Debt ceiling stalemate prompts bipartisan reform calls
Our view argues that Washington must end divisive partisanship to avert a debt default. Geithner warns of Aug 2 as the limit looms, Boehner demands reforms, and the piece urges substantial, targeted cuts, including ending costly wars and trimming non essentials while pursuing compromise. It also invites reader feedback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tlmois
Washington, D.C
Treasury
Timothy Geithner
Geithner
House
John Boehner
GOP
Springfield
Boehner
Washington
George W. Bush
Barack Obama
Congress
Afghanistan
Osama bin Laden
Soviet Union
Iraq
Letters to the Editor Policy and contact notes
This letter policy outlines submission rules for current issues. Letters must be signed with a hometown and telephone verification. The paper will edit letters and will not publish libelous attacks or routine mass submissions.
Officials contact details for Illinois lawmakers
The page lists contact numbers and websites for U S Senator Mark Kirk U S Representative John Shimkus and State Senator David Luechtefeld. It provides district and Washington D C phone lines plus official sites for each official. The data appears as a fragmented contact directory likely from a local listing or government page.
Freedom Riders story ends and a new beginning hinted
Leonard Pitts Jr reflects on the 1960s Freedom Riders in a modern concluding journey and compares it to the 2011 PBS Freedom Riders voyage. He notes student activists aboard planning ongoing collaboration, hunger and immigration concerns, and social justice efforts, while pondering what comes next. The piece ends with a call for sustained civic engagement and potential renewal of activism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Freedom Riders
Washington
Rip Patton
Bob and Helen Singleton
Charles Person
Joan Mulholland
PBS
Stephanie Burton
Francisco Diaz
Michael Tubbs
Rajlakshmi de
Helen Singleton
Why are our soldiers worth a barrel of foreign oil
Letters argue against costly wars and suggest tapping domestic energy to reduce reliance on oil. The writer recalls Eisenhower to Johnson escalating Vietnam and contrasts with volunteers in Iraq Afghanistan and Libya. They question why national sacrifice differed with Vietnam and urge domestic energy use to bring troops home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dwight Eisenhower
South Vietnam
John F. Kennedy
South
North
Lyndon B. Johnson
U.S
Iraq
Afghanistan
Libya
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dems
Thesouthern
Gary
Metro
Thesouthern.com
Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Voice of the Reader
The
Southern Illinoisan
P.O. Box
Gary Metro
Mark Kirk
Kirk
Senate
Dick Durbin
Durbin
John Shimkus
House.gov
Shimkus
Jerry Costello
Costello
Gary Forby
David Luechtefeld
Sendavel
Midwest
Brandon
Repphelps
Gmail
Mike Bost
Mike
Bost
Hotmail
John Brad
Dan Reitz
Repreitz
KRBEE
Trump
Heartbeat OF America
Leonard Pitts JR
Miami Herald
Herald Plaza
Miami
Miamiherald
Leonard Pitts
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!