Readers back Ann Landers column despite recycled letters
Southern Illinoisan readers respond to a coupon asking whether to keep publishing Ann Landers after revelations that some letters were recycled. Opinions vary with Carbondale Carterville Cobden and Du Quoin readers praising the advice and defending the columnist.
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Irving
Sam's
Bronx
Carbondale
Carterville
Nixon
Murphysboro
Cobden
Virginia Flaven
du Quoin
Auditor raps Anna staff exercise program
Illinois auditors fault an unauthorized work time exercise program at Anna Mental Health Center reallocating up to 3 hours 45 minutes weekly and purchases of four showers funded by the Resident Amusement Fund. Center administrator defend the program as patient role modeling and holistic wellness while noting low patient participation and ongoing disputes with state personnel approval.
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Springfield
Illinois Auditor General
Anna Mental Health and Developmental Center
Auditor General
State Department of Personnel
Ronald G. Bittle
Bittle
Thomas Erickson
Auditor General’s Office
Department of Personnel
Jogger Bittle
Unemployment at 9.4 percent highest since 1941
U.S. unemployment jumped to 9.4 percent in April, with about 10.3 million jobless. Illinois rose to 10.4 percent, the highest since the Depression, as economists warn the rate may climb before any recovery.
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Washington
United States
Illinois
White House
Larry Speakes
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Edward M. Kennedy
Dmass
Reagan
Ronald Reagan
Kennedy
Weather outlook shows clearing tonight and mild weekend
National Weather Service forecasts clearing this evening with cooler air and a low in the upper 40s. Saturday will be partly sunny with a high in the low 70s, followed by fair, milder conditions Sunday through Tuesday with highs in the 70s.
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National Weather Service
Logan administrator elevated to college presidency
Harold R. O Neil elected president of John A Logan College replacing retiring Robert Tarvin. The 14 year veteran previously served as vice president for instructional services and was unanimously chosen over 19 applicants. He will earn 47000 annually with benefits and a college vehicle. vacancy to be filled after July 1.
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Southern
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Carbondale Community
Community College
Nathan Ivey
Bill Anderson
Ivey
Thornton College
Anderson
Carl Sandberg College
Logan College
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
West Frankfort
Carterville
Jerry Lacey
W. Campbell Brown
Ray Hancock
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