Phelps bill aims to let Hardin County tax outsized events
Our view supports House Bill 5479 to let small counties like Hardin levy an amusement tax up to 6.5 percent on admission to Hog Rock and Juggalos gatherings to cover policing and medical costs. The bill would require a promoter license and enables local laws, prioritizing responsible public safety over bureaucracy.
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Letters to the Editor Policy for Southern Illinoisan
Policy outlining letters to the editor constraints including word limit signing with name and hometown contact verification. It notes editors may edit letters and lists contact numbers for submission regions and staff emails and phone extensions.
Illinois lawmakers contact list from OCR fragment
A readable fragment lists several political representatives with phone numbers and email hints including U.S. Senators Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin, U.S. Representatives John Shimkus and Jerry Costello, and state officials Brandon Phelps Mike Bost Gary Forby John Bradley and Jerry F Costello II with assorted contact details and domains.
Marines and Nazi Flag Photo Ignite U.S. Memory Debate
Leonard Pitts Jr laments Marines posing with a Nazi SS symbol flag in Afghanistan arguing it reflects national historical ignorance more than malice. He warns that such images reveal a broader decline in history education and the danger of truthiness in public discourse.
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Simon Wiesenthal Center
Los Angeles
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Nazi Party
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California
Florida
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Europe
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America
Good experiences with RFMS To the Editor
A former administrator recounts joining RFMS in 1989 to open a centralia facility, after 25 years at a Washington County nursing home. He praises planning, warmth, and patient-centered care, noting 18 years as administrator focused on resident outcomes and care, and believes the proposed campus will improve patient care.
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RFMS
Centralia
Washington County
Thumbs down for Daniels over Kirk remark in SOTU reply
James Garofalo of Murphysboro weighs in on The Southern Illinoisan critique of Gov. Mitch Daniels for not mentioning Sen. Mark Kirk in the Republican response. The columnist calls the omission an opportunity missed for a party struggling to present unity.
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U.S
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Kirk
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