SCAM opposes summer differential in Illinois power rates
SCAM rebuts the Southern Illinoisan editorial backing Charles Staton for ICC, arguing the summer wage differential harms the elderly and fixed income groups. It cites heat waves, CWIP debates, and Stalon's stance, framing energy policy as income redistribution benefiting financiers over ordinary consumers.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Southern Counties Action Movement
Southern Illinoisan
Charles Staton
Illinois Commerce Commission
Stalon
Unem
Supreme Court rule shifts burden from states to care for mentally retarded
A 6-3 ruling finds Congress did not mandate funding for mentally retarded patients in community settings, allowing Pennsylvania to avoid case by case reviews and delaying closure of Pennhurst Institution. The piece argues humane care may be sacrificed for cost, warning of a decades-long shift toward dollars over people amid aging justices and budget strain.
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Supreme Court
W.H. Auden
Pennsylvania
Pennhurst
Congress
William H. Rehnquist
Ronald Reagan
Pardons Signal FBI That Corner Cutting Is OK
Washington President Reagan pardoned former FBI officials W Mark Felt and Edward S Miller convicted of conspiring to violate citizens rights by authorizing illegal break ins during Vietnam era The president framed the pardons as amnesty for those who acted on high principle to end terrorism a stance likely to calm public opinion while signaling potential leniency for future cases The pardons may boost morale within the FBI and intelligence community though officials insist there was no intention to unshackle investigators The move centers on balancing justice with national security prerogatives and is seen as benefiting intelligence while not endorsing illegal actions
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Commission On Mental Health
Jimmy Carter
Supreme Court
Reagan
Jack W. Germond
Jules Witcover
Washington
FBI
W. Mark Felt
Edward S. Miller
America
Felt
Miller
Fred Fielding
Edwin Meese
Gerald Ford
Richard Nixon
Freezing multipliers won’t fix property tax issues
A reader attacks the Southern Illinoisan for critiquing State Rep. C.L. McCormick’s attempt to reform a flawed tax payment program. He argues a multiplier by nonresidents overassesses homes, inflates broker fees, and burdens buyers, urging a freeze to force reassessment, while praising McCormick and urging workable short and long term remedies including assessor training, four-year rechecks, and replacing the levy with income tax.
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Southern Illinoisan
C.L. McCormick
Confucius, Mencius, and the problem of control
A reader notes that the gun control issue predates firearms, tracing philosophy from Confucius and Mencius to a broader human problem. The author links self-control to public order and cites historical famine and governance failures as part of the argument, reflecting on human responsibility. David T. Ray Carbondale.
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Southern Illinoisan
B.C
Mencius
King Hui
Liang
America
Confucius
David T. Ray Carbondale
Window kiss at Morri son’s brings a smile in mall
Charles C. Feirich recalls a brief, cheerful moment during lunch at University Mall. A three year old boy in a Snoopy shirt blew a kiss from the window to Feirich and his wife, then to another passerby, providing a small, shared joy amid widespread troubles.
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Southern Illinoisan
Morrison’s
University Mall
Snoopy the Dog
Snoopy
Mrs. Feirich
Charles C. Feirich
Carbondale
Nation bends to Dayan as United States faces nuclear peril
Opinion by Southern Illinois editor denounces Israeli lobbyists and Dayan remarks calling Americans nuts. Warns of looming nuclear war with Russia and warns against continued U S support for Israel. Calls for reconsideration of aid amid fear of a final holocaust.
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Southern Illinois
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Russia
New National Party
Stopping rabies without over reaction
Irene Gregory of Carterville criticizes rabies scare tactics in the Southern Illinoisan letter. She argues vaccination suffices to prevent spread and urges mandatory rabies inoculations with tags, severe fines, destruction of noncompliant animals within 24 hours, punishment for unprovoked animal attacks, and compensation for victims. She warns against overreaction and urges common sense in public policy.
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Southern Illinoisan
Irene Gregory Carterville
Inflation fight and indexing for Social Security pensions
A. J. Auerbach argues that indexing tied to the CPI delays inflation relief for Social Security pensioners and that cutting pensions or wages would not reduce inflation. He notes 1980 CPI rose 12 percent, July 1 1981 increase for pensioners, and that most retirees rely on non indexed income like savings. He urges using organizing power and voting to protect interests.
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Southern Illinoisan
A. J. Auerbach
SIU
Carbondale
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