Southern Illinois Arts and Charity Highlights and Local News
A compilation recalls Artstarts grand opening in Marion and its arts access mission, notes pantries across Southern Illinois facing shortages with higher demand and reduced donations, and reports Du Quoin State Fair headliners plus fair expansion. Also covered are SIUC Discover Your Future camp travel, looming post office closures, a Jackson County Mediacom ruling, Metropolis Works union talks, and a golf fundraiser for scholarships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artstarts
Marion
Southern
Illinois
Letters to the Editor Policy Summary
A local newspaper outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. Letters must be signed with a phone number for verification, though numbers are not published. The policy prohibits report news, mass submissions, and libelous or personal attacks, and provides contact details for submission and editorial staff.
Officials contact numbers for Illinois lawmakers
U S Senator Mark Kirk Dick Durbin and representatives Shimkus Costello and state senator David Luechtefeld provide listed phone lines and websites for constituent inquiries and official business. The data includes both district and Washington, D C contact numbers and a Midwest email handle.
Rich Should Pay Government Not Republicans Letter
A reader argues against tax cuts for the wealthy and urges taxing the rich more to fund government. The letter critiques GOP messaging, cites historical tax rates, references Alaska TSA hiring costs, and defends Fourth Amendment rights while questioning security measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rich
Voice of the Southern
Gary Metro
USA
Did we let a right get taken away
Letter to the editor from a frequent international flier complaining about airport security pat downs. The writer cites a steel knee and a nonworking knee card, argues against profiling a single group, and notes the U.S. has 457 airports and 48,000 TSA officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat Downs
Timothy McVeigh
United States
TSA
Teaming to boost manufacturing competitiveness
States compete for corporate investment draws attention from officials and business groups. A national Manufacturing Extension Partnership network helps U S manufacturers boost productivity across borders with technical assistance and cross state collaboration, often starting with a call between MEP centers in multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manufacturing Extension Partnership
MEP
U.S
Midwest
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
Ohio
Texas
California
North Carolina
Also Mentioned on This Page
du Quoin
United Steelworkers
Southern Illinois
Good Samaritan
Saline Baptist
St. Louis Area
John Rednour Jr
du Quoin State Fair
Willie Nelson
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Josh Turner
Marty Stuart
Connie Smith
China
Hong Kong
Carbondale
SIUC
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Washington, D.C
United States Postal Service
Colp
Mulkeytown
Ewing
Orient
Judy Swisher
Jackson County
Mediacom
Honeywell
Metropolis
Egyptian Officials Association
Southern Illinois Coaches Association
Hickory Ridge
Thesouthern
Gary
Metro
Thesouthern.com
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Voice of the Reader
The
Southern Illinoisan
P.O. Box
Mark Kirk
Kirk
Senate
Dick Durbin
Durbin
U.S. Rep
John Shimkus
Hiouse.gov
Shimkus
Jerry Costello
Costello
House
Gary Forbay
David Luechtefeld
Sendavel
Brandon Phelps
Repphelps
Gmail
Mike Bost
Mike
Bost
Hotmail
John Bradley
Jerry F. Costello II
Alaska
Fairbanks
Washington
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