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About LDN

Lincoln Daily News.com
601 Keokuk St.
Lincoln, IL 62656

TEL: (217) 732-7443
FAX: (217) 732-9630

Lincoln Daily News publishes daily news about the Lincoln/Logan County area on the Internet at www.lincolndailynews.com. (We are not a print publication.)  All subscriptions are free!

Content:

The articles published in Lincoln Daily News are the result of research, interviews and news releases submitted. Any opinions expressed are those of the writers.

Our staff:

In the office

Managing editor:   Jan Youngquist

ldneditor@lincolndailynews.com

Technician, writer:  Gina Sennett

gsldn@lincolndailynews.com

Office assistant during vacations:

Trisha Youngquist

Advertising sales and promotion staff

Lucky Eichner:  ldn@lincolndailynews.com 

Mike Fak:  mfldn@lincolndailynews.com 

Writers [click here]

For employment information, contact Lincoln Daily News at their offices.

 

Our mission:

The mission of Lincoln Daily News is to tell the stories of Logan County in a contemporaneous manner, with lively writing and a predilection for simple truth fairly told. Lincoln Daily News seeks a relationship with the good people of Logan County that is honest, neighborly and never patronizing. Lincoln Daily News presents news within a full context that contributes to understanding. Lincoln Daily News is more interested in the marketplace of ideas than the competition of personalities. Without shrinking from the bold delivery of unvarnished fact, Lincoln Daily News operates from the premise that God's creatures deserve the presumption of right motive. Lincoln Daily News eschews malice and cynicism; it approaches every person with dignity and every subject with equanimity. In short, Lincoln Daily News informs, stimulates and entertains.

Corrections:

Please contact us by phone, fax, mail or e-mail with any information about mistakes, typos or erroneous information.  If the error is in an item which is still in the paper, we will correct it online immediately.

 

Our services:

Lincoln Daily News provides daily news, sports, features and commentary on Lincoln, Logan County and the surrounding area. 

To promote local businesses, we offer display advertisements at very reasonable rates, and links to business websites. Call (217) 732-7443 or e-mail ads@lincolndailynews.com

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Letters to the Editor

The Lincoln Daily News publishes letters to the editor as they are received.
 The letters are not edited in content and do not necessarily reflect 
the views of Lincoln Daily News.

Lincoln Daily News requests that writers responding to controversial issues address the issue and refrain from personal attacks. Thank you!

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Please send your letters by e-mail to ldneditor@lincolndailynews.com or by U.S. postal mail to:

Letters to the Editor
Lincoln Daily News
601 Keokuk St.
Lincoln, IL  62656

Letters must include the writer’s name, telephone number, mailing address and/or e-mail address (we will not publish address or phone number information). Lincoln Daily News reserves the right to edit letters to reduce their size or to correct obvious errors. Lincoln Daily News reserves the right to reject any letter for any reason. Lincoln Daily News will publish as many acceptable letters as space allows.


Prayer for youth date changed

10-3-02

Dear Editor:

When: Oct. 5, 6:30 p.m.
(Please note the date has been changed to Saturday.)

Where: Scully Park, at the fountain.

What: Our kids

Our community is losing its children at an alarming rate. If you haven’t been affected by the situation, in one way or another, you must be passing through our city. My husband and I recently returned from vacation to find that another youth has been taken from our community. After several sleepless nights and a lot of talking with God, I wondered if there were others like me who are more than just a little concerned about what is going on in our community where our kids are concerned and would like to do something about it. I would like to invite you to a corporate time of prayer.

I first want to make a couple of points very clear:

•  I am not representing any particular church, denomination, gender, race, ethnic background, socioeconomic status/level, station in life, or any other group.

 

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•  I am a sinner saved by the unfailing grace of Jesus Christ. I am not perfect, I make lots of mistakes, and a lot of people reading this have most likely seen a lot of the mistakes I’ve made first-hand. Praise God because you know what a miracle I really am!

•  I’m sold out for Jesus, and I don’t care who knows it or if I’m laughed at because of it.

Now that I’ve said that, I’ll say this:

I love our community and the kids in it. We need to get together in one accord (no, not a Honda), drop all our preconceived thoughts and notions at the curb. Leave social status, race, gender, jobs and hindrances behind to pray together for our children.

If you’re a young person and would like to be a part of this time together, please join me at the park. This is for you!

If only one person shows up, then this letter served its purpose. The Bible says where two or three are gathered together……

Stacy Martin

Lincoln

 


Y Can Do program thanks Elks

9-27-02

To the editor:

For the sixth year, 20 differently-abled young people will benefit from group programming in the YMCA’s Y Can Do program thanks to the generosity of Robert Cortelloni and the Elks Crippled Children Fund. The Y Can Do program has been funded for 2002-2003 to provide activities and adventure for this group.

The group meets once a month at the YMCA Activity Center on Saturday from September through May to do themed craft activities, play games and have lunch. Parents are invited to attend, and transportation is provided to all activities all year-round. The program is run by a YMCA coordinator, Shanda Roderick, and five to eight volunteers.

 

 

In December, the group takes a trip to Wal-Mart, where they are given spending money to buy their family Christmas gifts. Their unselfish joy is expressed in their excitement to purchase a gift for their loved ones.

Then, in the summer, for one week in June and one week in July, the group goes on daily field trips to local and out-of-town destinations such as the museum, horse farm, petting zoo, parks, and everyone also enjoys a weekly cookout.

A big thank you to the Elks Club for their continued support of a wonderful group of young people.

Lincoln Area YMCA

 

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