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Les O'dell
Les O’Dell is a is a professional journalist. A multimedia reporter for The Southern Illinoisan, a regional newspaper, he is a frequent contributor to Illinois Country Living Magazine, Life and Style in Southern Illinois, Southern Business Journal and other publications.