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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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Dick Durbin
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