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thesouthern.com > news > travelers-flocked-to-the-middle-of-everything-last-year-generating-over-88-billion-in-economic > article_9d795a7e-30d7-5ba5-9a2d-b6cc2e130508.html

Travelers flocked to the ‘Middle of Everything’ last year, generating over $88 billion in economic impact

33+ min ago   (189+ words) Southern Illinoisan Stickers advertise tourism attractions in Southern Illinois. Illinois tourism reached new peaks last year, breaking records on visitor spending and generating over $88 billion in total economic impact, Gov. JB Pritzker’s office announced. The growth was driven by…...

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thesouthern.com > opinion > what-no-one-will-tell-you-about-the-national-debt-but-i-will > article_6cf08688-ac67-585a-9528-8077976fc734.html

What no one will tell you about the national debt (but I will)

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (190+ words) Southern Illinoisan The U.S. national debt just crossed a once-unthinkable threshold on the way toward breaking the record set in the wake of World War II: It now exceeds 100% of America’s gross domestic product. As of March 31, our publicly held debt…...

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thesouthern.com > news > siu-alumni-association-opens-saluki-market-to-new-vendors > article_6ef7b9cb-e464-51d7-a9ff-91025ed045b8.html

SIU Alumni Association opens Saluki Market to new vendors

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (196+ words) Southern Illinoisan CARBONDALE — The doors are wide open to the SIU Alumni Association’s online marketplace, Saluki Market, which is now taking applications for a wide variety of new vendors. Since it launched in December, the Saluki Market has…...

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thesouthern.com > opinion > how-can-an-economy-this-good-feel-this-bad > article_6de1f667-7424-58cf-ae10-06c0cfabd33d.html

How can an economy this good feel this bad?

1+ year, 2+ hour ago   (331+ words) On paper, these are good times for the U.S. economy. The latest GDP numbers show growth was at 3.3% in the second quarter. Business investment is up. The unemployment rate remains low, and the inflation rate is reasonable. Still, underneath it all…...