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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 2004
Page
4
The RLCD board faces criticism after a year of actions with public demand for answers. Board member Larry Warren has invited mayors from all 66 RLCD service communities to attend the 8:30 a.m. meeting on June 28 at the RLCD Administrative Building. Citizens are urged to show up and press for accountability.
Voice of THE Southern public urges Rend Lake Conservancy District mayors to press board for accountability after 5-2 vote on May 28 not to renew General Manager Gary May’s contract. The piece notes prior firing of Kevin Davis, a $250,000 settlement, unanswered questions, and calls for transparency from board members and attorney Terry Black amid rising public scrutiny.
The Southern Illinoisan invites reader letters not exceeding 250 words and signed with hometown. contact details include P O Box 2108 Carbondale Illinois 62902 and emails for editor and tips. It outlines submission rules, privacy, and editing rights plus newspaper contact numbers and advertising contacts.
A reader letter objects to blaming plaintiff lawyers for rising malpractice premiums, citing ISMIE profits and caps debates, and warns non economic damages caps fail in other states. It then shifts to a political piece urging support for the Federal Marriage Amendment, arguing against gay marriage and urging legislative action.
Jeff Smyth recalls a Perry County farm visit with Don Wesseln, who keeps a scrap heap behind the barn a relic of past utility. The piece contrasts boomtown surplus in Phoenix with Southern Illinois thrift, noting pack rat habits and the joy of reuse despite clutter at home and in memory.
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