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- NewsSouthern Illinois tourism agencies form alliance
- NewsTourism is key to Illinois economy recovery, says southern Illinois expert
- PoliticsRendleman, Poshard, Clark win for Logan College board
- NewsYoung people who don't want to drive may have it right
- NewsOld Stonefort Seventh Day Baptist Church celebrates 150 years May 15
- NewsBillie Brosch Hayes, Du Quoin singer, dancer and TV star, dies in L.A. at 96
Remembering Carbondale's Neil Dillard
When Neil Dillard concluded his 16-year tenure as mayor of Carbondale in 2003, he ended the longest mayoral reign in the city's history, as well as a streak of 457 consecutive Carbondale City Council meetings.
Field named District 95 board president
He died 34 years ago, but Du Quoin man gets stimulus check
Today's Obituaries
- NewsIllinois Ag Director 'very optimistic' about return of Du Quoin State Fair
- NewsSouthern Illinois tourism agencies form alliance
- NewsTourism is key to Illinois economy recovery, says southern Illinois expert
- PoliticsRendleman, Poshard, Clark win for Logan College board
- NewsYoung people who don't want to drive may have it right
- NewsOld Stonefort Seventh Day Baptist Church celebrates 150 years May 15
- NewsIllinois Ag Director 'very optimistic' about return of Du Quoin State Fair
- NewsSouthern Illinois tourism agencies form alliance
- NewsTourism is key to Illinois economy recovery, says southern Illinois expert
- PoliticsRendleman, Poshard, Clark win for Logan College board
- NewsYoung people who don't want to drive may have it right
- NewsOld Stonefort Seventh Day Baptist Church celebrates 150 years May 15
Reader Poll
Which of the following comes closest to how you feel about guns and gun control?
| All Americans should have access to weapons |
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22.9% |
| Weapons should be denied to people with mental illnesses |
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42.0% |
| Some military-style weapons should not be available to the general public |
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13.7% |
| Silencers should not be available to the general public |
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5.3% |
| Guns need to be more tightly regulated |
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10.7% |
| None of the above |
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5.3% |
