Community notes highlight volunteers and local honors
Southern Illinois readers praise Thanksgiving Day volunteers for meals and homebound deliveries while Benton council debates bonuses for Barnfare workers. Carterville high school scholar bowl team and coach Brenda Bratcher win top honors at the state coaches association kickoff, with most players being underclassmen.
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Carterville High School
Brenda Bratcher
Southern Illinois
Prairie Farms Dairy co op history and family ties noted
A reader praises Michael Dann for a Prairie Farms Dairy feature. The letter recalls the co op’s founding in Minnesota, notes Erwin A. Fosse on the founding board, and traces the dairy’s evolution from butter to milk operations and later beef enterprise.
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Mike Dann
Prairie Farms
Erwin A. Fosse
Minnesota
Land of Lakes Co-Ops
Carbondale
Marion
Dad
Prairie Farms Co-Op
Michael Dann
Creation Verse Opened With God Creating Male And Female
A religious reference quotes Mark 10 6 stating from the beginning of creation God made them male and female. The line emphasizes a traditional biblical view of human origins and gender designation.
Today’s Quotation Reflects Science’s Simple Faith
A concise meditation on science and learning, asserting that understanding is humanity’s privilege and mission. The quote contrasts thinkers across backgrounds, linking curiosity to a lofty, universal purpose.
Voice of the Reader letters policy notice
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Tradition and Grace Save a Thanksgiving Dinner
Gary Marx reflects on the meaning of tradition through a Thanksgiving where saintly women in the kitchen saved the upside down turkey. He recalls family rituals like grace, beer runs as traditions, and the evolving nature of shared meals and gratitude at home in Southern Illinois.
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Donna Reed
National Lampoon
Clark Griswold
Dad
Grace
Mom
Illinois
Cloning debates cloud the future of human embryos
Philip Terzian argues the cloning ethics clash with medicine, noting ACT is challenged by political foes and religious figures. He questions whether cloning research should proceed while abortion rights and embryo status remain contentious. The piece weighs scientific hurdles against moral and legal consequences.
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Max Jr
Worcester
Mass
House of Representatives
ACT
Sam Brownback
R.kan
Senate
Bush
Vatican
Brownback
National Right To Life Committee
America
Sen. Brownback
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