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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 2007
Page
4
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The piece argues mining remains vital for power generation, noting environmental and safety challenges are being addressed by legislation and corporate responsibility. It asserts coal plants are essential for decades, while advocating development of hydro, solar, wind, tidal, and biomass as supplementary sources.
A.S. Spearing argues mining is essential to society and safety advances, urging rational policy and continued mining careers. He contrasts fuel debates with mining progress, notes concerns about biofuels and wind farm impacts, and calls for government backing of regulated mining and youth engineering pathways.
Western residents in Beijing discuss health risks from air pollution while experts say aerosols and particulates run far beyond Western norms. Rahn doubts blue sky rhetoric and notes smog remains a health concern. Beijing Olympics officials seek tall, thin young women to present medals, drawing rights concerns from Human Rights Watch.
Letter from FRANK MARCAN of Goreville urges acknowledgment of the Korean War and its veterans in the Veteran's Day tribute series. He cites 1.6 million Korea veterans, 131 Medals of Honor, 50,258 Valor medals, 33,629 combat deaths, 100,000+ wounded, missing nearly 8,000, and 7,000 captured, with dire North Korean camp losses.
The 58th District Assistant Minority Leader laments a Cook County judge ruling against Senate Bill 475 medical malpractice reforms after lengthy negotiations and hearings. She warns the decision jeopardizes patient access and doctor retention in Illinois, expecting an appeal to the Illinois Supreme Court.
The author argues against delaying a capital bill likening aging Illinois roads and bridges to a spreading cancer. He cites ASCE data that 17 percent of Illinois bridges are deficient or obsolete and 39 percent of major roads are in poor or mediocre condition, costing drivers about 271 dollars annually. The piece questions delaying funding when the risk and costs grow.
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