Marion area honors spread across community figures
UPS and DOWNS salute Kenny Strobel for years serving Marion Youth Baseball and park districts while vandalism targets five cars including Carbondale Mayor Neil Dillard's. Praise also for Pony Girls softball national champions and Herrin American Legion Post 147 baseball team's 25th District title. Also notes on zoning debates, road rage arrests, and Rides Mass Transit Districts river taxi Shawnee Queen with $131,000 state support for a maiden voyage Aug 1.
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Carbondale
Neil Dillard
Hizzoner
Marion
Herrin American Legion Post
Dan Dalton
Rides Mass Transit District
Golconda
Ohio River
Rides
Elizabethtown
Hardin County
Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
Today’s Verse H I Corinthians 12 Healing Gifts
The verse reflects on spiritual gifts asking if all possess healing powers or speak in tongues or interpret. It encourages recognizing diverse gifts within the church body while affirming God’s distribution of abilities as He wills. The passage invites reflection on varied spiritual functions.
Quote on Latin America tour and regret over Latin studies
A traveler on a tour of Latin America expressed that his sole regret was not studying Latin harder in school to converse with the people. The remark highlights language gaps and cultural exchange during the journey.
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Latin America
Requiem for Gunther and the fading hero myth
Gebel Williams, the uncaged circus star, died last week leaving a tribute to a man who spoke to beasts and commanded awe. The author recalls a hero whose magic endured until visible flaws trimmed the pedestal and exposed human limits.
Gunther Gebel-Williams The Man Behind The Spotlight
Gary Marx recalls Gunther Gebel-Williams not as a showman but as a hands-on worker who washed his own trailer and worked with circus staff. The note praises his humility, hard work, and refusal to be defined by celebrity, highlighting a genuine hero beyond Hollywood bravado.
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John Wayne
Hollywood
Gunther Gebel-Williams
Gunther
St. Louis
Carbondale
Gunther Gebel- Williams
Kenya
After Stringer death education must guide youth sports
Claire Smith argues for urgent reform in youth sports training and safety after Korey Stringer’s heatstroke death. She urges better coaching, medical readiness, and public education, noting 19 related deaths since 1995 and calling for transparent sharing of investigations by NFL and state authorities.
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Korey Stringer
Stringer
PALINDROME QUIZ Riddle About a Three Letter Word
A classic word puzzle clue asks for a palindrome pronounced as one letter and written with three letters. It uses only two different letters, appears in black blue and gray, reads the same forward and backward, and can be double or single in form. The answer is a palindrome that fits all these constraints.
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Southern Illinoisan
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University of North Carolina
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