Remembering Patrick Dorn and the organ donation call to action
Gary Metro recalls Patrick Dorn who died at 40 after multiple heart transplants and a kidney failure tied to anti rejection drugs. Dorn inspired organ donation awareness, urging action during National Donate Life Month and noting Illinois Life Goes On resources.
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Atrick Dorn
Dorn
Milwaukee
Mark Hertzberg
Wisconsin
Tina Jelinski
AAA
Northwestern Mutual
Hertzberg
Journal Times
Janine Anderson
Illinois
Jesse White
Secretary of State
LifeGoesOn.com
Patrick Dorn
Readers asked to comment on editorials via web form or email
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Gary Metro
Southern Illinoisan
Gary
Metro
Thesouthern.com
Thesouthern
Trail of Tears State Forest in Southern Illinois
Reader waxes enthusiastic about Trail of Tears State Forest five miles northwest of Jonesboro off Illinois 127. The 5000 plus acre park offers 40 signed fire trails plus hiking and horseback routes, primitive camping, picnic areas, and pamphlets at a white barn. volunteers help rangers with litter pickup, signs, and painting.
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Illinois
Trail of Tears State Forest
Jonesboro
Illinois 127
Great Smoky Mountains
Tennessee
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Southern
Trail of Tears State Park
Union County
Golden Pen voting invites March finalists
Readers can vote online or by mail through Tuesday for the Golden Pen Award. March finalists include Joan Grammer Carbondale Arvid Noreen Herrin and Gary K Shepherd Carbondale. Winning author receives a gold inscribed pen and editor column recognition.
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Joan Grammer
Carbondale
Common Sense
U.S
Environmental Protection Agency
Arvid Noreen
Herrin
America
Gary K. Shepherd
WikiLeaks
Thesouthern.com
Gary Metro
The
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Ave
We Are One rallies honor King and workers rights
William Lucy recalls 1968 Memphis sanitation workers and ties King’s fight for human rights to modern public employee protests. He notes AFSCME history, ongoing efforts in Wisconsin Ohio and Illinois, and a Chicago rally to defend collective bargaining rights amid political attacks.
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Dr. Martin . Luther King, Jr
Memphis
Tenn
American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Dr. King
Wisconsin
Afscme
Ohio
Tennessee
Letters to the Editor Policy for Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan outlines policy for letters to the editor, including word limit, submission methods, signing and verification, editor rights, and contact information for submission and editorial staff. It prohibits publishing libelous or personally targeted letters and provides phone and postal addresses for submissions.
Officials: Senator Kirk contact numbers and site
U S Senator Mark Kirk provides contact phone lines 312 886 3500 202 224 285 217 492 5089 and a Senate page at kirk.senate.gov for constituent inquiries and correspondence.
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U.S
Mark Kirk
Kirk
Senate
Dick Durbin
Durbin
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Jerry Costello
Costello
House
John Shimkus
House.gov
Shimkus
Gary Forby
Forby
Intrnet
David Luechtefeld
Iendavel
Midwest
Brandon Phelps
Brandon
BrandonPhelps.com
Mike Bost
Mikebost
Midwestmail
John Bradley
Dan Reitz
Repreitz
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