Jackson County Board Costs Taxpayers Over Jail Site Picks
The Jackson County Board abdicates duty on selecting jail sites by instructing a building committee to option multiple locations, risking unlimited costs. It withholds site specifics, citing openness, yet risks speculative bids and eventual condemnation. The board also approves out of court settlements in a case involving a jail employee, which could raise insurance premiums and deductible costs borne by taxpayers.
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Jackson County Board
State Department of Corrections
Donite
Elsie Pierson
White
County Board
Pierson
Bellydancing an Art Form Says Caravan Dancers
Stephanie Lueher and Sheryl Hepp of Caravan Dance Studio Cutler complain the Herrinfest bellydancing article in the Southern Illinoisan was biased, noting missing context on instructors, history, costumes and public comments while defending bellydance as a true art form and affirming privacy in stage names.
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Southern Illinoisan
Stephanie Lueher
Sheryl Hepp
Caravan Dance Studio Cutler
Radar in arrests sparks editor's note on biases
A Southern Illinois editor comments on Wayne Owens’s letter about radar accuracy. Citing Car and Driver and Channel 9 Denver tests, the piece argues handheld radar can misread when aimed below level, near defroster fans, neon signs, CB radios, or power lines. It notes angle effects, driver fines, and juries often siding with officers, urging concern for justice.
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Southern Illinois An
Wayne Owens
Car and Driver
Channel 9 News
Denver
Colo
Moral Majority trains volunteers for 1982 campaigns in Alabama
The Moral Majority led a leadership training in Birmingham for about 50 followers, including ministers and young Republicans, focusing on precinct organization fundraising and volunteer recruitment. Leaders urged vigilance against liberal plots while stressing a secular role and the year 1982 election strategy.
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Adam Clymer
New York Times
Birmingham
Ala
Jerry Falwell
Marc Nuttle
Committee For the Survival of A Free Congress
Connie Marshner
National
Pro-Family Coalition
Ronald S. Godwin
The
Moral Majority
Cal Thomas
Nuttle
Godwin
Alabama
Falwell
Israel
American Civil Liberties Union
TV evangelists exaggerate audience size says researchers
Washington Star reports that independent sociologists William Martin and Jeffrey Hadden find that top TV evangelists reach far fewer viewers than claimed. In 1980 the ten most watched preachers totalled about 13.7 million, with broader syndicated religious programs at 20.5 million, while many overstate audiences and many viewers watch multiple programs.
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Jim Castelli
Washington Star
Jerry Falwell
William Martin
Rice University
Houston
Jeffrey Hadden
University of Virginia At
Charlottesville
Martin
Atlantic Monthly
Hadden
Charles Swann
WRFK
Richmond
Hadden-Swann
Addeson-Wesley Co
Redding
Mass
Arbitron
A. C. Nielsen
Hadden and Swann
America
Ben Armstrong
NRB
Falwell
Hadden and Martin
Armstrong
Gallup
Martin Oral Roberts
Baptists split over Biblical infallibility dispute
New York Times coverage from Kenneth A. Briggs details a rift at the Southern Baptist Convention as conservatives press for inerrancy and moderates defend soul freedom. The clash pits entrenched fundamentalists against moderates amid broader debates on Bible authority and leadership at seminaries.
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Kenneth A. Briggs
New York Times
Los Angeles
Southern Baptist
Ience
W. C. Fields
Convention
Paige Patterson
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