasize the need to elect honest legislators? "A concerned citizen, "Mrs. Linda Ferrara" (Editor's note: Mrs. Ferrara's comments refer to articles released by the Coalition For Political Honesty. Not Big Enough Customer: "One mouse trap, please, in a hurry-I have to catch a bus." Clerk: "Sorry sir, our traps don't come that big." TAX PraparatiM I Make Sure You Pay The | Lowest Legal Tax | (815)385-4410 Pavl A. Schwtgd 4410 ^TlmStreet McHenry, Illinois Teen--Tot Work Together McHenry Community high school offers a Child Care Occupations class in which the high school students run a Day Care center for pre­ schoolers. The students plan in-school lab activities to help the children's development of intellectual, emotional, physical and social areas. The center meets during class time Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Students also receive instruction Tuesdays and Thursdays, regarding sucji topics as pre-school programs and facilities, family relations, guidance and discipline, childhood disabilities, health, safety, play activities, food and nutrition, learning and creative activities for children. The instructor of the Child Care program is Mrs. Demick-Noyes. In the photo above, student Janet Michels gives assistance to Carrie Sitz, 4 years old. STAFF PHOTO-WAYNE GAYLORD Open "Gift Of Life" Drive 1 1 The fifth annual "Gift of Life" campaign of the Kidney foundation kicks off in March, National Kidney month. During the three- month campaign, 350,000 households in 85 Illinois counties will receive a "Gift of Life" Pass kit containing educational materials, organ donor cards and contribution envelopes. Residents are asked to read the materials in the Pass kit, consider signing an organ donor card, and make a contribution to support the Kidney foundation of Illinois. The kit is then "passed" to a neighbor and the last person on the list sends the kit to the local participating bank. As a public service the Old Second National bank of Aurora has agreed to collect "Gift of Life" contributions for the Kidney foundation in Kendall, McHenry, DeKalb, Kane ^nd Will counties. As a new feature of this year's campaign, an ad­ ditional 40,000 residents of northern Illinois will receive a letter directly to their homes in place of the Pass We Are Pleased To Announce TERRY STROHM WOODSTOCK, Has joined the staff of A.G. Edwards and Sons as an in­ vestment broker. He has qualified to provide invest­ ment services in stocks, bonds, mutual funds, commodity futures and stock options. Telephone is (815 > 338 - 2550 Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to Noon on Safcirday Established 1887 Members New Vtofc Stock Exchange Inc Woodstock Exchange Building 231 Main Street, Woodstock [8151338 2550 kit. Rather than passing the kit to a neighbor, individuals are asked to respond directly to the foundation office. Some kidney diseases which can develop without any symptoms can only be detected through a urine test during the yearly checkup. Other kidney diseases produce warning symptoms which should be evaluated by a physician. These six warning symptoms are listed in the Pass Kit to encourage the early detection of kidney disease. U n t r e a t e d , k i d n e y diseases are potentially fatal. Bones can break, muscles can atrophy, glands can loaf, even the grain can go to sleep without im­ mediate danger to survival according to the late Dr. Homer Smith in his book Fish to Philosopher. "But should the kidneys fail....neither bone, muscle, gland nor brain could carry on." Today, even if both kid­ neys cease to function life can be sustained by dialysis treatments on the artificial kidney machine. Three times each week the accumulated fluids and toxic wastes normally eliminated by the healthy kidney must be artificially removed from the body. A strict diet and careful fluid limitation is required between treat­ ments. The dialysis treat­ ments last four to six hours and sometimes can produce muscle cramping and nausea. The only option which allows a patient to stop dialysis treatments and return to a more normal life is a kidney transplant, literally the "Gift of Life". Yet, of the 600 Illinoisans waiting for a transplant, three out of four will not receive one this year due to the extreme shortage of donor kidneys. The Kidney foundation is the only national voluntary health agency which works for the prevention, treat­ ment and cure of kidney disease through programs in public and professional e d u c a t i o n , m e d i c a l research, and patient and community services. 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