SIPDCC Conference Aims to Improve Southern Illinois Life
The Southern Illinois Peoples Development Cooperative plans its third annual conference in Carbondale at the Lutheran Center to address food, health, housing, education, and energy. About 150 attendees expected with speakers including Mayor Hans Fischer and Rep. Paul Simon.
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People’s Development Cooperative
Carbondale
Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois Peoples Development Cooperative Corporation
Sipdcc
Lutheran Center
S. University Ave
Hans Fischer
Charles Koen
Cairo United Front
Paul Simon
D-Carbondale
W. Main
Illinois
Brian Bridgeford
VISTA
Maggie Jihan
Food Panel
Energy Panel
Bridgeford
Kids' Gift Dilemma: How Children View Holiday Spending
Consumers Union surveys 45 children aged 8 to 12 about giving gifts to parents. Many earn money via papers, chores, or selling crafts. Only half find gift giving fun, with some citing pressure when funds are tight.
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Consumers Union
Penny Power Magazine
Kids offer thrift tips for holiday gifts and saving
A Consumer Reports informal poll of youngsters reveals advice for easing the gift season. They favor making gifts, early saving, and allocating funds per recipient. Suggestions include saving a set portion, hiding savings, and family discussions to share costs and avoid financial stress.
Dear Ann Landers On Roots Drama In Youngstown
A 36 year old married woman with three children claims to be the reader's husband's out of wedlock daughter from a WWII romance. The couple of 42 years declined contact and face family pressure from the sister in law. The column invites guidance on handling the sensational claim.
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Ann Landers
Ann
John
Dear Abby style column echoes family tensions and advice
A reader letter set laments over adoption surprises, parental secrecy, and relatives invading privacy. The column offers final family decision guidance and shares a Fleur Conkling Heyliger poem about adoption, followed by letters about a teen dating troubles and a mother upset at a costly wedding guest behavior.
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Fleur Conkling Heyliger
Poker Parent and Teen Showdown in a Household Game
Erma Bombeck pens a humorous reflection on the parent child power dynamic likening it to poker. A teenager negotiates car borrowing with promises while a parent counters with escalating threats. The writer recalls the day a child calmly turned on the hose, revealing the enduring clash of wills.
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Erma Bombeck
Mommy
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