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Lincoln thanks Grant and awards medal in 1865 letter
On March 7, 1865 President Lincoln writes to Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant, conferring a gold medal and a copy of a Joint Resolution of Congress. He asks Grant to accept the renewed expression of gratitude for Grant and those under his command for their arduous and well performed public service.
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McCain accused of dodge in key environmental vote
Letter writer condemns Senator John McCain for missing a crucial clean energy vote and earning a zero on the League of Conservation Voters scorecard for 2007. The author alleges a pattern of voting with polluters and avoiding environmental fights.
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Golden Pen Award voting open through March 16
Readers may vote for the Golden Pen Award winner through Sunday March 16 via The Southern Illinoisan online at the newspapers site or by mail. The winning letter earns an engraved gold colored pen and will be announced mid March.
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Readings of Klan history spark university censure debate
Kathleen Parker discusses the Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis incident where a janitor was reprimanded for reading Notre Dame versus the Ku Klux Klan. The affair centers on a book cover deemed traumatizing and questions of reasonable interpretation, intent, and free reading.
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Shawnee forest facing funding gaps and campground fee plans
Shawnee National Forest leaders tally a precarious financial situation with looming campground access fee increases in Southern Illinois areas like the Little Grand Canyon. They hope a revived federal Senior and Community Service Employment program could restore roughly 50 maintenance jobs and forest facility support.
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