GOP urges smarter outreach to Hispanic voters
The author argues Republicans misfire on immigration talks in debate stages. Focus on economy and policy harms from spending and regulation, praise legal Hispanic contributions, and adopt Spanish phrases and Hispanic leaders to win broad support. Obama’s standing among Hispanics and African Americans is noted, urging a respectful, fact-based approach.
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Nevada
Barack Obama
Gallup
Caring for people in life and work at SIU Carbondale
Editor Gary Metro recalls meeting Golden Pen Award winner Carla Feldhamer a nurse who spoke out about drunk driving dangers. Feldhamer, tied to Hospice of Southern Illinois, shares memories of caring for end of life, and notes her husband SIU professor George Feldhamer, an animal behavior expert, has lived in Carbondale since 1984. The piece ends with a question about staying in Southern Illinois after retirement.
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Camp Courage
Paul Newton
Southern Illinoisan
Feldhamer wins reader letter poll on drunk driving warning
Carla Feldhamer led with 86 votes from Southern Illinoisan readers and thesouthern.com for a letter critiquing an unwise underlying message in a drunken driving caution. Alfred E Sanders and Bill Littrell placed second and third. Feldhamers family plans to return to Minnesota, noting mixed feelings and gratitude for Southern Illinois community ties.
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Carla Feldhamer
Southern Illinoisan
Thesouthern.com
Alfred E
Sonny’ Sanders
Marion
Bill Littrell
Jonesboro
Feldhamer
Minnesota
Illinois
Unitarian Fellowship
Carbondale
SIU
Great White North
Letter to the Editor on DUI sobriety test at John A Logan
A reader criticizes a reported IDOT Division of Traffic Safety sobriety test at John A Logan College. The writer argues that the article misstates limits and implies dangerous messages about drinking and driving.
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Illinois Department of Transportation
Division of Traffic Safety
John A. Logan College
IDOT
Readers urged to send letters to editor policy
Readers are advised on submission rules for letters to the editor including word limit 250 and submission via email. Required items include signature telephone number for verification and editor rights to edit. Contact numbers are provided for news reporting in the Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto and Williamson County areas.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Officials contact list for Illinois delegation
A compendium of contact numbers and websites for U S Senators Kirk and Durbin, Representative Costello, Shimkus, and state representatives Brandon Phelps, Mike Bost, and Jerry Costello II. The entries include office phone lines, legislative district numbers, and official web addresses.
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House
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House.gov
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Sendavel
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Gmail
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