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Carbondale
Thesouthern.com
Lincoln seeks Whig nomination in 1843 Springfield race
On March 20 1843 in Springfield Lincoln runs for the Sangamon County Whigs congressional nomination but loses to Edward D Baker. In a letter to Joshua Speed he notes he was appointed a delegate despite declining the honor, likening it to a groomsman to the man who won.
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Sangamon County
Lincoln
Illinois
Edward D. Baker
Joshua Speed
SIUC chancellor Trevino faces termination review amid controversy
The SIUC community watches Chancellor Fernando Trevino on administrative leave as President Glenn Poshard weighs termination. Poshard cites concerns about performance, with a decision expected by month’s end. The piece contrasts this turmoil with SIUC’s progress in research ranking and notable sports and debate successes.
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Carbondale
SIUC
Fernando Trevino
Trevino
Glenn Poshard
Poshard
Trevisio
James Allen
National Science Foundation
Readers invited to submit comments to editorials
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Thesouthern
Gary
Metro
Thesouthern.com
Leonard Pitts JR
The
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Miamiherald.com
Leonard Pitts
Letters to the Editor Spike on Obama and Smoking Rights
A reader criticizes two Wednesday letters attacking Obama citing lack of plan and sovereignty claims and urges voters to research candidates online. The note also applauds cleaner air laws, calls for coverage of non smokers, and recounts a wedding reception with improved ventilation and private club rights.
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Illinois
Sorghum memory from 1950s mill and family toil
The writer recalls a 1959 Southern photo of a sorghum mill built on a slope, with a dual mule team, gravity-fed juice pipe, and a three-stage cooking pan producing sorghum sold for 2.75 to 3 dollars per gallon. Older brothers gathered wood, leaves and cane heads were trimmed for quality, and Ralph Leonard bought the sorghum at a fruit stand.
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Ralph Leonard
Learn from Iraq war and the electorate's failing
Leonard Pitts Jr argues the Iraq war should never have been fought and calls on Americans to learn from the disaster. He cites costly outcomes, 4000 U.S. deaths, and the role of the electorate in enabling or challenging leadership while noting public indifference and political consequences five years on.
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Gallup
George W. Bush
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