Our Opinion: New Redistricting Plan Better for County
Editorial argues Jackson County’s new seven-district map outperforms the prior gerrymandered plan. It credits Democrats and the board’s redistricting committee for legal oversight and public service, notes flaws, and calls for reform through a 14 member board and Saturday caucuses to nominate candidates.
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Jackson County
County Board of Supervisors
Richard Richman
Richman
Aretha
Regulation of cosmetics needs federal controls across a $6 to $8 billion industry
A 1970 National Commission on Product Safety report notes cosmetics remain unregulated by federal authorities though they injure 60,000 people annually, mostly women. It urges mandatory labeling, pre testing, and quarterly FDA reporting, with ingredient removal if harmful effects are shown.
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National Commission On Product Safety
Leonor Sullivan
Missouri
Congress
Avon
Revion
Food and Drug Administration
Frank Evans
Colorado
FDA
Apostle Paul
How to write a letter to the editor
Guidelines for reader letters to the Southern Trindiian ask for under 300 words and signed submissions. Notes prohibit libelous or tasteless content and require a real name and address. names may be withheld only to avoid danger or harm. Focus on issues and ideas rather than personalities.
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Gary Blackburn
Nowlan fields student questions during campus visit
James Nowlan running mate of Gov Ogilvie meets Illinois students at the Illini Union with Catherine Collins and other delegates. He faces queries on the state higher education board budget, campus coordination, lieutenant governor role, and student voting rights amid campus activity and proposals on taxes.
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Illini Union
University of Illinois
Project 500
James Nowlan
Toulon
Richard Ogilvie
Nowlan
Catherine
Kitty) Collins
Commerce
Decatur
Kitty
College Republican Club
Collins
Nixon
Ovid
Elgin
James Toulon
Newland
Ilinois
Illinois
State Board of Higher Education
John Hirschfeld
Board of Higher Education
Richard B. Ogilvie
Higher Board
U of I
Paul
Simon
Woodlawn
Chicago
Ogilvie
Southern Illinoisan Editor John C. Gardner
John C. Gardner serves as editor and general manager of the Southern Illinoisan, guiding newsroom operations and overseeing editorial standards for the paper. His leadership shapes coverage and staff coordination across editions.
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John C. Gardner
Public discussion urged on liquor board closed session
Gary Blackburn questions the Carbondale Mayor's Liquor Advisory Board for holding a 30 minute closed session on a Merlin's expansion. He cites the Illinois Public Meeting law and urges open public review of liquor and police matters to dispel rumors and uphold citizen participation. He challenges board members to put public good first.
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Gary Blackburn
Carbondale
Southern Illinois
David Keene
Florida
Keene
Neal Eckert
Addison Hickman
Southern Illinois University
Merlin’s
E. C. Goldstein
Hickman
Bracton Lockwood
Lockwood
Bob Palmier
Tom Bevitt
Ed Rosen
George Karnes
Dr. Goldstein
Liquor Board
Liberalism and liberty in the American political spectrum
A reader argues that liberal and conservative views can coexist with the U.S. Constitution. He disputes the notion of choosing between freedom or peace and urges retaining balanced checks and changes to ensure democracy. He defends liberals as non threatening to the nation.
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Robert Butts
Butts
American Federation of Labor
United States
U.S
America
Open letter to SIU students on alcohol at campus center
A reader calls on SIU students and faculty to oppose selling alcoholic beverages on the Carbondale campus. The writer urges moral awakening, citing biblical verses and urging prayer for guidance to address campus alcohol issues.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
SIU
Carbondale
Letter to metropolitan paper on world peace and war causes
In 1939 David Ornsteen of Du Quoin asks why inventors create war tools while no one popularizes ideas to remove war causes and promote a world order of peace safety and security, noting his published letter in a leading newspaper.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
David Ornsteen du Quoin
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