Veteran battles poverty and health while homeless in Johnston City
Johnston City veteran Howard Lee, 53, lives in an RV at friends Ronnie and Lyman Marvels, relying on $152 monthly food stamps and VA care while trying to obtain disability. He says he is unemployed, unemployable, and hindered by hepatitis C, cardiopulmonary issues, arthritis, and mobility problems. Despite service in Army, Air Force, and Navy, he faces frustrating social security and benefits red tape.
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Johnston City
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Lyman Marvel
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Army
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Social Security Administration
Boom The anatomy of a firework
A Southern Illinois feature explains how fireworks displays are planned and executed. It covers chemistry behind colors and sounds, star pellets packed in shells, and how shell size and timing create specific aerial patterns and show scale.
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Illinois
American Profile debuts in The Southern Illinoisan
The weekly magazine starts with today’s issue and will appear every Tuesday. It covers American history places of interest food health and general topics. The cover story profiles a company that has hand woven flags for 160 years including flags used on the moon in 1969 Lincoln's casket in 1865 and Iwo Jima in 1945.
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American Profile
Southern Illinoisan Today
Abraham Lincoln
Iwo Jima
Greens candidacy challenged in Illinois election contest
The Green Party statewide ticket led by Rich Whitney faced objections as two Chicagoland residents Kevin Williams and Raython Bailey filed petitions to keep the Greens off the November ballot. Whitney campaign staff indicated the protest involved an eight thousand plus page petition delivered to the State Board of Elections. The dispute could take days to weeks, possibly into mid August, while Democrats pursue the challenge.
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Rich Whitney
Carbondale
Chicagoland
Greens
Kevin Williams
Country Club Hills
Raython Bailey
Homewood
Jennifer Rose
Whitney
Chicago
State Board of Election
Rose
Illinois
Democratic Party
Steve Brown
Southern Illinois
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