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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 12, 2006
Page
4
Publisher Dennis DeRossett and Editor James Bennett oversee Letters to Voice of the Reader and News Tips. The notice lists submission rules, required signatures and hometowns, word limit, and verification phone numbers, plus contact info for circulation and ads.
Letter to the editor urges focusing on gambling reform instead of marriage policy. Cites Senator Simon remarks on gambling harms, urges opposing riverboats and state lotteries, and argues gratitude to public servants. signed DoucLas CorsetT Du Quoin.
The Illinois Legends program by Illinois Dollars for Scholars honors high school juniors and seniors who submitted essays about outstanding Illinois figures. Finalists receive scholarships toward college tuition, with praise for all participants and thanks to Hazel Loucks and the organizers.
Local graduation season across junior highs high schools community colleges and colleges is celebrated with pride for students and educators. Whirlpool announces the closure of three Maytag plants including Herrin cutting about 1000 jobs this year and officials vow to seek replacements.
In Indiana the state Senate President Pro Tempore Robert Garton was defeated by Greg Walker in the May 2 Republican primary. The upset followed backlash over lifetime health insurance for legislators, signaling voter restlessness that challenges incumbents nationwide. The piece also discusses Joe Klein’s book Politics Lost and the role of authenticity in political campaigns ahead of 2008.
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