Financial turbulence and labor pact end at Honeywell plant
The Southern notes a volatile week on Wall Street with mixed gains and losses affecting investors. It reports Honeywell and United Steelworkers Local 7669 ratifying a new three year contract restoring 184 jobs at the Metropolis uranium conversion plant after a 13 month lockout. It also covers tributes for fallen U S troops in Afghanistan and a community supply drive organized by Carbondale students.
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Tragic tax cuts and 9/11 unity crisis prompt warning
Guest view argues the 9/11 attacks were not the last tragedy, criticizing tax cuts for the wealthy and war spending that widened the rich poorest gap. It warns of an emerging oligarchy driven by fear, urging Americans to oppose Washington's covert agenda and defend democratic fairness. Carlos M. Del Rio, Ph.D., of Carbondale and SIU instructor, is cited.
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Letters to Editor Policy and Contact Info
Policy outlines 250 word letters signed with hometown, phone for verification, editors may edit. No news reporting. published letters may be edited or rejected if libelous. Provide contact details: Voice of the Reader box, Carbondale area numbers and emails for the Southern Illinoisan.
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Officials contact lines for Illinois senators and congressman
U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk contact numbers and website links are listed. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin numbers and site are provided. U.S. Rep. John Shimkus contact lines and office web address are included.
Voice of the Reader Opposes Progressive Tax Agenda
A reader denounces progressive taxation arguing it harms liberty and demands repeal of the 16th Amendment and the Federal Reserve Act. The letter urges a balanced budget, limits on government, and resistance to progressive politics, naming Joseph Bencwmi MurPhysBoro as the signer.
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