Springfield coal conference turns into cooperative event
Columnist Jim Muir reports from the Governor Illinois Coal Conference in Springfield. He notes bipartisan praise for Gov George Ryan and a shift from schmooze to cooperation among coal producers energy firms and lawmakers including Woolard Forby Fowler Granberg and Reitz. He ends saying the event yielded new shirts and ties.
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White Oaks
Illinois
George Ryan
Illinois General Assembly
UMWA
Bill Holback
District 12
Middle East
Larry Woolard
Gary Forby
Jim Fowler
Kurt Granberg
Dan Reitz
Heck
Woolard
Joe Taxpayer
Jim Muir
Franklin County
Southern Illinoisan
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Coalition weighs difficult choices in war on terrorism
The coalition urges careful balance in military and diplomatic options as the United States seeks justice for terrorist acts and cuts future threats. It advocates broad international cooperation while avoiding Islamophobic framing, and stresses clear values and long term mutual goals with allies.
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United States
Bush
Russia
China
Mideast
al Qaeda
Taliban
Osama bin Laden
Syria
Vladimir Putin
Chechnya
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Sudan
Ivory Coast
Reagan speech on aiding allies not through government aid
In a phrase attributed to Ronald Reagan, the speaker argues for aiding allied nations by sharing material resources rather than providing government-to-government funding. He warns against expansive bureaucracy and global socialism tied to international transfers.
Alliance request from Topaus VERSE utlas and allies
The text records an envoy named Topaus VERSE utlas also called Maccabeus with his brothers and the Jewish people asking for an alliance and peace to be enrolled as allies and friends.
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Maccabeus
Reader letter blasts flag burning, logo change at SIU C
A reader criticizes editorials on flag desecration and condemns changes at SIUC. He ridicules a $26 000 logo redesign, questions motives behind staff waivers, and laments underrepresentation of women in the Hall of Fame selection. He urges pride in campus graphics and cautions against needless change.
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Siuc Athletic Hall of Fame
Paul Kowalcyzk
Kowalczyk
SIUC
Nascar
Paul
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