Letters policy and contact details for The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan publishes daily from Carbondale Illinois. Readers may submit letters up to 250 words addressed to Voice of the Reader with real names and hometowns. Include a telephone number for verification, and note that poetry or mass-submitted letters are not published.
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Illinois officials amid layoffs and graft probes linger over ethics
The Southern's Statehouse report notes 10 Public Aid workers in Williamson County face layoffs before notice. Indictments target two former Gov. Ryan aides for racketeering linked to campaign pay and state contracts for organ donation publicity. A Ryan campaign spokesman, Eric Robinson, also handled public aid PR. Critics call the consulting deal political patronage and urge investigations, funding cuts, and job preservation to plug fiscal drains.
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Public Aid
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Robinson
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Madigan
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Kissin
Prohibition rally questions Turley Park alcohol rule
A Carbondale park district meeting on March 18 saw a petition signed by many oppose alcohol at Turley Park during Sunset Concerts. City council will decide at the April 16 meeting and is urged to deny the request, with readers encouraged to contact council members.
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Turley Park
Carbondale
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Community Letter Contends Biased Reporting and Tuition Reform
An Arab American reader decries anti-Palestinian bias in coverage and argues for balanced reporting. The letter praises Benton's coach Jeff Roper, urges Carterville to retain him, and criticizes Chancellor Wendler over an 18 percent tuition hike plan, proposing an 18 percent increase for new students with exemptions and a student-led advisory committee.
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Wendler
University of Illinois
Board of Trustees
Gut thinking risks Middle East peace says Molly Mins
Molly Mins argues that Bush relying on gut instincts harms Middle East diplomacy and betrays moral complexity. She notes no military solution exists and urges principled, reality based engagement, warning against oversimplified good versus evil rhetoric. She cites Ireland and Cyprus as signs negotiated peace is possible.
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