Past and Present Clash Over Veterans Day Meaning
In a reflective essay, the author argues Americans lose touch with history as holidays shift for convenience. He urges preserving Veterans Day on November 11 to remember war’s folly and horror, noting modern violence and memory rituals shape national consciousness.
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Verdun
Germany
Dachau
United States
Bay of Pigs
Chile
Cambodia
Oskar Morgenstern
Princeton
New York Universities
Stock Exchange
Letters Blast Illinois Workmen’s Compensation Costs
Mt. Vernon letter writer Stan Koziara argues Illinois workmen’s compensation laws raise prices and taxes. He cites 1977 filings up 20 percent with 52,650 new claims plus a backlog of 30,000, and $186 million in benefits while premiums hit $558 million. He blames 1975 amendments and calls for drastic reform to stop businesses and jobs from leaving Illinois.
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Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Industrial Commission
Illinois Manufacturers Association
Cook County States Attorney's Office
WGN Television
Chicago
Cook County
Illinois
Stan Koziara
Mt. Vernon
Theory on origins of homosexuality and population concerns
A reader argues the anti-homosexuality taboo once protected group survival but now, with modern technology reducing disease and starvation, argues that non-productive sexual activity by homosexuals may aid population balance and should cease persecution. The author notes 27 years of marriage and three adult children.
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Southern Illinoisan
Charles B. Leib
Washington Post
David T. Ray Carbondale
ERA debate not a cure but a guiding tool
The ERA would not suddenly fix all issues but would shape attitudes and guide laws. It enshrines equal rights under law regardless of sex yet relies on judicial and legislative interpretation to define its impact. Its passage would influence discrimination policy without instantly solving every problem.
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Warsaw Ghetto
Auschwitz
Poland
John F. Kennedy
Lincoln
Kent State University
U.S
United States
Diversity in Illinois legislature sparks debate over lawyers
A survey shows Illinois lawmakers are increasingly non lawyers though only about one third are lawyers now. Advocates urge broader representation from social workers mental health professionals welfare workers and other fields to enrich lawmaking and reduce lawyer dominated viewpoints.
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Illinois
General Assembly
Parents clash with front page on junior sports
A Carbondale coach fires back at a Family Living piece on junior athletics. He defends winning and skill development, rebuts claims injuries are a plague, and urges fair, balanced coverage to keep kids in sports. He notes eight flag football games and one minor injury in a championship loss.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Brad Bugger
City argues against Carbondale ordinance to pay legal costs
James B. Hewette for Citizens for Better Government objects to funding legal expenses for city employees accused of wrongdoing. He cites lack of court confidence, ethics needs, and checks and balances, urging moral over mere legal safety nets.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
James B. Hewette
Citizens For
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