Readers Voice Praises State Work and Scout Reflections
Letter writers commend Rep. Mike Bost for Empower Illinois efforts to reduce unemployment in Southern Illinois and urge continued support. They critique Scout programs, warn about prejudice, and call for safer driving, urging courtesy on roads and attention to insurance rate disparities. Individuals named include Emmy Peradetta Pinckneyville Fred Heard Du Quoin and Margy Mercker Ozark.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Bost
Empower Illinois
Southern Illinois
Mike Bost
Emmy
Fred
Margy Mercker
Ozark
Editorial masthead for Southern Illinoisan newspaper
The brief item lists the Southern Illinoisan staff and leadership roles including Publisher and Editor Linda Ritchie Lindus, Managing Editor Mark Duran Samuels, and Operations Manager Dennis DeRossett, identifying the paper as part of Lee Enterprises.
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Southern Illinoisan A Lee Enterprises, Inc. Newspaper
Linda Ritchie Lindus
Mark Duran Samuels
Dennis DeRossett
Libertarian simple solutions fail under deregulation trends
The piece critiques libertarian thinking and Reagan era deregulation across utilities, telecom, airlines, trucking, and more. It argues deregulation often yields higher prices, fewer choices, and monopolistic patterns, urging measured regulation and warning against unchecked market faith. It cites S L deregulation costs, rising cable rates, airline consolidation, and poor driver conditions.
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Anne
Bush
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Texas
Bush Jr
Federal Aviation Administration
New York Times
Verse Promise of Covenant on Hearts and Minds
A biblical verse quotes the Lord stating a new covenant will place laws on hearts and minds while remembering sins no more. The passage emphasizes inward transformative law keeping and divine forgiveness as a central spiritual pledge.
Quote on prison reform and government overreach
Doris Snider of De Soto critiques state prison policy, citing Ayn Rand on criminalization and government power. She argues mercy in incarceration is costly and excessive, suggesting fewer laws and humane nonviolent crime handling, including home monitoring.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Ayn Rand
Illinois
Doris Snider de Soto
Scouts Break Faith With Gays Stance
Editor comments on the Boy Scouts denouncing tradition by restricting membership to non gays, with troops losing charters for noncompliance. Oak Park Illinois troop defies the policy, praised by parents for standing up to prejudice.
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Southern Illinoisan
America
Boy Scouts
Exas
Oak Park
Trail riders fund public lands debate letters to the editor
A reader argues Kristi Hanson misstates trail riders and campground fees at Shawnee National Forest. The writer defends private campgrounds service, jobs, and tax contributions, contending hikers and other users rely on public lands and dismisses road rage concerns raised with Jean Mitchell.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Kristi Hanson
Hanson
Shawnee National Forest
Forest Service
Southern
Illinois
Defenders of Shawnee trails say riders are conservationists
A letter argues horseback riders protect Shawnee Forest trails by staying on designated paths, noting wide trails, natural erosion from rain, and minimal impact on wildlife. Riders cite long creek crossings, off road vehicle damage elsewhere, and economic benefits from horse-related activity while urging coexistence and solutions.
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Southern Illinoisan
Shawnee Forest
Illinois
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