Rend Lake water plan endangers recreation and needs retrofitting
An editorial warns that Rend Lake’s 40 year old water allocation favors municipal use over recreation. It calls for adjusting the spillway to conserve water, retrofitting to raise the notch toward 407 feet, revising COE and OWR contracts, and prioritizing outdoor recreation and local economies in Southern Illinois.
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Office of Water Resources
State of Illinois
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers
Rend Lake
Bend Lake
COE
CWR
OWR
Notch
Southern Illinois
Illinois
OWE
Pinckneyville hospital district urged to slow build plan
George Ranta, retired hospital administrator, argues the Pinckneyville Community Hospital District Board should pause a multi million dollar hospital complex amid prolonged economic uncertainty and focus on essential repairs, staffing, and community relations. He warns six months profitability targets will strain morale and jobs.
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Pinckneyville Community Hospital
Why bash smokers? Letter to the Editor from James Garofalo
In a readers’ letter James Garofalo argues against a proposed $1 per pack cigarette tax in Illinois. He questions the logic of taxing legal purchases to deter illegal underage sales, notes regressive effects, and warns that targeting smokers unfairly ignores broader social costs.
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Karen Grady
Illinois
U.S
Russell Long
Grady
Obama urged to pressure Honeywell CEO over Metropolis plant
A voiced call targets David Cote of Honeywell for ties to the White House and labor actions in Metropolis. The piece argues Obama should contact Cote to restore union jobs and invites AFL-CIO leader Richard Trumka to protest. References to past actions by Carter and broader union roles appear as context.
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Honeywell
David Cote
Honeywell Chemical
Metropolis
White House
Obama
Cote
Richard Trumpka
Afl-Cio
Wisconsin
Steelworkers Union
Trumpka
Jimmy Carter
Butch Mooneman
Elus Grove
Dusky Salamander Protections Stir Illinois Kentucky Divide
The article contrasts abundant dusky salamanders in Kentucky with protection status in Illinois. It notes online sales and bait availability, arguing against sacrificing local jobs from Mounds Production Company and the Clay mining sector to shield a common species. It urges balanced environmental policy that preserves employment.
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Southern Illinoisan
Kentucky
Illinois
Mounds Production Company
Letters to the Editor Policy and contact details
The Southern Illinoisan outlines letter submission rules limited to 250 words and signed with a hometown, verification telephone. It lists contact numbers for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto Williamson County and print poetry or mass submissions, plus email addresses for letters and editor contacts.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Voice of the
Southern Illinoisan PO
Thesouthern
Officials Contact Information for Illinois Delegation
U S Senator Mark Kirk contact numbers listed 512 610 3900 and 202 224 285 217 492 5089 plus website kirk senate gov U S Senator Dick Durbin numbers 618 351 1122 and 202 224 2152 with durbin senate gov site Illinois U S Representative John Shimkus offices 618 252 8271 and 202 225 5271 plus house gov shimkus site
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Kirk
Senate
U.S
Dick Durbin
Durbin
John Shimkus
House.gov
Shimkus
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Gary Metro
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Jerry Costello
Costello
House
Gary Forby
Forby
Intrnet
David Luechtefeld
Sendavel
Midwest
Brandon Phelps
Brandon
Brandonphelps.com
Mike Bost
Mikebost
Midwestmail
John Bradley
Dan Reitz
Repreitz
Egyptian.net
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