Relay For Life Volunteers Call For Help In Southern Illinois
The article highlights Relay For Life volunteers in Southern Illinois led by a core staff of four and about 300 volunteers. It urges readers to assist via the American Cancer Society office in Marion and notes the Coach Kill Cancer Fund supports local cancer and childhood disease expenses through the Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation.
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Letters to the Editor Policy and contact details
The Southern Illinoisan outlines letter guidelines limiting to 250 words and requiring signatures and a hometown. It notes contact numbers for readers in specific regions and warns against libelous or mass submissions and non news content.
Officials contact numbers list for Illinois delegation
A readable snippet lists contact numbers for U S Senator Mark Kirk Dick Durbin U S Representative John Shimkus Jerry Costello State Rep Dan Reitz and Gary Forby with district and personal lines plus a few web addresses. It presents a compact directory style without further context or dates.
Tooth Fairy money wallet found with kindness at Surplus City
A shopper recounts losing his 6 year old's Tooth Fairy wallet at Surplus City in February. The manager kept the name and description and later returned the wallet with the five one dollar bills restored after the finder removed the money. The writer praises the store staff as unsung heroes. The letter also notes local home costs, average income, and rising property taxes funding the school district.
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Surplus City
Coldwell Banker's
Reagan remembered as actor to editor and nation
The letter recalls Ronald Reagan as an actor and political figure, accusing him of harming his generation by cutting benefits and raising taxes, while noting controversial actions toward veterans and Nancy Reagan’s cancer treatment. The writer cites The Southern Illnoisan reporting on pensions and medical costs and laments Reagan's dementia era public persona.
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Reagan
Southern
Nancy
Herrin district chief earns more base pay than most governors
The Herrin School District No. 4 superintendent Mark Collins earns a base salary of 177,776 dollars, outpacing 48 of the 50 U S governors per The Book of States 2010, leaving readers questioning state salary comparisons and local governance standards.
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Mark Collins
Collins
New York
California
Sperling
Call to abolish Illinois FOID card and sue state
A call to Illinois residents to contact lawmakers to end the FOID requirement and to seek a class action with the NRA. The argument frames FOID fees as unconstitutional poll-like restrictions, cites equal protection and Second Amendment principles, and requests refunds to FOID holders. The writer discloses FOID status uncertainty while admitting gun ownership.
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Voice of the Southern
Illinois
NRA
Johnston City aldermen skip critical March meeting
A letter blasts four aldermen including the finance chair for AWOL attendance at the March 8 Johnston City council gathering. The writer condemns the absence as disrespectful, urges turnout for April elections, and lauds the mayor and remaining council members for facing a dire financial situation.
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