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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 2002
Page
4
Publisher Dennis DeRossett and staff outline contact options for news tips, letters, classifieds, and display ads. Readers may submit letters up to 250 words, include a name and hometown, and may be edited or withheld from publication. The Vent appears each Saturday on the SoundOff page with similar guidelines.
The article notes Treasury chief changes under President Bush, with Paul O Neill pushed to resign and John Snow named as a replacement. It discusses how economic policy ties to national security and tax cuts, highlighting O Neill's stance against permanently extending the $1.35 trillion tax cut.
The piece argues that O'Neill's stance contrasts with the boss but promotes a budget balanced approach tied to security needs. It links deficits from tax cuts and sluggish growth to weaker homeland security funding, noting freezes at agencies like TSA FBI and DoD while Bush emphasizes tax cuts for the wealthy. It highlights Snow and Donaldson shaping economic policy and argues renewed fiscal discipline is essential for national security.
Jim Moravec of the Marion VA writes to oppose privatizing federal work and outsourcing VA care. He cites JCAHO scores, staff shortages, and benefits cuts, urging a moratorium until thorough studies prove outsourcing benefits without harming veterans or services. He urges bi partisan review and warns of higher costs or deficits.
In a Dec 13 edition response, the congressman rejects a newspaper thumbs down on Harrisburg as a district office site. He notes legal limits to his district and lists communities he will represent including Marion Saline and Johnson counties. He urges residents to check district numbers via the State Board of Elections site.
After more than a year of legal wrangling, Judge Leo Desmond concluded the reckless homicide case against 22-year-old Matthew Bacon of West Frankfort. Bacon was acquitted of most charges, sentenced on one DUI count, and ordered to a year license revocation, two years conditional discharge, a $1000 fine, and an alcohol evaluation. Both families, the Willis and Bacon clans, faced a long, painful year with no closure, while Bacon prepares for Air Force reserve duty.
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