Two for tough times in Carbondale Council race
Endorsing John Yow and Keith Tuxhorn for the Carbondale City Council next Tuesday, the editorial urges their experience and willingness to challenge plans while avoiding obstructionism. Archie Jones is deemed too passive and David McNeill criticized for red tape claims and conflicts of interest, as the city faces revenue declines and rental issues.
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John Yow
Keith Tuxhorn
Carbondale
Yow
Tuxhorn
Archie Jones
David McNeill
McNeill
McDowell Seen Best Qualified For Murphysboro Mayor
Voters face a choice in Murphysboro where David McDowell, a Democrat with a decade on the city council, is favored for his leadership and civic focus. He would work with agencies and push ward alignment reform to reduce partisanship, contrasting with Republican Bob Boyer’s limited government experience.
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Murphysboro
David McDowell
McDowell
Bob Boyer
Southern Illinois Urges End to MX Missile Waste
Southern Illinois lawmakers face pressure as Congress authorizes 1.5 billion for 21 MX missiles amid budget fears. The piece urges rejecting Pentagon excess, resisting SDI, and tying defense spending to fiscal restraint, calling on the delegation to oppose costly weapons wins.
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Illinois
Congress
Geneva
Pentagon
Strategic Defense Initiative
Southern Illinois
Reagan uses fear politics in MX missile battle
James Reston in the New York Times analyzes how the House vote 219-213 on the MX missile reflects Reagan's power politics. He argues the president won by frightening lawmakers into more weapons, trading fear for concessions at Geneva, and notes a new Reagan Doctrine extending U S support to groups fighting communism.
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James Reston
New York Times
Washington
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Congress
Geneva
Moscow
Earth
United States
The MX debate and a diplomat's faded virtue
The piece critiques Reagan era diplomacy, arguing that political tactics replace strategy for peace. It highlights Max Kampelman’s mission in Geneva, the push for MX missiles, and doubts about will, draft, and long-term stability, referencing Nicolson’s diplomatic virtues.
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Jack Kennedy
al Haig
Reagan
Max Kampelman
Geneva
Capitol Hill
Hubert Humphrey
Moscow
Bush
Kampelman
United States
Kremlin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Harold Nicolson
Nicolson
Mind war in El Salvador targets peasants via psy ops
Mary Jo McConahay reports that the Salvadoran army, with U.S. psychological warfare advisers, is waging a mass minds campaign aimed at peasants supportive of rebels. ARCE units test videos and discussions to undermine guerrilla control while preparing civil defense roles as the conflict widens.
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Mary Jo McConahay
Pacific News
San Miguel
EL Salvador
U.S
ARCE
San Salvador
Marazan
Usalatan
Attacks on 95 school board off base in letter from secretary
Carbondale Elementary District 95 board secretary defends board records and procedures against a former member's charges. He describes minutes editing, unanimous votes, open meetings, and faculty input while pushing back on claims of union influence and misconduct. He notes openness to public and faculty input and disputes sanctions for social gatherings as misapplied.
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Jack McKillip
95 Board
Carbondale
Carbon
Carbondale Elementary School District
Lakeland
Illinois
Stengthen
Letter to editor proposes tied vote on water district and wet/dry status
A Southern Illinoisan reader argues against a Sugar Creek water district while suggesting if such a lake is created New Burnside and Creal Springs should vote wet or dry in one referendum. The letter links economic benefits to construction jobs and ongoing liquor sales, urging a combined, all‑in vote to settle the issues.
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Southern Illinoisan
Sugar Creek
Lake
Creal Springs
New Burnside
Burnside
Healing powers and wart cures in modern times
A reader recalls a woman named Mabel who allegedly cured warts in four days with eye contact and faith healing, likening her to Saint Luke the physician. The writer wonders if contemporary figures possess similar healing gifts and imagines curing cancer through witching.
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Southern Illinoisan
Mabel
Saint Luke
St. Luke
Reader letters dispute hospital abortion policy bias
A Southern Illinoisan reader accuses the editor of pro-abortion bias after minimal coverage of a pro-choice group following a large pro-life rally in Carbondale. The writer questions petition legitimacy, praises the hospital board, and asserts physician staff support will drive policy change.
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Southern Illinoisan
Memorial Hospital
Carbondale
Quaglia for Herrin Mayor Calls Honest Active Leader
Paul Lynn Frattini endorses Ed Quaglia as mayor noting his honesty church involvement and accessibility. He praises Quaglia's seriousness about duty and ability to address residents' problems from City Hall or Moochies.
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Southern Illinoisan
Ed Quaglia
Herrin
Paul Lynn Frattini
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