Rend Lake College anger letter targets local press
A reader letters critique questions Rend Lake College coverage by Southern Illinoisan. He accuses editors of bias and calls officials academic terrorists, citing discharged colleagues and undisclosed charges while demanding accountability and compassion for affected lives.
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Southern Illinoisan
Brad Betker
Rend Lake College
Machiavelli
David Lockwood
Dallas
Charcters
Harry Brown
Board of Trustees
Fran Lentz
David Ellingsworth
Carroll Turner
Mark Kern
J.R
Rend Lake
Dale Mason
Makanda historian disputes Carbondale Christmas 1864 war end claim
Makanda historian W Edward Dirks challenges a Southern Illinoisan article alleging Carbondale celebrated the Civil War end in 1864. He notes soldiers from the 31st Illinois Volunteers spent Christmas 1864 at Fort McAllister and faced winter marches, asserting Christmas 1865 was the true celebratory holiday for local families.
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Makanda
Carbondale
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
31St Regiment
Illinois Volunteers
Fort McAllister
Savannah
Georgia
Carolinas
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Poor Richard Allen's Almanac Advice Satire
An excerpt from the new Poor Richard Allen's Almanac mocks office life with four tips. It cautions against gratuities from foreigners, warns about becoming newsworthy during economic trouble, notes risks from subordinates, and suggests pleading guilty if accused. Written in editor Jeffrey A. Smyth's style from Pinckeyville.
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Southern Illinoisan
Richard Allen
FBI
Richard
Jeffrey A. Smyth Pinckeyville
Support effort to free Peltier from federal prison
Leonard Peltier, serving two life terms for killings of FBI agents at Pine Ridge, is the focus of renewed public support. The piece cites alleged trial coercion, false testimony, and government opposition to AIM, noting international interest and a Redford film project.
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Leonard Peltier
Marion Federal Prison
FBI
Jack Coler
Ronald Williams
Leonard
Pine Ridge Reservation
North Dakota
Joseph Stuntz
Myrtle Poor Bear
Myrtle
American Indian Movement
AIM
Robert Redford
Toni Martinez
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Carbondale
Megan Pearson-Cody
Rachel Cristando
Carbondale New School
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