Contents - November 1994

Healthy debate
Bill Steinbacher Kemp..... 14

Mr. Nice Guy goes to Washington
Kathleen Best..... 17

Black Metropolis
Jennifer Halperin..... 21

Columns

Politics
Was high-level campaign too much to ask in 1994? Charles N. Wheeler III..... 6

The state of the State
Pate gives minorities reason to work harder at working together Jennifer Halperin..... 8

Your Turn
Too many 'fiscal years' complicates process of planning and governing Charles Tokar..... 12

Q&A Interview
Robert Miller: Public Aid inspector general hopes to tackle fraud and abuse Jennifer Halperin..... 13

Chicago
Oddsmakers are betting on three-peat for Mayor Daley Manuel Galvan..... 34

Departments
A Conversation With Our Readers
Ed Wojcicki..... 3

Innovations
Beverley Scobell..... 4

Letters..... 10

Legislative Action
Fighting federal mandates
gains momentum in more states Jennifer Halperin..... 25

State Stix
Money talks Donald Sevener..... 26

Judicial Rulings
F. Mark Siebert..... 27

Book Review
Every generation reinterprets Lincoln to suit its own needs Christopher N. Breiseth..... 28

Names
B. Scobell and J.Kerner..... 30

State Reports
Anna J. Merritt..... 32

Esprit de pol..... back cover

Cover illustration: Gov. Jim Edgar landed in the hospital this summer for heart surgery, and made several public appearances from his hospital room. Meanwhile, state Sen. Penny Severns, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, began treatment for cancer this summer. An article about whether these health issues should become publicized campaign issues begins on page 14. Photos provided by the Edgar administration and the Severns campaign.