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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1982
Page
6
Dear Ann Landers repeats an essay urging readers not to delay life’s journey as people fixate on a distant station. Heartsick in Michigan asks for its rerun after cancer changes their plans. The piece chronicles waiting for the station and the dangers of postponing happiness.
Ann Landers urges readers to savor the day and stop chasing a distant station. She cites Psalm 118 24 and warns that regrets over yesterday and fear of tomorrow steal today. She praises Robert J Hastings essay inspiring readers to enjoy this day this week or year.
The Rev. Robert J. Hastings, Springfield, once of Marion and Carbondale, wrote the widely reprinted Ann Landers column essay now appearing in more than 1,000 papers with about 70 million readers. Hastings notes the piece was first in The Illinois Baptist and later on 10,000 plaques for the paper’s 75th anniversary, and he plans a 1984 book Tinyburg Tales. He also teaches, writes, and spoke in Carbondale in April about small town life.
Erma Bombeck rails at the flood of insurance forms covering every risk from death to defamation. She imagines a No Sweat Insurance that settles car crashes on the spot, leaving victims with swift justice and less paperwork, instead of endless triplicate forms and delays.
Leanne Hester daughter of H Lee and Doris Hester of Royalton and Randy Domineck son of Donald and the late Lesta Domineck of Zeigler announce their engagement. Hester a Zeigler Royalton graduate and SIU Carbondale student, is employed as a student secretary. Domineck a Herrin High School graduate works for Shawnee Library System in Carterville. An August 21 wedding is planned.
Joyce McNeill of Carterville announces the engagement of her daughter Shanna Jean McNeill to Steven D. Greenwalt son of Mr and Mrs Kenneth S Greenwalt of Marion The couple include Shanna a 1976 Carterville High School graduate and Bradley University alumna who will earn an MBA from SIU Carbondale in May Steven a Marion High School graduate earned an MBA from SIUC in 1981 and works as a financial controller at United Computer Services A July 31 wedding is planned Also includes a Family Circle tip on pleated skirts
Kimberly Ann Scott and Jeffrey Owen Cox announce their engagement. Scott is a 1981 Herrin High School graduate and SIU Carbondale sophomore employed in SIU-C Admissions. Cox is a 1980 SIU-C graduate and Du Quoin junior high band director. They plan a July 24 wedding.
Karla Emerson and Don Stearns announce their engagement. Mr and Mrs David J Emerson of Carbondale and Janet Kay Nabers and the late James E Nabers of Carbondale are involved. Miss Emerson is a senior at Carbondale Community High School and Stearns works at Midland Hills Golf Course in Makanda. A July 9 wedding is planned.
Mr and Mrs Gene Wittenborn of Sparta announce the engagement of their daughter Becky to Bill Rhodes son of Marilyn Rhodes of Sparta and the late Bill Rhodes Becky is a 1982 Sparta High School graduate Rhodes a 1978 Sparta High School alumnus employed by C Cowell Ford in Sparta Wedding plans are indefinite
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