Illinois must end state role in private debt collection
OUR VIEW argues Illinois courts and police should not be used by private debt collectors. It recounts a case where a debtor was arrested for a $280 medical bill, notes the burden on taxpayers, and calls for ending public aid to debt collection while urging due process and equal standards for all.
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Illinois
Illinois Department of Professional Regulation
Marion
Lisa Lindsay
Herrin
Lindsay
Bill Bartmann
CFS II
Bartmann
Mississippi River
Iowa
Pat Quinn
Dan Rutherford
Judy Baar Topinka
Letters Policy and Editorial Contact Information
The notice outlines letters to the editor rules including 250 word limit, signing, and telephone verification. It lists submission methods and contact numbers for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto Williamson County and Williamson area extensions. It names editors Gary Metro and Mark Fitton with emails and phone lines and provides U S Senator Mark Kirk contact numbers and website.
War and moral awakening in a modern battlefield
Leonard Pitts Jr. reflects on the Vietnam era’s traumas and a current Marine video showing desecration of dead Taliban fighters. He contrasts wartime brutality with civilian norms, argues judgment must temper anger, notes ongoing questions about military discipline, and recalls Greg’s haunting memories of atrocities and their effect on the human conscience.
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Greg
Thad
Leonard
Pitts JR
Paul Hardcastle
White House
U.S
Abu Ghraib
Voice of the reader urges a four lane up western Illinois route
A reader argues Southern Illinois could become a major economic engine if a northwest four lane link from Marion to St. Louis via Carbondale and Murphysboro is built. The plan envisions a Belleville connection to create a regional economic triangle fueling jobs and SIU activity. The proposal requires political will and cross river cooperation.
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Southern Illinois
Chicago
Illinois
Midwest
Atlanta
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Marion
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Belleville
Nashville
Mount Vernon
SIU
Water and sewer praise amid Tea Party critique
A reader defends social programs while opposing Tea Party cuts. He recalls 2010 House members and near defaults, asserts water and sewer services rely on social programs, and clarifies a capitalist stance despite vast wealth inequality.
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House of Representatives
Rockefeller
Carnegie
Teapot Dome
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Yahoo.com
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Brandon Phelps
Gmail
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Mike
Hotmail
John Bradley
Jerry F. Costello
Sia Concordias
Osta Cwardice
Heartbeat OF America
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Miamiherald
Leonard Pitts
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