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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:
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Sennett
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Office assistant during vacations:
Trisha
Youngquist
Advertising
sales and promotion staff
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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.
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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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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
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Letters to the Editor
Lincoln Daily News
601 Keokuk St.
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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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Speak
up now about the proposed water rate increase |
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Editor’s note: The following is a copy of the complaint letter
that Les Van Bibber has sent to the Illinois Commerce Commission.
He recommends that citizens write to them in regard to the water
rate increase that Illinois-American Water Corporation has
requested. You can use the same letter and sign it with your name
and address.
Citizens For Justice, Inc.
1320
Sixth St.
Lincoln, IL 62656
Oct. 2,
2002
Illinois Commerce Commission
Public
Utilities Division
527 E.
Capitol, P.O. Box 19280
Springfield, IL 62794-9280
Dear
Commerce Commission Members,
The purpose of this letter is to ask
this commission to deny Illinois-American Water Corporation’s
request for a 13.25 percent increase in water rates for Lincoln,
Illinois, based on the low national and local cost-of-living index
for the past several years, the lowest interest rates for
borrowers in the past 40 years, and the low cost of local labor.
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letter]
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Illinois-American Water Corporation’s
request for a 13.25 percent rate increase based on their increased
security cost fails to meet a reasonable person’s standard when
you compare their actual cost for maintaining security, compared
to their lower cost for borrowing money and the extremely low
cost-of-living index over the past several years. This company has
employed the highest cost security employees they could find to
perform this simple mundane job. Since the September attack on
this country, Illinois-American has employed off-duty police
officers and other high-cost, specially trained security officers
to guard their facilities. Why should we be forced to pay this
high-cost labor bill for such a simple, low-skilled job.
We believe this job duty can and
should be done at a much lower cost to them and to us. Please
grant the lowest rate increase possible to ensure that we the
people receive the most bang for the buck.
We believe this commission would
violate the public trust by granting a 13.25 percent rate increase
in light of the facts outlined in this letter. This rate increase
has been and remains a major local topic of discussion.
Respectfully yours,
Citizens For Justice, Inc.
Lester C. Van Bibber III
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Information all
parents need to know |
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10-5-02
Dear
Editor:
With all the news about the
devastating effects of drugs such as alcohol, cocaine and heroin
it is easy to understand why some kids and even parents believe
that marijuana is harmless. But I have seen the destructive
effects of marijuana on the lives of young people. Marijuana is
riskier than people think, especially for kids. Research shows
that the drug can lead to a host of significant health, social,
learning and behavioral problems in young users.
Some of the effects of marijuana can
last a lifetime. Prolonged use of the drug leads to changes in the
brain that are similar to those caused by cocaine, heroin and
alcohol. For some, marijuana can lead to increased anxiety, panic
attacks, depression and other mental health problems. And many are
surprised to learn that marijuana sends more kids to treatment
each year than any other illicit drug.
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letter]
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Many parents and adults, based on
their own experiences with the drug, still believe that marijuana
is not as serious as other drugs. Some adults may feel there is
nothing they can do to stop their kids from experimenting. Kids
overwhelmingly say that parents are the most powerful influence on
them when it comes to drugs.
It is time to send a "wake-up call"
to parents about marijuana. Parents need to be given the facts
about the risks of marijuana use and … [educated] about the things
they can say and do to prevent their kids from using the drug.
Young people need to know that marijuana is a serious drug with
serious consequences. For more information about the risks of
marijuana, contact Logan-Mason Mental Health at 735-2272.
Sincerely,
Kristi Lessen, MS
Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist
Logan-Mason Mental Health
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Youth football
10-5-02
To the editor:
Well, another youth
football season is over, and as I won’t necessarily miss the
hustle and the bustle to get my boys to the practices, my family
wishes the season wasn’t over.
We have
participated for two years in this league, and I wanted to take a
moment to say thanks. Thank you to all the coaches who worked so
hard with the teams to teach them how to and how not to play the
game. Thank you to all the parents who support the teams by
helping in the concession stand or just cheering our teams to
victory or defeat. A special thank you goes to Greg and Lisa Curry
who tirelessly have made this program valuable to the community.
Next year if you
get a moment, please come to a youth football game and see the
next generation of Lincoln Railsplitters.
Respectfully,
Terry Bell and family
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Coverage of disaster drill
10-5-02
To the
editor:
I wanted to thank you for the
excellent coverage you provided on the Logan County disaster
drill.
I hope the public comes to realize
that Logan County is truly blessed with the amount of professional
volunteers that serve their needs. Almost every public service
agency in the county was represented, and their professionalism
and attention to detail was certainly appreciated.
Thanks again for a job well done.
Mike
Patridge
[See "ESDA exercise asks, and answers, important safety questions,"
posted Oct. 4 in LDN] |
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