Les O'Dell

Les O’Dell

Les O’Dell is a freelance journalist living in Carbondale and a frequent contributor to Illinois Country Living.

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Wayne Lehmann did not believe what the speaker was saying. He learned that dozens of children and teenagers in his community were sleeping on floors because they didn’t have beds.
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