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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 2011

Page

4

Unions Under Fire and the Call to Citizen Action

A syndicated column discusses union busting as a political project arguing that organized citizen action is essential. It cites long workdays, better benefits won through collective bargaining, and economic inequality, urging readers to engage via comments and public discourse.

Ann Coulter U.S Illinois Enron Washington

Letters Policy and Editor Contacts at The Southern

Readers are invited to submit signed letters up to 250 words addressing current topics. Include a telephone number for verification, not published. Editors may edit letters. Contact Gary Metro or Mark Fitton and local representatives for submission and inquiries.

Thesouthern Gary Metro Thesouthern.com

Voice Of The Reader Letters Urge Early Intervention Support

A reader urges action in Madison and nearby counties to provide early intervention services for children birth to three. The note stresses identifying delays early to aid development and school readiness, highlighting Child and Family Connections as a central option and noting referrals are welcome. It also references historical executive measures and asks officials to guide the nation safely.

Madison St. Clair Monroe Randolph U.S. Supreme Court Lincoln Taney Hayes South

President's call to seize control and draft in crisis

A proposed plan urges the president to declare unlimited national emergency, draft all able bodied citizens 18 to 50 to repair infrastructure, and prorogue Congress under Article II powers if needed. It cites FDR's 1940 emergency and Ford's 1975 end, with a Civil War precedent from Illinois 1864 by Governor Richard Yates Sr.

Congress United States Pan America Franklin D. Roosevelt Gerald Ford Illinois Richard Yates Sr Copperhead” General Assembly

End the foreign wars and heal our nation

Helen Sue Johnson of Mount Vernon appeals for an end to foreign wars, cites long Gaddafi rule and prolonged Afghan, Pakistan, and Iraq engagement, laments high living costs, recalls past Great Depression era foreclosures and rooming houses, and prays for guidance to lift Illinois from its budget woes.

Washington, D.C Gaddafi Afghanistan Pakistan Iraq Campbell Illinois Helen Sue Johnson Mount Vernon

Inheritance and Darwinism Why The Odds Stare Down Critics

The author questions Darwin's stance on inheritance noting he dismissed full laws of inheritance yet claimed natural selection explains species change. It argues belief in mutation inheritance relies on Darwinian logic and sees critics as relying on luck, not science, while highlighting the improbability of explaining origins without inheritance laws.

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