Editorial on long range highway planning in Southern Illinois
The piece argues Gov. Daniel Walker should adopt a comprehensive long term transportation plan rather than a makeshift freeway program. It criticizes the 361 mile plan for cost and funding gaps, urges attention to Southern Illinois development and mass transit, and calls for a funded, system wide strategy.
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Daniel Walker
Walker
metro-East
Transportation Department
Department of Transportation
Lessons from Watergate on Duty and the Law
The editorial argues that the Watergate scandal shows the danger of blind loyalty to leaders and causes. It notes Bernard Barker followed orders from Hunt and the CIA, and stresses the need for skepticism, strict adherence to laws, and exposing the planners behind the burglars to preserve the judicial system.
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Bernard Barker
Senate Investigating Committee
Barker
E. Howard Hunt
Central Intelligence Agency
Hunt
Washington Monument
Watergate
Palmer seeks grace period for ethics statements in Illinois
State Sen. Ben E. Palmer proposes extending filing time for public officials to declare they cannot meet the April 30 deadline for statements of economic interests. The bill would allow up to 30 extra days this year and a May 10 end date in future years, amid debate over penalties from an attorney general opinion and calls for strict adherence to deadlines.
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Ben E. Palmer
Dchicago
Illinois
Secretary of State
Sen. Palmer
Editor reminds readers to include full return address
The Southern Illinoisan notes letters to the editor must include the writer's full address for verification. It states unsigned or incomplete signatures may lead to rejection or non publication of submissions.
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Southern Illinoisan
Saunders
Bailey
Governors State Nontraditional Grading Faces Transfer Hurdles
Governors State University uses a credit no record system with no traditional grades. The article discusses transfer challenges and employer concerns, noting Colorado State and Illinois benchmarks and the need for equivalencies, while showing mixed admissions impacts and student opinions.
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Robert W. Link
Lindsay-Schaub
Higher Board of Education
Governors State University
Chicago
William Engbretson
Governors State
Engbretson
Governors’ State
Hauwiller
University of Ilinois
Elman
EPA role clarified in Illinois coal regulation letter
Editor readers query coal heating rules. EPA explains pollution board limits on emissions and exemptions for small units under one million BTU per hour. In Chicago and East St Louis only emission controls are required, others exempt to ease homes and small businesses. Emphasis on air quality, health costs, and Illinois coal energy future.
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Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Chicago
East St. Louis
Illinois
Pollution Control Board
EPA
Ilinois Epa
Institute For Environmental Quality
Institute Library
Editorials and Letters From The Southern Miner
The Southern Miner presents editorials and reader letters on opinions pages. Staff signed columns express individual views while news analysis highlights differ from standard reports and aims to report facts accurately.
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Mlinoisan
Collective Ownership of Land and Wealth Read in Letter
William Cox of Carbondale argues for national collective ownership of land and wealth to end social strife. He calls for a land commission, a maximum income law, universal home ownership, free medical care, liberal education, and affordable groceries, funded by ending rent profit and redistributing resources.
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America
William Cox
W. Walnut Carbondale
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