Local View Urges Full Look at USPS Closure Plan
Our view argues against rushing USPS cuts amid a shrinking mail base. It cites 46 billion fewer pieces in five years, notes potential layoffs, and questions closing Southern Illinois centers while transferring work to Evansville. It urges exploring all options and considering local economic impacts before decision.
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United States Postal Service
USPS
America
Ilinois
Centralia
Carbondale
Evansville
Ind
Carbondale Center
Illinois
Kevin Bally
Baily
U.S
Southern Illinois
Louisville
Indiana
Callista Gingrich faces scrutiny after retweets in Twitter standoff
Kathleen Parker weighs Callista Gingrich’s Twitter behavior in the Romney primary context. The piece contrasts her public role with her husband Newt’s image, noting retweeted comments about Romney’s style and a money photo, and discusses implications for the Gingrich campaign and public perception.
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Callista Gingrich
Callista
United States
Sidekick
Mitt Romney
Romney
Chris Wallace
Gingrich
Newt
Laura Bush
Hillary Clinton
Nancy Reagan
Jackie Kennedy
Laura
Washington
Nancy
Gingrich Productions
White House
Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception
Iowa
City of
Voice of the Reader: Christmas praise and debates
A reader letter laments political correctness in holiday observances and USPS stamps. It defends Christmas’s religious meaning, cites Mother Teresa, and notes a Christmas parade renamed as a holiday event. The writer praises Christmas spirit and charitable giving amid commerce.
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Christopher Hutchens
Kathleen Parker
Satan
Lucifer
Jesus Christ
Mother Theresa
Oklahoma City
USPS
Postal Service
Christ
Letter to the editor on fairness and Ann Coulter
A reader named Larry White writes from Anna addressing Mr Monkman about the Dec 9 Southern Illinoisan, arguing that his view of the paper as fair differs from the writer’s, comparing it to Coulter’s controversial rhetoric.
Letters Policy On Submissions And Editorial Rules
The policy limits letters to verification purposes and 250 words. Do not publish submitted phone numbers. Letters must be signed with author name hometown and contact for edit. News reporting contact numbers are provided for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto and Williamson County.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Officials contact lines list Illinois lawmakers and numbers
A compact listing provides contact phones and websites for U S Senator Mark Kirk U S Representative John Shimkus and state legislators Brandon Phelps and Mike Bost. It includes district and office numbers and email or web references for each official.
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Thesouthern
Gary
Metro
Thesouthern.com
Calista Gingrich
Kathleenparker
Washpost
Voice OF the Reader
Ann Coulter
Larry White
Anna
Voice of the
Southern Illinois PO
Gary Metro
Mark Kirk
Kirk
Senate
Dick Durbin
Durbin
John Shimkus
House.gov
Shimkus
Jerry Costello
Costello
House
Gary Forby
Yahoo.com
David Luechtefeld
Sendavel
Midwest
Brandon Phelps
Gmail
Mike Bost
Mike
Bost
Hotmail
John Bradley
Jerry F. Costello I
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