Letters: Why tourism fails in Southern Illinois
A writer laments hostility to visitors in Southern Illinois and recounts efforts to develop tourism. He describes scorn in Johnson County, a failed I-57 tourism center proposal, and a prideful critique of local opposition while noting his company sells over $40,000 daily taking tourists to North America.
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Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Johnson County
Presley
Goreville
North America
Southern Illinois Faces Need to Attract Jobs and Industry
The region grapples with high unemployment up to 20 percent in some counties and a 9 percent regional rate. Local leaders, chambers, and SIU Carbondale push for industrial development, clean industry, and bonds, weighing tax incentives and labor skills to lure new plants as the nation recovers.
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Southern Illinois
Chamber of Commerce
Southern Illinois Inc
Greater Egypt
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Marion
Illinois
Southern Illinois University- Carbondale
YMCA Pool Open to Public in Jackson County
Letter criticizes Mike Chamness for smeared reporting on area recreation. Claims Jackson County YMCA pool, sauna, showers, and lockers are publicly available with daily access passes at fair rates. Life guards on duty and public swimming classes and activities open to general public.
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Southern Illinoisan
Mike Chamness
Jackson County
Chamness
YMCA
Marie Antoinette Not Famed For Let Them Eat Cake
Carolyn Vieth disputes Father Genisio's claim that Marie Antoinette said Let them eat cake. She notes the line likely originated in 1793 revolutionary propaganda and traces it to Rousseau's Confessions, with later attributions by Alphonse Karr.
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Marie Antoinette
Southern Illinoisan
James Genisio
France
Louis XVI
Alamanc
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Alphonse Karr
Rousseau
Tuscany
Genisio
Carolyn R. Vieth
Carbondale
Coal miners praised by reader in Harrisburg letter
A Harrisburg reader affirms coal miners deserve support and food stamps, praising their sacrifice and safety efforts while rebutting a critic who claimed miners had it easy. The letter notes miners pay taxes and contribute to the country and expresses pride in their work and families.
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Southern Illinoisan
Mary Ann Kellerman
Yesteryear
Jwsns
Lumpkin Harrisburg
Radar, Satan and politicians
Wayne Owens Herrin cites a coffee shop discussion linking deceitful leaders to radar as a hidden temptation. He likens unmarked cars to Satan’s snake and warns that greed can overshadow virtue, urging a turn to the Christian way of life.
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Southern Illinoisan
Satan
Hell
Wayne Owens
Herrin
McCann Praised as Ramada Teen Night DJ in Carbondale
Tina Hope Marion defends WCIL deejay Matt McCann and criticizes Ramada Inn manager Mr Brown for closing Sunday teen night. She argues McCann is dedicated and not money driven, urges reversal, and notes no damage from teens.
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McCann
Ramada
Southern Illnoisan
Ramada Inn
Carbondale
Garner
Southern Illinoisan
Matt McCann
WCIL
The
Mr. Brown
Mr. McCann
Brown
Mrs. Garner
Teens Night at SI Bowling Proposed as Community Service
A letter to the editor from Mrs. Garner of Carbondale questions the cancellation of a local teen night. The writer praises SI Bowling in Carbondale for offering Monday teen nights 7 to 11 PM in-school year, 13 to 18 year olds with radio celebrities and low cost fun, drawing teens from Benton Dun Quoin Anna and Murphysboro. The bowling center pledges ongoing service to youths and all ages as community responsibility.
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Southern Illinoisan
Pat Garner
Carbondale
Benton
Dun Quoin
Anna
Murphysboro
Garner
S.I. Bowl & Recreation Center
Southern Illinois
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