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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 2001
Page
4
Residents rate Steeleville as excellent praising administrators and teachers. Du Quoin calls for more African American teachers and better coaches for sports. Johnston City highlights strong math and science programs with ongoing improvements.
The Teen Action Program TAP held its annual Boo Bash on Oct 31 at Illinois Centre Mall with groups from Carterville Herrin Marion Johnston City and West Frankfort. TAP volunteers provided games and prizes for trick or treaters while mall stores donated prizes to fund the year's activities and thanks were given to the mall USB staff and parents.
A former Little Willow Pediatric Center employee defends staff, arguing most employees loved residents and worked hard under substandard wages and profit focused management. The letter urges readers not to blame all workers for the facility's closure and notes responsibility to report unsafe conditions.
Opinion piece argues hunting is driven by bloodlust, condemning the act as cruel. It contrasts hunting with grocery meat, claiming wild game offers different nutrients and that the hunt fulfills primal instincts. The piece asserts hunters derive satisfaction from success, not killing itself.
A reader criticizes George Ryan for suggesting school districts help fund teachers pensions. The letter argues this would raise property taxes, hitting retirees on fixed incomes hardest, and accuses Ryan of failing to keep promises while Illinois taxes are already high.
Bush urged the Northern Alliance to avoid Kabul but the ground of the foot soldiers prevailed. The alliance did not heed the warning and eight aid workers were released as a result.
A reader rebutts an anonymous comment by Ruffled Educator arguing teachers pay taxes that fund their salaries. The letter notes many teachers do not reside in their districts, contrasts with local government workers and volunteers, and praises shoppers on Main Street while criticizing county taxation and the share allocated to education.
A Perry County resident accuses the county board of lying about tax increases stating property taxes rose by 54 dollars this year after the sales tax issue passed. The remark emphasizes alleged political duplicity by the commissioners.
In a strong editorial stance, the Southern Illinois region celebrates the Amateur Trapshooting Association relocation from Dayton to Randolph County near Sparta on Peabody coal mine land. The piece predicts a $10 million regional impact for the premier two week event in 2004 and urges state and local leaders to partner with ATA to fast track funding and infrastructure, stressing the opportunity’s rarity.
A reader objects to G B Trudeau’s Sunday Doonesbury cartoon alleging President Bush thanks evildoers. The letter condemns the portrayal as inappropriate for children and accuses the cartoon of political bias amid debates over missile defense, tax cuts, and Alaska drilling.
Kevin M. Powell of Chester and opponents of abortion are urged to volunteer and design a program to care for babies, aiming to reduce the abortion problem through organized community action.
The Women’s Center Inc thanks Region 7 FCCLA students for a generous donation and praises their commitment to community. Acknowledgment extends to the faculty advisers guiding their work in Carbondale.
Divorced parent of two, working two jobs, reports a yearlong wait at Crosswalk West Frankfort for home weatherization. After updating paperwork and new rule inclusion of child support income, they were disqualified. Seeks whether support obligations conflict with aid eligibility and notes Wheaton child-support department’s timely payments.
A Marion funeral pallbearer credits the Veterans of Foreign Wars with impressive military rites that moved him. He, a wartime veteran, now rethinks his view of the VFW and offers heartfelt thanks for their efforts in honoring both living and deceased veterans.
Readers may leave brief recorded comments by phone or ext and email. Mailing options are provided with a P O Box address in Carbondale Illinois. Letters are capped at 250 words and must not attack individuals or businesses.
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