Lincoln 200th birthday issue recalls 1863 refugee relocations
The Lincoln Log notes President Lincoln s 1863 directive permitting refugees from Virginia to move their families and property under Union protection via gunboats on the Potomac and Chesapeake Bay. Welles is asked to determine proper aid methods. the item is part of a series compiled by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency with The Southern Illinoisan.
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Illinois Press Association
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Southern Illinoisan
Remember the elderly this year to visit an elder in 2008
A letter to the editor urges readers to make a New Year resolution to visit nursing home residents in 2008. It suggests activity ideas to ease the visit, notes facility programs, and invites readers to vote for the Golden Pen Award via mail or online, with recognition in mid January.
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Goldenpen
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Southern Illinoisan
North Illinois Ave
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Reform ideas bloom in Norman and Tallahassee forums
Kathleen Parker examines local and national efforts to curb partisan rancor. In Norman Oklahoma leaders plan a bipartisan Plan C forum led by David Boren and other former officials. In Tallahassee Allan Katz and Liz Joyner launch The Village Square to promote civil discourse, host topical dinners, and encourage self governance.
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Missouri
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Nebraska
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Bill Cohen
Defense
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Illinois
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Florida
Jim Leach
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Edward Perkins
United Nations
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Boren and Co
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Katz/Joyner
Washington
Kilts and cancer fund donors praised for community support
The article highlights Jerry Kill and Rebecca Kill donating 50000 from the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award to the Coach Kill Cancer Fund. It commends Kill for his seven years at Southern Illinois University and leadership of the NIU football program, noting the fund has aided over 50 families with more than 150000 raised. It also covers plagiarism debates at SIU, new state laws on safety and bulk electricity purchases, Marion hospital sale prospects, Delta Regional Authority grants, a wheelchair donation in Harrisburg, and the Homebuyer Program aiding over 100 families since 1996. The piece closes urging continued charitable giving and accountability for local youth vandalism.
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Marion
Western Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council
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Monroe
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