Obama assurances have hollow tone and power critique
Opinion piece arguing Barack Obama overemphasizes benevolence of government while underestimating risk of overreach. It contrasts Madisonian checks with modern agencies, cites IRS targeting claims, Dodd Frank and Obamacare provisions, and cautions against arrogant certainty in self rule.
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Barack Obama
Obama
IRS
David Axelrod
James Madison
Adams, Jefferson and Co
Madison
Dodd Frank
Dodd Frankenstein
Congress
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Financial Stability Oversight Council
Federal Reserve
CFPB
Senate
FSOC
Ohio State
Independent Payment Advisory Board
IPAB
Letters to the Editor Policy and contact details
The Southern Illinoisan outlines letters policy including verifications and libel rules. Contact options include phone numbers for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto and Williamson County, a toll free line, mailing address P O Box 2108 Carbondale IL, and emails for editors Gary Metro and Mark Fitton.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Voice of the Reader
The
Southern Illinoisan
P.O. Box
Thesouthern
Officials contacts forIllinois Governor and senators
A list of official contact numbers and addresses for Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Springfield office, Chicago James R. Thompson Center, U S Senator Dick Durbin, U S Senator Mark Kirk, and State Senator Gary Forby. Includes local and Washington, DC lines and websites.
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Pat Quinn
Springfield
State House
Chicago
James R. Thompson
Education wisdom from George J Kuhn in editorials
The piece recounts George J Kuhn born 1929 and his varied career as a park ranger Air Force veteran and longtime educator. It highlights his faith in parental guidance and truthful schooling while reflecting on poverty among today’s students and SIU’s golden era mentors and debates.
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George J. Kuhn
Kuhn
Yellowstone National Park
U.S. Air Force
SIU
Gary
METRO
Okanville
Golden Pen voting winner named for education plan
George J. Kuhn of Mount Vernon won The Southern Illinoisan Golden Pen with a letter urging a national plan for rehabilitating parenthood to improve public education. Kuhn collected 167 votes. runners up Jim Ritcheson and Loren E. Klaus earned 91 and 39 votes.
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Golden Pen
George J. Kuhn
Mount Vernon
Parenthood
Kuhn
Southern Illinoisan
Thesouthern.com
Jim Ritcheson
Murphysboro
Loren E. Klaus
Glen Carbon
The Winning Letter on Parental Role in Education Reform
A reader critiques Illinois education plans, arguing parents bear responsibility for preparing children for school and life. The letter questions CCSS and NCLB timelines, notes flawed assessments, urges pre K, and calls for a national rehabilitation of parenthood to support student achievement.
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Sheila Simon
Illinois
Pat
CCSS
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Charen
Monacharen
Creators Syndicate
Gary Metro
U.S
Dick Durbin
Durbin
Mark Kirk
Kirk
William Enyart
Enyart
House
Gary Forby
Yahoo.com
David Luechtefele
Sendavel
Midwest
Brandon Phelps
Gmail
John Bradley
Jerry F. Costello
Adam Testa
Mount Vernon High School
Giant City
Paula
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