Just say no to 100000 Medicaid patients
Our view condemns Gov. Quinn for vague Medicaid and pension reform plans and warns that expanding Medicaid by 100,000 Cook County residents before federal requirements could saddle Illinois with rising costs. Critics cite a $21 billion unpaid Medicaid bill by 2017 and urge immediate, core-service cuts and clearer reform.
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Quinn
Cook County
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Civic Federation
Associated Press
Kent Redfield
University of Illinois
Redfield
State Department of Healthcare and Family Services
Planned Parenthood spared by Komen clash stirs political backlash
A heated debate follows Susan G. Komen for the Cure's reversal on grants to Planned Parenthood. Critics cite PP's mammogram referrals, abortions share, and age-untold services while supporters accuse opponents of using women's health for politics.
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New York
Michael Bloomberg
Planned Parenthood
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Andrea Mitchell
Nancy Brinker
Foundation
Washington Post
Los Angeles Times
Komen
Liberal Echo Chamber
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Pps
Komen Imbroglio
Charlotte Allen
Weekly Standard
Cincinnati
Lila Rose
California
Santa Monica
Rose
Readers vote for January Golden Pen winner
The Southern Illinoisan invites readers to vote for the January Golden Pen Award winner from letters printed in January on thesouthern.com. Finalists include Dean Smith of West Frankfort condemning the Confederate flag, David Conrad of Murphysboro citing center budget woes, and David Lane of Albion proposing a four lane Marion to St. Louis highway.
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Dean Smith
West Frankfort
David Conrad
Murphysboro
Jackson County
David Lane
Albion
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St. Louis
Gary Metro
N. Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Letters to the Editor Policy for The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan outlines letter submission rules including 250 word limit, signature and hometown, and provides contact numbers for readers in Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto and Williamson County. It notes telephone numbers are not published, editors may edit letters, and libelous or personal attacks are not published.
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de Soto
Williamson County
Officials Contact Details for U S Senator Kirk
U S Senator Mark Kirk provides phone numbers for constituent outreach: 312 886 3500, 202 224 2854, and 217 492 5089, with an official site link kirk.senate.gov for additional information.
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