And if all else fails, you can get a good used one from Florida, without any rust. “I often use a car analogy when talking with couples about their marriage,” says Loyola University nursing professor Donna J. Rankin in a university press release. “When it’s new, an automobile runs like a dream. But without proper care and regular maintenance, you’ll be left with a rusting hulk that just doesn’t go anymore.”
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“There are an estimated 38,000 working artists in Chicago,” writes James Peters in the Friends of Downtown Newsletter (November 1989), “along with 12,000 students in arts-related programs. Accordi-ng to the arts district plan [produced by the Chicago Central Area Committee]–and as various arts groups will attest–there is a need for permanent, affordable space for working artists,” possibly between 16th, 21st, State, and the IC tracks on the near south side. The plan proposes regulations and incentives to prevent the gentrification that has priced many artists out of River North.
Where did you say the third world was? From Harper’s “Index” (December 1989): “Number of U.S. companies financed with junk bonds that have failed to meet loan obligations this year: 20. Number of developing countries that have failed to meet loan obligations to the World Bank this year: 9.”
The kids are all right. From the state ACLU newspaper Illinois Brief (Fall 1989): “Despite attempts by candidates in the 1988 elections to portray the ACLU in a negative light, students from high schools, colleges and law schools from across the country sought out internships with the organization,” writes Rachel Gordon. “‘We actually had more young people working for us this summer than ever before in our history,’ said [executive director Jay] Miller.”
