View of the South: lawmakers urged to pass budget and reform
Our editorial urges Illinois lawmakers to compromise on a balanced budget pension reform and concealed carry by the June deadline. It argues pensions cost the economy, favors the Cullerton and Madigan plans, and calls for a worker choice of savings while avoiding state burden shifts to locals. It also supports the Phelps concealed carry bill and notes extra tax revenue should pay bills and debt.
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General Assembly
Illinois
Springfield
House
Mike Madigan
Senate
John Cullerton
Pat Quinn
Madigan
Cullerton
Quinn
Brandon Phelps
Harrisburg
Chicago
Letters to the Editor Policy Changes
A policy note outlines letter submissions for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto Williamson County and surrounding areas. It specifies word limits signed letters with contact numbers must be verifiable and that the newsroom may edit letters. It lists contact numbers for reporting news and the editor's name and contact info.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Officials contact details for Illinois and U S Senate
Governors office and city office contact lines are listed along with U S Senator Durbin's numbers and official website. The Springfield address appears with a State House location and a Chicago James R Thompson Center entry. A Durbin link is provided for further information.
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Pat Quinn
Springfield
State House
Chicago
James R. Thompson
W. Randolph
Scouts face a slow path to a new milestone
Leonard Pitts Jr argues the Boy Scouts decision to allow gay Scouts but not gay leaders marks a half milestone and a futile compromise. He asserts evolving public opinion favors inclusion, predicts eventual full openness to all regardless of orientation, and calls the move a prelude to a true milestone.
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Leonard
Boy Scouts of America
Matt Barber
John Steinberger
Girl Scouts of the USA
Steinberger
Boy Scouts
Gallup
Voice of the Reader warns against oil fracking in Southern Illinois
A reader condemns out-of-state oil companies for promising economic growth via fracking in Southern Illinois. They warn of land degradation and health risks, citing landowners accepting as little as $50 per acre and fearing predatory profit extraction harming generations to come.
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Illinois
Southern Illinois
Stand Up for Our Children to Build Safer Communities
Briocet Hul en Cardono dale urges residents to rise for safety, prompting action to protect children and future generations in a community statement.
Being taxed to death to the Editor letter
A reader laments growing taxes and Internet sales taxation, arguing government overreach intrudes on private life. The letter quotes Ronald Reagan on government protecting people, urging a return to limited regulation and less government presence.
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Ronald Reagan
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John Shimkus
House.gov
Shimkus
William Enyart
Enyart
Gary Forby
Yahoo.com
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Sendavel
Midwest
Gmail
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America
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