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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 2003
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan editorial board invites reader input through Voice of the Reader and The Vent. It lists contact details for submissions, policy on letters up to 250 words, required signatures and hometowns, and editorial guidelines for libel and edits.
Gov Rod Blagojevich delivers first budget address urging a culture change and tighter finances as Illinois faces a near five billion deficit. He presses cost saving plans, warns against partisanship, and positions the state for structural reform.
The Illinois governor frames a 52.4 billion budget as shared sacrifice and vows internal reform. He defends hit to education health care and public safety while claiming every area faced cuts. He spent three months detailing state spending to show waste elimination and fiscal discipline.
Paul Simon argues that courage, not sideline decisions, is needed in Illinois and national governance. He calls for higher education investment, reduced income inequality, and reforming taxes and gambling to fund education and health care, outlining specific revenue proposals to close a multibillion-dollar gap.
James J Kilpatrick weighs in on a North Jersey high school dispute over a policy banning racially provocative clothing and a Confederate flag. He cites Tinker Fraser and Hazelwood to argue schools may curb disruptive expression while noting the Foxworthy shirt was simply dumb.
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