Editorial: Coal gasification costs and mitigation in Southern Illinois
The Perry County coal gasification plan, funded with 20 million dollars, promises economic gains yet risks water use, landscape changes, and public health. Citizens and policymakers must pursue mitigation early while ensuring benefits reach a broad population.
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King Coal
Illinois
Federal Energy Research and Development Administration
Perry County
Perry
New
Athens
Ilinois
Daniel Walker
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Supreme Court backs private schools in anti discrimination ruling
The Supreme Court ruled 7 to 2 that private schools may not deny admission to black students, framing enrollment as a contract and tying the decision to 1866 rights. The decision preserves equal access while distinguishing church schools from wholly secular private institutions.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Supreme Court
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Prisons harm guards as much as prisoners in system
Former correctional officer argues that prisons brutalize both captors and captives. He describes low pay, harsh conditions, constant fear, and inmate hostility fueling cynicism and racism. The piece contends the core issue is the prison system itself, not guards’ character.
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Kelsey Kauffman
Pomona
N.J
America
No UN Would Elevate Global Conflicts and Crises
Samuel W. Lewis argues that without United Nations support regional disputes would escalate to war, crisis management would vanish, and major power tensions could trigger broader wars. He cites Security Council actions in Cyprus and other regions, mediation challenges, and the Saudi peacekeeping precedent.
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Samuel W. Lewis
United Nation
United Nations
Security Council
Cyprus
Spanish Sahara
Djibouti
Iceland
Timor
Africa
International Organization
Lewis
Conference On the United Nations
United States
U.N
Kissinger
U.S
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