Schmidt's impact as Carbondale city manager praised
Editorial notes William Schmidt helped ease hostility between officials and citizens, advanced Cedar Lakes water rate and bond approval, aided annexation of SIU campus, moved downtown improvement plans, and steered urban renewal. He recruited police chief Joseph Dakin and broadened community goals during his tenure.
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William Schmidt
Schmidt
Cedar Lakes
Southern Illinois University
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Joseph Dakin
Daley Back Hanrahan Faces Politically Charged Nomination
Mayor Daley restates Edward Hanrahan as states attorney despite indictment over the 1969 police killings of Black Panthers Fred Hampton and Mark Clark. The decision could split Chicago’s Democratic machine while energizing Republican rivals and affecting 1972 statewide races.
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Richard J. Daley
Chicago
Democratic Party
Edward Hanrahan
Gop Creek County
Edmund Bucharski
Richard B. Ogilvie
Hanrahan
Black Panther
Fred Hampton
Mark Clark
Sen
Adlai Stevenson
Sen. Stevenson
Daley
Cook County
Richard Newhouse
C. Bernard Carey
Carey
Richard Elward
Ilinois
Illinois consumer bill of rights proposed by independents
The Independent Voters of Illinois draft a consumer bill of rights for comprehensive protection. It calls for city meat inspections, date and unit pricing, and abolishing confessions of judgment, plus a statewide consumer advocate to pursue cases in court. Public hearings have begun to gauge support and refine the proposal.
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Tlinois
Tllinois
Department of Agriculture
Illinois
Consumer Advocate
Editorial and Opinion Page Overview
The Southern Illinoisan explains its opinion sections and reader letters. It clarifies which columns express staff opinions and which are reader submissions. It notes that editorial content differs from objective news reporting and aims for fairness and accuracy.
Second look at politics and racing in Illinois
The piece notes a desire to keep gas or electric heating over burning leaves and hints that race may influence Illinois politics next year, but only in relation to horse racing. It conveys a reflective, ironic take on local policy priorities and sport.
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Illinois
How to write a letter to the editor
A guide from The Southern Illinoisan explains letters to the editor should be under 300 words and signed with the writer’s name and address. It notes libelous or tasteless submissions will be returned and personal attacks are discouraged while providing readers a timely forum.
Opposes county zoning in defense of landowners rights
A letter writer denounces county zoning as a step toward dictatorship by commissioners and professionals. The author claims zoning costs fall on farmers, benefits politicians and lawyers, and praises rural areas while warning of creeping government overreach and loss of freedoms.
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Illinois
Zoning Commission
Uder
Dress codes and scriptures in letters to the editor
A Southern Illinoisan reader comments on editor errors and religious verses about dress and hair. The letter urges kindness to Black people, discusses Deuteronomy 22 5 and First Corinthians 11, and questions Christlike depictions, ending with a prayer note and a folded pamphlet title The World Begins With Me.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Butts
Genisio
Jesus
Paul
Salvage Proposal for Burning Junked Cars
Mr and Mrs Marvin Bushong of Waltonville urge approval of a salvage plan to haul old junk cars to a controlled yard and burn them under supervision to prevent field fires and property damage from roadside vehicles. They cite pollution and fire risk and argue the method would improve cleanup.
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Marvin Bushong
Waltonville
Paul Powell as I Knew Him A Grantsburg Democrat Remembers
Lindolph Kerley Simpson writes honoring Paul Powell, recalling Powell’s long service as Democratic County Chairman, his loyalty to workers, and the mixed reactions after his death while denying theft and praising his defense of voters and friends.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Paul Powell
Grantsburg
Vienna
Lindolph Kerley Simpson
Critics clash over Slatemaking coverage in Illinois politics
Mary Hartzog from Murphysboro argues that The Southern Illinoisan and Chicago papers misrepresented the statemaking process. She contrasts editorials and quotes from John Rednour and Charles Nicodemus, urging fuller reporting on Chicago politics and Downstate impact.
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Southern Ilinoisan
Illinois
Farrar
Southern Illinoisan
John Rednour
Perry County Board of Commissioners
Chicago
Chicago Daily News
Charles Nicodemus
Pucinski
Richard J. Daley
Daley
Mr. Rednour
Downstate
Foran and
Dixon
Dan Walker
Sherman House
Mary Hartzog
Murphysboro
Hunters Urge Sportsmanlike Conduct To Save The Sport
Dennis C. Nystrom of Carbondale writes to The Southern Illinoisan lamenting a rise in unsportsmanlike hunting. He cites quail covey overruns private land, littered blinds, excessive shelling, fist fights over geese, slug targets on signs, and foul field conduct, urging hunters and anglers to act ethically to preserve hunting’s future.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Dennis C. Nystrom Carbondale
Gift of Love Editor's Note from The Southern Illinoian
The editor reflects on Christmas gifts from cars to radios and televisions, noting that many would trade material presents for the gift of love. He emphasizes kindness, understanding, and the feeling of being truly wanted, expressing a humane message from Charles L. Pisoni in Herrin.
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The
Southern Illinoian
Charles L. Pisoni
Herrin
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