No more bedroom suburbs. In 1990, for the first time, the census found that more people commute into Du Page County to work than commute out of it (Transportation Facts, June).
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“The aroma of pork you smell is not coming from weekend barbecues,” warns NEIS News (July/August), newsletter of the Evanston-based Nuclear Energy Information Service. “It’s coming from the closing days of the Congressional session before summer break. In an unexpected and totally surprising development, our own Illinois Senators Paul Simon and Carol Moseley-Braun seem to be laying on the spare-ribs in a way that helps the nuclear industry, promotes nuclear proliferation, and thwarts renewable energy and conservation. They both have come out in support of the controversial Argonne Integral Fast (Breeder) Reactor (IFR) program.” And you thought it was safe to go on vacation when Congress isn’t.
Stop that acculturation! UIC community-health scientist Noel Chavez has found that the longer Hispanic immigrants live in the U.S., the worse their eating habits become, as they replace traditional fresh foods with cheap processed foods. For both Mexicans and Puerto Ricans, Chavez found that “consumption of fruits and vegetables rich in vitamins A and C was inversely proportional to length of U.S. residence.”
