Eckert Lone GOP Runner Seeks Downstate Balancing Ticket
Carbondale mayor Neal Eckert, 33, runs as Dan Walker’s lieutenant governor choice. Analysts rate Eckert as underdog against Paul Simon, with Hartigan better known in Cook County. Eckert, a former city official, emphasizes openness and clashes with SIU trustees as Carbondale faces budget gaps and crime concerns.
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Editorial on Illinois land use and planning challenges
The piece argues open space is shrinking across Illinois as urban and rural areas sprawl, highlighting Chicago metro, Central Illinois growth, and Metro East to Southern Illinois connectivity. It urges statewide land use planning, balancing development with environmental protection, and calls for legislative proposals and public debate.
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West Frankfort - Carbondale
Murphysboro-Herrin - Marion
Anna-Jonesboro - Sparta
Kaskaskia
Rend Lake
Kinkaid
St. Louis
Southern Illinois
Ast Sunday
Quad- Cities
Cairo
Executive Ad
Local reader praises Jackson County Humane Shelter kindness
A new Perry County reader commends the Jackson County Humane Shelter in Carbondale for its compassionate staff led by Mrs. Hunter at Makanda. The letter urges forming a local Humane Society here amid concerns over cruel treatment of cattle and general animal welfare.
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Carbondale
Jackson County
Humane Society
Perry County
New Column Format Praised in Perry County Letter
A Perry County reader applauds The Southern Clinician for adding For The Record and Calendar. The letter notes better readability and fair publication of traffic citations, plus calls for community aid with stray dogs and starving cattle.
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Israelis Rest on Seventh Day of 1967 War
The report notes that on the seventh day of the Middle East conflict in 1967 Israeli forces paused their operations while the broader war continued. It mentions a contrasting line about Howard Hughes and other figures as part of reader interest.
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Middle East
Ribicoff amendments on Nixon welfare reform urged in Senate
The editorial backs Ribicoff amendments to H.R. 1 proposing higher income floors and eventual federalization of welfare costs. It notes 15 governors and major groups support testing income maintenance before full rollout and urges Percy and Stevenson to back the measure.
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Russell Long
D-La
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Abraham Ribicoff
D-Conn
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National Welfare Rights Organization
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Ind
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Georgia
Iowa
Richard Ogilvie
Francis Sargent
Massachusetts
National Conference of Catholic Charities
Common Cause
The
United Auto Workers
League of Women Voters
Charles Percy
Adlai Stevenson
Critics say BHE functions as governor's arm in budget cuts
A reader argues the Board of Higher Education serves the governor, not universities, calling for the BHE to defend academic interests. The letter notes reduced faculty, services and equipment at SIU, with many departments downsized yet supervisors remaining, and warns that post June 30 layoffs will worsen academic regression and costs to taxpayers.
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Southern Illinoisan
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Illinois
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Journey for all mankind
John Trimble reflects on the president’s China visit and compares it to the Apollo moon missions. He laments media separation between nations and hopes the trip may ease fear, foster real exchange, and reduce future conflicts between China and the United States.
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