Carbondale fund raiser nets large boost for Boys and Girls Club
In Carbondale last week the Boys and Girls Club fund raiser drew praise from Darren Brooks and Brad Cole amid a push to open the new youth facility in September. More than $16,000 was raised with pledges to support arts sports tutoring and activities for ages 6 through 18.
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Frankfort
Mark Wayer
Wayer
Rick Clark
Illinois 13
Harrisburg
Clark
Carbondale
Brad Cole
Jackson County
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
du Quoin
Carterville High School
Carterville
Harry Crisp II
Marion
Order of Lincoln
Lincoln Academy of Illinois
Crisp
Southern Illinois
Letters Policy and Contact Details for The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan lists contact details for news tips letters to Voice of the Reader and staff emails. It outlines submission rules including word limit, signature and hometown, verification telephone, and editorial standards on poetry, mass submissions, and libel.
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Voice of the Reader
The
Southern Illinoisan
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Carbondale
Letter to the Editor on religion politics and cartoon backlash
A reader condemns a March 14 political cartoon in The Southern Illinoisan that mocked ABATE members as coneheads. The letter urges clergy and readers to comment, cites Christian values, tax status, helmet choice, and local civic impact in Illinois and nationwide.
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Southern Illinoisan
ABATE
Christian Motorcyclists Association
Illinois
USA
Gary
Frank's bold call to use government to create jobs
Washington Post columnist David Broder presents Barney Frank arguing the private sector now outpaces job creation. He urges a New Deal style shift: higher public spending, stronger unions, smarter taxation to fund employment, education, and infrastructure while challenging Bush's deregulatory approach.
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Massachusetts
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Bush
Kerry
Democratic Party
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