Local newspaper staff noted for leadership roles
Dennis DeRossett, Gary Metro editor, Karen Binder, Steve Binder managing editor, and the special publication team are credited with producing the edition. The group coordinates content, layout, and oversight for community coverage.
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Gary Metro
Karen Binder
Steve Binder
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Letters Policy and Local Officials Contact Details
Public notice outlines rules for Letters to the Voice of the Reader including word limits and submission methods. It lists editors contact details and several U S elected officials with phone numbers and web addresses for Illinois districts and representatives.
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Editorial readers critique celebrity culture and politics
A reader praises Metro and Charen for rational editorials on limiting attention to killers and celebrity culture. They argue media addiction fuels public foolishness and discuss impeachment ideas about Clinton and Bush for war policies. The letter links celebrity fixation to public harm and urges media reform.
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Ann Coulter
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Faith, dialogue over fear in The Golden Compass debate
Karen Turner Marion argues fear of Pullman’s work stems from fanaticism, not the text. She believes the true God cannot be killed and that books prompt thoughtful dialogue about religion, power, and what people do in God’s name.
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Karen Turner Marion
President Bush signals pre emptive Iran policy
The president maintains belief in possible pre emptive military action against Iran despite intelligence assessments. He shows no inclination to alter course, pursuing steps viewed as decisive though contested.
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Iran
George Bush
Heartland leaders, coaches, and advocates highlighted in regional notes
The column salutes Heartland Regional Medical Center for its five year milestone and upcoming heart center. It praises Coach Kill’s seven year tenure and notes his move to Northern Illinois University. It also covers Springfield gambling expansion critique, Sylvia Jackson’s VA holiday aid, West City tax relief, Illinois school breakfast gaps, a Memorial Hospital building sale, and housing authority litigation involving Melvin Fisher and Bill Romeo.
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Chicago
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Heartland Regional Medical Center
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Heartland
Melvin Fisher
Bill Romeo
Housing Authority
Mount Vernon
Williamson County
Ron Eckiss
Not Satan but brothers talk fuels Iowa GOP debate parody
A mocked Iowa GOP debate scene taping features a Church Lady host and candidates Huckabee Romney McCain Giuliani Keyes Thompson, lampooning the Jesus and Satan brother claim. The sketch satirizes religious devotion inside politics, with Parker’s Washington Post byline noted.
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