What cost is coal in Illinois politics now
The United Mine Workers of Illinois warns central dispatching could shift electricity to nuclear power, risking coal jobs and coal’s price. Illinois officials debate costs, with O'Connor predicting gains for Illinois coal and UMW fearing interstate dispatching favors nukes. Lawmakers Dunn and Rea oppose the plan, urging independent studies to reveal true costs and inform consumers.
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United Mine Workers Union of Illinois
Illinois
Upstate
UMW
O’connor
Ralph Dunn
R-Du Quoin
James Rea
D-Christopher
Commonwealth Edison
I am a typical consumer at the Liberty Theater night
In a reflective, playful piece the Davises of Carbonale describe their starved dislike for mass marketed cartoon TV shows yet adoring fascination with the era’s action figures and toys. The author argues for parental responsibility, quality programming, and letting families enjoy sales driven culture together.
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Busch
Pepsi
Liberty Theater
Murphysboro
He-Man
She-Ra
Mommy
Daddy
Children’s Television
ACT
America
Davises
Carbondale
Patty
Toys and Cartoons Syndicate
Nts
She- Ra
Reagan Bends Budget To Cap Military Spending
The Senate budget compromise reportedly caps military spending for 1986 at no increase beyond inflation. Reagan faces political pressure from deficit concerns and reelection worries of Republican incumbents, potentially signaling an end to four years of rapid buildup. Polls show the deficit shaping the 1986 elections as Congress bears responsibility for the budget.
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Phil Gailey
New York Times
Washington
Reagan
Senate
Congressional
White House
House
Eddie Mahe
Capitol Hill
Richard Wirthlin
Congress
Wirthlin
It's gnot spring til they arrive By Russell Baker
New York writer Russell Baker declares spring arrives only with gnats and insects. He contrasts spring feelings in Virginia to New York, jokes about swarming gnats, mosquitoes, and horseflies, and describes how gnat sociability signals the season. He imagines subway rides marked by bites, briefcases, and a willingness to stay in the city until insects retreat.
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Russell Baker
New York Times
New York
Virginia
Potomac River
Blue Ridge Mountains
Capistrano
New
Home and Family Relations Week urged in Mother's Day focus
Lorene Clayton appeals in the Southern Illinoisan for May as Home and Family Relations Week. She warns that alcohol use and neglect harm children, cause parental discord, and can lead to abuse, urging Christian homes with discipline, love, and concern to uphold strong family relations.
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Southern Illinoisan
America
Lorene Clayton de Soto
Abortion regret letters sought in Illinois
A reader requests letters from women who regret abortions to share with lawmakers and to launch a local WEBA chapter in Carbondale. The appeal emphasizes support, confidentiality, and a view that abortion can leave lasting guilt and distress, urging broader discussion and alternatives.
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Southern Illinoisan
Women
WEEA
WEBA
J.M. Davis
Box 385
Carbondale
Ill
Religions divided on abortion debate persists
Religious groups show no consensus on fetal humanity with anti abortion arguments labeling abortion murder while many faiths support pro choice, asserting the decision lies with the woman, not the state.
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