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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
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For employment information, contact Lincoln Daily News at their
offices.
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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.
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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.
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County and the surrounding area.
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anniversaries and other good news.
Call us for details.
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Letters to the Editor |
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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!
. 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
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Prayer for youth date changed |
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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.
[to top of second column in this
letter]
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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
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Y Can Do program thanks Elks |
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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.
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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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