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BOLLINGER, Mallory and Jermaine, a son, Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

The holidays are upon us!

CARBONDALE — The Southern Illinoisan's award-winning investigative reporter Molly Parker has been awarded a grant to study and report on a project, in depth, for the next year.

CHESTER — The end is nearing for the truncated open-enrollment period for the Illinois marketplace and representatives from the state are still hard at it, making stops throughout the region to spread the word in Southern Illinois.

GOLCONDA — Over the years, thousands of at-risk youth, most from Chicago, have come and gone through the Golconda Job Corps program in deep Southern Illinois. They have contributed to upkeep of the Shawnee National Forest, assisted with community projects…

CARBONDALE — It is the time of year when many people become charitably-inclined. Donations are made, volunteer hours are filled.

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CAIRNS, Crystal and JOPLIN, Michael, a son, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2017, Memorial Hospital of Carbondale.

I don’t write about politics. I choose not to use the privilege of this space to talk about what divides us. Instead I try to focus on what unites us. Newspapers are full of needed political commentary, but that’s not…