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Writers
and Staff
Lincoln Daily News.com
601 Keokuk Street
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!
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.
Content:
The articles published in
Lincoln Daily News are the result of
research and interviews. Any opinions expressed are those of
the writers.
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. All corrections will be shown
on the "Corrections" page.
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 Web sites.
Classified advertising for businesses and individuals is available
for all the standards categories. Submit your ads at our LDN
office via phone, fax or in person.
"Happy ads" are a special feature to enable our readers to celebrate birthdays, graduations, anniversaries, and other good news.
Call us for details.
For employment information, contact Lincoln Daily News at their
offices.
Our staff:
Managing editor:
Katherine Heller
ldneditor@lincolndailynews.com
Copy editor and writer: Mary Krallmann
mkldn@lincolndailynews.com
Technology assistant:
Tyler
Havlin thldn@lincolndailynews.com
Letters to the editor
Thanks to all who helped "Relay for Life" raise over
$56,000
4-19-00
To
the editor:
On
behalf of the Logan County Unit of the American Cancer Society, we
would like to say "thank you" to everyone who helped
make the third annual "Relay
for Life" a huge success. A record number of 96 survivors
participated in the Survivor Walk.
Thanks
to Marilyn Wheat and 41 Logan County youth for helping make the
first overnight relay possible. Students from Carroll Catholic
Grade School, Lincoln Community High School and Lincoln Christian
College and Seminary participated. Cancer never sleeps!
It
was because of all volunteers, participants, supporters, sponsors
and media (including lincolndailynews.com) that we were
together able to raise over $56,000. Many entertainers gave of
their talents all day Saturday. "Relay for Life" is
about a community that takes up the fight against cancer. Together
we can make a difference!
The
support of our great community will allow the American Cancer
Society goals for year 2015 to become a reality. The goals are to
reduce age-adjusted cancer mortality by 50 percent and cancer
incidence by 25 percent; also, to improve the quality of life for
cancer survivors, and to save five million lives. "Relay for
Life" supports these goals.
Those
interested in more information about the Logan County Unit of the
American Cancer Society may pick up a Logan County A.C.S. resource
brochure at Family Medical Center, Abraham Lincoln Memorial
Hospital or the Logan County Health Department. You may call any
A.C.S. board member or call the American Cancer Society office at
800-252-5302.
Thanks
again.
Mary
Ellen Martin
and Kathy Blaum, co-chairmen
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Local resident expresses approval of
reunification of a father and son
4-25-00
Dear
editor:
I
would like to express in the most profound sense my gratitude to
U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno, and to the President of the
United States, William Jefferson Clinton, for their resolve in
bringing Elian Gonzalez out of his great-uncle Lazaro's custody,
and into the custody of his father Juan, who is the legal and
rightful primary caregiver of little Elian. The INS tactical field
officers responsible for securing the safety and custody of Elian
Gonzalez performed in a most professional manner, and I salute
these men and women in uniform. To the men and women in blue on
the volatile streets of Little Miami I offer a heartfelt thank you
for a job well done in maintaining law and order. I would like to
point out that the mayor of Miami has been anything but helpful in
reuniting Elian with his father Juan, and has used his office as a
bully pulpit for inciting the Cuban-American community to rally
around the home of Lazaro, Elian's great-uncle, and in doing so
raised the level of tension to an unwelcome level.
The
Miami family of Elian bears the brunt of criticism and
responsibility for the way that Elian was transferred out of their
custody and into the U.S. Border Patrol's hands. This family
defied the laws of the U.S. government, and in doing so brought
about the drastic actions required by U.S. marshals, actions which
were executed not only upon themselves but little Elian as well.
The family stonewalled at each and every turn of events and
continually raised the bar ever higher during Justice Department
negotiations. Additionally, legal rulings viewed unfavorably by
the Miami family went unheeded. Shame on this family for their
selfish conduct, and shame on the Cuban-American community for
their complicity in tactically surrounding the home where Elian
stayed. This strategy raised legitimate concerns within the local
and federal levels of law enforcement agencies with regard to the
fact that the crowd could very well ignite in violence over the
taking of Elian from the home of his great-uncle Lazaro.
Allow
me to take this opportunity to publicly chastise in the sternest
possible terms the "family values" organizations across
this nation that have been abjectly silent about the rights of a
father to be united with his child. As Yogi Berra might say,
"Their silence is deafening!" I have lost much respect
for these "family values" groups as they put their own
political agendas above the higher cause of a family's right to
remain intact. Shame on them. These organizations have brought
discredit upon themselves and have diminished their causes in the
process.
I
have been in Elian's father's shoes, and know from past
experiences what it is like to be denied not only rightful custody
of my own child, but to be denied visitation rights as well.
As
the great state of Missouri has imprinted upon their license
plates: S-H-O-W M-E. Yes, indeed, when all is said and done, I
want the good folks that are espousing what is in the best
interest of little Elian to do just that...SHOW ME, don't tell me.
From
the been there, done that club,
Perry K. Harris
Lincoln
Compliments on LDN pictures
and copy layout
4-23-00
To the editor:
I wanted to take a
moment to pass on my compliments on LDN. LDN allows me to keep up
with hometown news without the time delay and expense experienced
with a subscription to the hometown newspaper. The crisp pictures
and clean copy layout are a refreshing change from the clutter and
cramming of many Internet pages.
Keep up the great
service.
Darwin Runyon
Peoria
"LDN is just great!"
4-22-00
Dear editor:
I've suggested LDN
to relatives in Tennessee and California as well as friends in
Texas, and they enjoy LDN. I enjoy the little things such as the
improvement on the layout of page one so I can print it out
without cutting off the lines, and the addition of the graphics in
Hearsay and Hairspray is a delight, especially the dog wagging its
tail!
I click on to LDN
daily. It's the highlight of my day.
Maxine Seggelke
Former Logan County residents enjoy
LDN in retirement
4-22-00
To
the editor:
Just
want you to know how much we are enjoying your Web site. My
husband was in business in Beason for many years and I worked in
Lincoln, so we like keeping in touch with Lincoln and Logan
County.
Currently,
we live in Bemus Point, New York, for six months and in Winter
Haven, Fla., for six months – best of both worlds. Retirement is
great.
Wanda
and Jack Southern
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Letters to the Editor
Lincoln Daily News
601 Keokuk St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
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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.
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