Fund raising spiral cuts short in Illinois Senate races
In the 58th and 59th districts Gary McClure, Ralph Dunn, Bob Winchester, and Glenn Poshard led fund raising last fall with totals over 100k, yet outcomes favored Dunn and Poshard. Documents show about 360,000 raised overall. The piece argues for public financing and spending limits to curb money’s influence.
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Gary McClure
Ralph Dunn
Senate
Bob Winchester
Glenn Poshard
Illinois
Winchester
Poshard
McClure
Dunn
PAC
U.S
Paul Simon
Early contracts ease tensions at AJCHS and Carbondale High
The Anna-Jonesboro Community High School board and teachers reached a 1985-86 contract, ending frayed feelings after past strikes. Carbondale Community High School also secured a two-year agreement through 1986. The settlements remove immediate contract pressure, enabling focus on future school improvements and broader Illinois education changes.
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Anna-Jonesboro Community High School
AJCHS
Carbondale Community High School
Illinois
Why defend New Zealand, anyway
Safire argues U.S. defense policy must align with allied commitments. New Zealand refused U.S. ships over nuclear concerns, prompting a forceful warning that allies must defend themselves or lose U.S. military support. The piece urges reevaluating long standing security guarantees in light of national interests.
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William Safire
New York Times
Honolulu
Russ Columbo
New Zealand
United States
New
Los Angeles
U.S
America
Japan
Europe
NATO
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Letters Gray brings Southern Illinois new beginning
A Southern Illinoisan letter writer voices confidence in a new beginning for Southern Illinois through Ken Gray's leadership. He urges unity to address unemployment, poverty, and stalled prosperity, criticizing trickle down claims and calling for shared purpose, government resources, and determined local effort. The note stresses faith, duty, and cooperative leadership to restore prosperity.
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Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
Ken Gray
Ken
Belive
Paul
Timothy
St. Paul
Illinois
West Frankfort
Southern
Seat belts law sparks reader debate over repeal
A reader voices fear of seat belt laws and claustrophobia urging Governor Thompson and legislators to repeal. They argue individuals should choose to wear belts and compare noncompliance to drunk driving as a personal choice not a public threat.
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Southern Illinoisan
Thompson
True Indian films and the desire for real India
David S.C. Clark of Carbondale argues for more authentic Indian cinema beyond Gandhi and The Killing Fields. He praises Satyajit Ray’s 30 films and laments the lack of Ray availability, urging Carbondale to showcase real Indian storytelling before Disney re releases him.
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Southern Illinoisan
Gandhi
India
Tonto
Dr. Aziz
Miss Quested
Satyajit Ray
Ray
Carbondale
Disney
David S.C. Clark
Carbon
Hospital Fire Service Debate Sparks Veteran Perspective
A reader questions Marion VA hospital ending its fire unit amid a dispute with Mr. Butler. The letter urges empathy for veterans, defending the hospital staff and noting the writer’s own lockdown experiences in the VA system. The author argues unity and cautions against hasty opinions.
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Southern Illinoisan
Marion VA Hospital
Butler
Sandinistas condemned by U.S. reader letter on Nicaraguan war
A Murphyboro physician voices strong opposition to the Sandinista regime in Nicaragua, accusing it of dictatorship and Soviet influence. He defends the contras as Nicaraguan patriots and urges U.S. readers to oppose what he calls a Cuban style democracy, citing exile numbers and human rights abuses while praising anti Sandinista factions as freedom fighters.
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Martin Pereira
Murphysboro
United States
Nicaragua
Wheelock
Ruiz
Tirado Lopez
Henry Levites
Liberation
P.L.O
AMLAE
Junventud Sandinista 19 de Julio
Associacion de Trabajadores del Campo
Comite de Defensa Sandinista
Sindicato de Trabadores
Sandinistas
National Guard
O.E.A
U.N.O
Somoza
Eden Pastora
Zero
Radio
T.V
Central America
Castro
Bulgars
P. L.O. Khadafy
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Peter W. Selkowe
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illnoisan
Stein
Green Party
Kone
Rolus
V. A
William Perk
Sandino
U.S.S.R
la Perfecta
Interior
Perks
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