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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 2011
Page
3
The Marion Unit 2 Board and Finance Committee outline a three step plan to cut a 7 million debt to a balanced budget in 18 months, including removing 12 teachers. Forum stages are set for January to discuss impacts while avoiding tax increases.
In a reader letter the author questions Bill Warhausen's claim that real income rose 16 percent for the poorest 20 percent and 281 percent for the top 1 percent from 1979 to 2007. He argues that applying this logic to sports shows unfairness and concludes real income metrics distort poverty comparisons.
The Southern outlines rules for letters to the editor limited to 250 words, requiring signature and hometown, with telephone numbers for verification not published. It lists contact numbers for Carbondale, Murphysboro, De Soto, Williamson County, and general lines, and notes libelous or mass submissions are not published.
U S Sen Mark Kirk and U S Sen Dick Durbin list contact numbers and websites for Illinois districts. Also included is U S Rep John Shimkus contact number and official web address.
A Marion reader urges neighbors to research hydraulic fracturing and urge Illinois lawmakers to ban the practice citing risks to water and land. The letter notes reported groundwater contamination in Pennsylvania and calls for action to protect the region and families.
A reader recalls the Harco mine explosion that killed many workers, seeking date, details, and counts. She describes the abrupt shift change, the lingering mystery, and her desire for public memory of the event.
Joe Venable of Carterville argues that federal inaction and proposed tax increases will hurt the economy. He claims raising taxes on energy producers risks job losses and higher fuel costs, citing Illinois’ 10 percent unemployment after a 67 percent income tax hike. He calls for real reforms to create jobs.
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