SIH gifts West Frankfort UMWA Hospital to city for 1 dollar
Southern Illinois Healthcare closed UMWA Hospital in West Frankfort due to finances and declining admissions but then deeded the hospital and 14 parcels to the city for $1. It also provided $100,000 in aid including $50,000 for a new ambulance and $50,000 seed money to reopen via At Home Health. Public reaction praised the gesture though questions linger about future emergency services and hospital viability.
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West Frankfort
Umwa Hospital
STH
Miner's Memorial Healthcare Center
SIU
SIH
Ferrell Hospital
Doctor's Clinic
Pine Street Pharmacy
Eldorado
Franklin Hospital
Benton
At Home Health, Inc
At Home Health
Patricia Heibner
Hastert questions Ryan patronage in Lincoln library case
Illinois politics heat up as Speaker Dennis Hastert questions Governor George Ryan's selection of staff and oversight for the Abraham Lincoln Library and Museum project. Hastert urged hiring top Lincoln scholars, warning against patronage, while Ryan contemplates university oversight and leadership changes ahead of a January 2003 departure.
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U.S
Peter Fitzgerald
Springfield
Hastert
Fitzgerald
Illinois
Abraham Lincoln Library
George Ryan
Ryan
Robert Newtson
University of Illinois
Gerald Shea
Shea
U of I
Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Lincoln
Overnor
Bloomington
No Balm in Gilead Health of Daughters Questioned
A fragment questions if there is balm or physician for the health of the daughter of my people and whether restoration has occurred, reflecting concern over healing and care in the community.
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Gilead
Pitts
Church of Cool
Madison Avenue
Halle Berry
Readers submit policy on letters to editor and vent section
The policy outlines submission rules for letters to the editor and The Vent column. It notes typed or emailed letters, inclusion of author name and city, possible edits, and non publication of telephone numbers. Libelous or mass submissions are rejected, with The Vent appearing Saturdays and comments via a provided phone line or email.
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Sisoundoff
Yahoo.com
Shoes and Shirts: A Father’s Shopping Dilemma
Leonard Pitts Jr. recalls a shopping saga with his teenage son over sneakers and a $250 winter coat. The father notes bouts of parental restraint amid price shocks and a lesson about money, ending with a quip about memoirs.
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Zapper
Voices From Readers On Local History And National Debates
A Southern Illinoisan reader argues for full disclosure of Carbondale history including the Sizemore case, applauds local reform, and notes lingering racial tensions and overdue memorials. Another letter questions Bush era stimulus promises, travel funds, rebates, and suggests SBA loans amid job losses.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Small Business Administration
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