Plan to Close Prisons Sparks Illinois Budget Clash
AFSCME union witnesses in Alexander County Circuit Court challenge Gov. Pat Quinn's plan to close Tamms and other facilities. They cite overcrowding, understaffing, and increased inmate violence. Budget talks show Quinn vetoed funds after lawmakers approved full funding, prompting questions about where savings go and how closures affect the system.
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Poverty as character defect in Romney critique ranges wide
Leonard Pitts Jr reflects on Mitt Romney’s remarks about the 47 percent, highlighting how poverty is treated as a personal failing. He profiles real low income workers facing eviction and medical costs, arguing wealthier elites weaponize blame while ignoring systemic hardship and personal dignity.
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Reader letters lash Romney NAACP speech and Quinn hunting rifle ban
Marion Bit Dwyer condemns Mitt Romney speech at the NAACP as staged and divisive, accusing the Tea Party of racism and praising the crowd as polite. Chester reader Dennis Hopkins criticizes Gov. Pat Quinn’s Aurora tragedy comments and hunting rifle stance, urging bipartisan resistance with Luechtefeld and Costello II.
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Guidance for submitting letters to the editor includes word limit of 250, required signature and telephone verification, publication of name and hometown, and rights to edit. It notes poetry is not printed and provides contact numbers for Murphysboro De Soto and Williamson County submissions by phone or email addresses for Gary Metro and Mark Fitton.
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