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Gary Metro aims for health in Game Plan for Good Health
The Southern Illnoisan notes editor Gary Metro will join a four week wellness challenge titled Game Plan for Good Health. Southern Illinois Healthcare and the Coach Kill Cancer Fund host the event from Oct 20 to Nov 16, with participants logging 100 points weekly via healthy eating and activity. Metro plans workouts three times weekly and vows to document progress in October.
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Glenn Poshard praised as SIUC president and leader
A letter to the editor extols Glenn Poshard as SIUC president following a national search, lauding his leadership, character, and biography. The writer urges backing him and opposing investigations, urging solidarity for Southern Illinois University and referencing a “Celebration of Freedom” event at the Marion Civic Center led by RoBerRta Blankenship.
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Mona Charen on Rosh Hashanah and Ten Days of Awe
A reader thanks the Southern Illinoisan for publishing Mona Charen's piece on Rosh Hashanah. The letter notes shared God beliefs between Christians and Jews, and highlights the Ten Days of Awe as a time for self examination, repentance, and forgiveness. The writer expresses gratitude for the newspaper's impact.
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Celebration of Freedom at Marion Center honors veterans and history
Marion Main Street sponsored the Celebration of Freedom at Marion Cultural and Civic Center on Friday September 8. Mike Phelps Ed D wrote and produced the program with Phelps Brothers. Local and national figures portrayed war history with speeches by Dr Glenn Poshard and performances by Jeremy Green Mark Fisher and Terance Henry. Local service members and agencies were honored.
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Martin Luther King
Terance Henry
Rosie the Riveter
Tracy Keel Glenn
Marion Police and Fire Departments
U.S. Postal Service
Williamson County Sheriff's Department
Legislative gamble critique argues gambling revenue harms economy
The speaker questions who pays for gambling revenue in Illinois budget talks. They claim casinos profit from players, including many addicts, draining funds from the state and hurting poorer citizens. They urge Democrats to block gambling expansion, contrasting with Republican opposition and calling for taxes on alcohol and tobacco instead.
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World War IV boosts Bush defense by Podhoretz
Mona Charen reviews Norman Podhoretz’s World War IV praising his forceful defense of the Bush Doctrine. He argues Bush rejected realist limits, embraced exporting freedom, and persisted against critics. Podhoretz contends the president’s stance and wartime resolve contrast with widespread defeatism and praise the young volunteers.
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