Voice of the South: Save Tamms from Closure
The Southern urges keeping Tamms Correctional Center open amid Illinois budget cuts. It argues Tamms houses the most dangerous offenders, supports regional employment, and warns closures could raise costs elsewhere. Readers are asked to contact Gov. Quinn and lawmakers with their views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unday
Pat Quinn
Tamms
Quinn
State House
Senate
Mike Madigan
Chicago
John Cullerton
Madigan
Cullerton
Illinois Department of Corrections
Associated Press
Pontiac
Menard
State Department of Corrections
ACLU
Illinois
Pontiac Correctional Center
D.W. Norris
Amanda Bridges
General Assembly
Letters to the Editor Policy and contact notes
Policy outlines 250 word limit for letters addressed to current issues and signed with a verified telephone number. Publication omits numbers but prints name and hometown. Edits reserved and news reporting discouraged. Send to Voice of the Reader at The Southern Illinoisan with provided mailing and email contacts for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto and Williamson County residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Voice of the Reader
The
Southern Illinoisan
P.O. Box
Thesouthern
Officials contact lines for Illinois representatives
A list of contact numbers for U S Senators Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin and for Representative John Shimkus plus state representative Jerry Costello. Includes district and office phone lines and website addresses.
Obama bully run at White House and courts draws critique
MONA CHAREN argues Obama shows contempt for law. She cites cabinet meetings with bankers, Gulf oil spill actions, and regulatory overreach such as recess appointments and pressure on BP. The piece claims escalating executive brusqueness harms finance and energy sectors and mocks the president's constitutional stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Obamas
White House
Mona
Charen
Obama
Politico
Evita
General Motors
Chrysler
United Auto Workers
Gulf
Texas
Martin Feldman
Greater New Orleans, Inc
Gulf Region
Charles Cordray
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Senate
Congress
60 Minutes
Supreme Court
State of the Union
Hugo Chavez
Readers vote for Golden Pen winner finalists named
Voting ends Thursday for the Golden Pen Award with three finalists named Kathy Geis Fox Jim Barnett and James Wilson. The winner receives an inscribed gold colored pen and recognition in an editor written column. Cast votes online or by mail to Gary Metro at The Southern Illinoisan Carbondale Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Illinoisan
Thesouthern.com
Kathy Geis Fox
Carbondale
Jim Barnett
Pinckneyville
James Wilson
Cairo
Pat Quinn
Alexander County
Thesouthern
Gary Metro
The
N. Illinois Ave
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gary
Metro
Wark Fitton
Mark Fitton
U.S
Mark Kirk
Kirk
Dick Durbin
Durbin
John Shimkus
House.gov
Shimkus
Jerry Costello
Costello
House
Brandon Phelps
Gmail
Mike Bost
Gary Forby
Mike.bost
Hotmail
Senatorforby
Yahoo.com
David Luechtefeld
Sendave
Idwest.net
John
Jerry F. Costello
Acne
Charen’s
Monacharen
Creators Syndicate
Creators.com
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!