Volunteers, leaders praised for flood aid in Southern Illinois
The Southern Illinoisan notes volunteers from SIUC and the region who sandbagged Ella Lacey’s West Lake Road home during the Muddy River flood. Geology professor Nicholas Pinter canceled classes to join the relief effort and area residents thanked the helpers as “Leaders Among Us” were honored later. It also cites Obama bin Laden photo debate, Daugherty retirement, and Korey Lindsey’s NFL Draft selection by the Cincinnati Bengals. It urges fiscal reform and highlights Emma C. Hayes Center aid, with comments section details.
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Benton
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Chester
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Emma C. Hayes
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Cincinnati Bengals
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Readers urged to submit timely letters to editor
Local policy states letters to the editor must be 250 words or less and signed with a phone number. Submissions should be via email to the editor or newsroom, with contact numbers for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto and Williamson County readers. Personal libelous attacks are not published.
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Officials contact lines and websites listed
A directory style note provides contact numbers and websites for U S Senators Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin and U S Representative John Shimkus. It lists offices in Illinois and their congressional phone lines plus official sites for each official.
Weather Lessons and Practical Tips From a Rainy Day
Harry Mosley of Carterville, a retired English professor, reflects on weather as nature's power and philosophy. He offers practical pointers for storms: stock batteries, beware open flames, reset clocks after outages, plus local groups to aid neighbors, and notes the sun's return after clouds.
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Harry Mosley
Carterville
Voice Of The Reader Handles Our Business
A reader scolds federal overreach while noting family concerns and aging leaders. The letter argues Uncle Sam meddles abroad, risks credit, and recalls George Washington warning against entanglement in foreign affairs. The piece closes with Helen Sue Johnson from Mount Vernon.
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VOTE FOR THE GOLDEN PEN FINALISTS NAMED
Readers vote through May 12 for the Gold Pen Award winner. April finalists include George Maroney Carbondale for grocery alcohol sales, William Alley Marion for marijuana policy, and Ron Yancey Mounds for dusky salamander bait status. Voting online at thesouthern com or by mail to Gary Metro Carbondale Illinois.
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