Decision time nears for faculty's future at SIU Carbondale
The Southern Illinoisan weighs a possible faculty union election at SIU Carbondale. The piece weighs shared governance versus collective bargaining, noting potential disruptions to teaching and research, the roles of unions like IFT and UE A, and AAUP's position. It forecasts a decision within months on whether professors join a union and how governance might shift.
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Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Southern Illinoisan
Siu-C
SIU Board of Trustees
SIUC
University Professionals
Illinois Federation of Teachers
United Faculty Associates
Illinois Education Association
American Association of University Professors
AAUP
Supreme Court PAC ruling tests campaign influence
The Supreme Court upholds PAC free speech by striking down the 1000 dollar presidential spending limit. Wealthier PACs may spend freely on campaigns while avoiding direct contributions to candidates or coordinated efforts. The ruling mirrors past practice and signals more heavy spending in presidential races, sparking debate over democracy and political power.
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Michael Goland
Illinois
Senate
Charles Percy
Percy
Goland
Thomas Corcoran
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Corcoran
Paul Simon
Simon
Simon Revives Nuclear Freeze Amid SDI Budget Clash
The piece notes Paul Simon supports halving Star Wars SDI funding while urging a U S Soviet moratorium on missile testing during Geneva talks. It argues the freeze is a political maneuver that may pressure Reagan but risks undermining real negotiations and political credibility.
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Paul Simon
Illinois
Strategic Defense Initiative
SDI
Simon
Geneva
Congress
Reagan
United States
Covert Wars to Military Not CIA By Jim Fain
William J. Casey's leadership shifts CIA toward covert operations in a political clash with Congress over Nicaragua. The piece argues Casey, pursuing risky covert acts, harms CIA's core mission of reliable intelligence, citing bungled ops and pressure to tailor analyses, while noting fallout among analysts and lawmakers.
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Cox News Service
Washington
William J. Casey
CIA
Congress
Nicaragua
Carter
Adm
Stansfield Turner
Casey
Reagan
Robert Gates
George Washington
Thomas Paine
Barry Goldwater
Corinto
John Horton
David C. MacMichael
Horton
Pentagon
Shootin marbles through the decades in memory
A reader laments changes in marble shooting from classic backyard and hole games to modern indoor competitions. He recalls aggies clays and steel shooters, big rings and holes, rules like no hunching, knuckles down, and notes girls now compete, sparking nostalgia for less formal play and old trophies.
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Southern Illinoisan
Printing more money would ease crunch
University professor Robert R Blain argues in the Southern Illinoisan that the federal deficit is only the tip of the iceberg. He cites debt growth from 1791 to present, totaling over 10 trillion including farmers and consumers, and urges Congress to halt borrowing and issue money like the colonies did to reset the social contract.
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Southern Illinoisan
Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Congress
Robert R. Blain
Department of Sociology
Southern Illinois University
Edwardsville
Abortion as an Autonomous Choice Opinion Piece
A stance argues abortion should be a private decision not governed by government power. It compares pregnancy to personal moral obligations, blood donation, and life-saving acts, asserting the state may not compel action and autonomy must prevail. Sarah Perkins and John Dinsmore, Makanda
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Southern Illinoisan
Sarah Perkins
John Dinsmore
Makanda
Bonali Nominated For Herrin Mayor In Strong Support
A letter endorses Bill Bonali for Herrin mayor, noting his service since 1965 on the Junior Ball League Board and seven times as president, tenure on the John A. Logan Board of Trustees, 1975 Man of the Year award, Ward I alderman since 1981, and leadership in the Herrin Education Association and United Way. The writer highlights energy, intelligence, dependability, optimism, and honesty as key leadership traits.
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Southern Illinoisan
Ed Quaglia
Bill Bonali
Bill
Herrin
Junior Ball League
John A. Logan
Herrin Junior Cham
Ber of Commerce
Herrin Education Association
Herrin Area
United Way Drive
Herrin United Way
Herrin Should Improve Tornado Warnings Say Readers
Vanessa Dwyer of Herrin urges city leaders to finish upgrading the tornado warning system. She cites 1925 and 1982 storms in nearby towns and warns that delays threaten children and citizens, insisting that warnings must reach all residents now.
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Marion
Herrin
Vanessa Dwyer
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