Southern Illinois items span USPS move and local actions
The U S Postal Service will consolidate mail processing from Carbondale and Centralia to Evansville amid a 25 percent drop in first class mail since 2006. In Carterville, Jennifer Spence earns a monthly contract extension as downtown development coordinator for six months after reviving the downtown, while Rend Lake hosts a Motorcycle Summit to curb rising fatalities. The Marion inmates program joins engineers to fix Rend Lake maintenance backlogs. Marion Unit 2 boards adopts a deficit plan to balance a 3.6 million annual shortfall by June 2013 with layoffs in teaching staff. Carbondale council debates lodging tax reallocations for 2013, while authorities recognize Spence’s downtown revival efforts.
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Letters to the Editor Policy Explained for Readers
The Southern Illinoisan outlines submission rules for letters including word limit, signing with hometown, verification phone number, and consent to edit. It lists contact numbers for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto and Williamson County, plus an email address and editors' names.
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Voice of the Reade
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Officials contacts for Illinois lawmakers listed in mailers
A compilation of contact numbers and emails for U S senators Mark Kirk Dick Durbin and representatives John Shimkus Jerry Costello Mike Bost John Bradley and Jerry Costello with state senators Gary Forby and party labels and web addresses. Includes district and Washington DC phone lines and personal emails.
Voice of the Reader Letter to the Editor critiques media on EPA dust rules and TARP coverage
A reader challenges press coverage of EPA farm dust regulation and the 700 billion bank bailout. He notes AP reporting clarified PM10 renewals since 1987 and argues for broader context, urging readers to seek diverse sources including AP. The letter mentions GM and Chrysler repayments and calls bat relocation efforts and Sierra Club activity in Southern Illinois.
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EPA
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Reagan
Congress
Barney Frank
Chrysler
Southern Illinois
AL Parr
Carbondale
Groups sue Forest Service over land swap in Illinois region
A reader urges job creation in Gallatin County through a new strip mine, downplays bat fatalities and portrays the Forest Service land swap dispute as primarily an economic issue. The letter raises support for local development while dismissing wildlife concerns and questions the adequacy of conservation groups.
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Forest Service
United States
Illinois
Gallatin County
Shawnee National Forest
Center For
Thumb on the scale claims and shrinking pack sizes
Ben EuBANKS from Du Quoin accuses brands of deceptive packaging shrinking weights and increasing prices. He notes deodorants, toilet tissue, canned goods, and candy bars have smaller contents with air in some products. He urges customers to call 800 numbers and fight back.
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Mexico
Ben Eubanks
Labor unions split over Keystone pipeline ruling aftermath
Construction unions decried Obama’s decision as a job killer while at least five unions backed environmental groups against the Keystone project. Transport Workers, Steelworkers, Communications Workers, Auto Workers and Service Employees sided with Obama, while IBEW and Laborers leaders expressed disappointment. The debate centers on replacing thousands of pipeline jobs now on hold as environmental concerns and political factors shape the outcome.
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Terry O'Sullivan
IBEW
Ed Hill
Bobby Kennedy Jr
EPA
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