Honor Flight veterans tour DC and SIU aid groups
Central Illinois Honor Flight carried 53 World War II veterans to Washington for a one day, all expenses paid tour of national monuments. SIU Carbondale announced the Alexander Lane Internship to send a student to the Illinois Legislature with the Black Caucus beginning 2013. Mike McElroy led Saluki Black Out Cancer jerseys raising about 125000 for the American Cancer Society. Vandals target San Carlo Cemetery. Schlafly family donates 750000 to Good Samaritan Health Center Foundation for Mount Vernon hospital campus. Mildred McCormick, Golconda teacher and historian, dies at 87. SIU basketball flops early in season with losses to Ohio Dominican and Saint Louis University.
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Donald Niehart
Laura Paruleski
Lisa Strullmyer
David McDevitt
Lori Tappendorf
Bruce Burkey
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Illinois
Washington, D.C
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Paul Simon Public Policy Institute
SIU Carbondale
Alexander Lane
Black Caucus
Illinois Legislature
Lane
Attucks School
Cook County
Illinois General Assembly
Pamela Smoot
Mike McElroy
Saluki
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American Cancer Society
McElroy
Salukis
Eastern Illinois University
Lowell
Mich
Mike
Espnchicago.com
Schlafly
Good Samaritan Regional Health Center Foundation
Mount Vernon
Hubert J. Schlafly Sr
Ohio Dominican
Saint Louis University
Letters to the Editor Policy for Southern Illinoisan Readers
The paper outlines submission rules for letters including word limit of 250, signing with author name and hometown, verification phone numbers, and allowed editing. They disclaim publishing libelous content or mass submissions and provide contact details for Carbondale, Murphysboro, De Soto area and Williamson County readers.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Officials contact list for Illinois representatives and senators
U S Sen Mark Kirk Durbin Shimkus Costello Phelps Bost Forby Luechtefeld Bradley Costello II plus district aides and emails. Provides phone numbers and websites for federal and state lawmakers including Kirk Durbin Shimkus Costello Phelps Bost Forby Luechtefeld Bradley and Costello II.
Fight pancreatic cancer in Jobs tribute and policy push
Reader letter urges support for pancreatic cancer research and education act S 362 and HR 733. Dana Chambers Quinn, Pancreatic Cancer Action Network volunteer, cites Steve Jobs and Bruce Chambers to press Congress for funding and pre screening progress. Bentonville Arkansas note follows Marion origin.
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Steve Jobs
Bruce Chambers
Marion
Jobs
Congress
Dana Chambers Quinn
Pancreatic Cancer Action Network
Bentonville, Ark
Gadhafi death prompts clash over U S role and values
A reader questions the morality of the Libya operation, contrasting it with Saddam Hussein’s capture, and argues the mob rule seen on video clashes with principles of law, due process, and minority rights, urging reflection on U S ideals.
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Muammar Gadhafi
Gadhafi
Bush
Sadaam Hussein
Gaddafi
America
Obama
George Bush
Iraq
Hussein
Stop Extra Judicial Killing in Our Name
Opinion urging an end to state sanctioned killing and drone strikes. Calls for a universal terrorism definition that excludes Predator attacks and highlights civilian harm across generations. Questions how many innocents have spent years in detention at Gitmo and condemns government targeting without apology. Stephen Nickels Simpson.
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Gitmo
Women Suffer Under Taliban In Editor Letter
To the Editor a Democrat laments Taliban rule and U S policy. He cites Hillary Clinton and the President, argues women in Afghanistan face oppression, lacking education and work rights, as U S troops prepare to withdraw from Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Hillary Clinton
Recognition for Gen John A Logan Museum in Murphysboro
The Board of Directors thanks The Southern Illinoisan for praising the museum described as a shining local legend. Executive Director P Michael Jones and volunteers receive credit, as donors boost public awareness ahead of the 2014 Logan Day Centennial Celebration over Memorial Day weekend.
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Murphysboro
Southern Ilindsan
Voice of the Southern
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Southern Illinoisan
Gen. John A. Logan Museum
Logan
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