[Chicago Serbs and Croatians]
The breakup of Yugoslavia and the resulting Bosnian War has stirred up hatred and created tensions among Chicago’s immigrant Serbian and Croatian communities.
The breakup of Yugoslavia and the resulting Bosnian War has stirred up hatred and created tensions among Chicago’s immigrant Serbian and Croatian communities.
This series of five news stories from 1992 includes coverage of the Clinton/Gore campaign, welfare cuts in Michigan, and the Chicago flood, as well as a segment from the “Fighting Cancer” series which aired on the MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour.
This news segment reports on the violence in the Cabrini-Green housing projects. After the death of seven-year-old Dantrell Davis, Chicago authorities have implemented controversial security measures in the project.
This news segment reports on the possible dangers of silicone gel breast implants. Many women insist that the implants caused their health problems, while others, including plastic surgeons, insist that the benefits outweigh the risks.
A large anti-abortion rally in Wichita, KS is part of a six-week campaign by pro-life organization Operation Rescue. The protests have divided the community and its religious leaders.
In Chicago public schools, recent reform has taken some power away from the central administration and put it in the hands of local school councils. However, school reform is being threatened by a looming budget crisis.
This is a series of four segments, representative of the “Fighting Cancer” series from The MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour. The segments are titled “Two Faces of Cancer”, “Cancer Research”, “Surviving Cancer”, and “Fighting Pain”.
This news segment covers a two-day anti-abortion protest staged by members of Operation Rescue in New York City.