The Southern Illinoisan Letters Policy and Contact Details
Publisher Linda Ritchie Lindus and staff outline reader letters policy including length limits under 250 words, signing requirements with hometown, and a right to edit. It covers submission via mail, e mail, and voicemail, with weekend SoundOff and The Vent notes and contact numbers for readers in Carbondale and Williamson County.
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Florida visit signals looming 2004 Democratic contenders
Democratic challengers to Bush test waters in Orlando as 2000 nominee Al Gore and five possible 2004 aspirants attend a Florida convention. Among them Kerry, Gephardt, Edwards, Lieberman and Dean, with Daschle and Gephardt seen as front runners to face Bush. Analysts note Gore remains a central variable and discuss implications for campaign finance and early-state strategy.
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John Edwards
North Carolina
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Missouri
Senate
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
Howard Dean
Vermont
Russell Feingold
Wisconsin
Marcy Kaptur
Ohio
al Sharpton
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Gephardt
Dean
Edwards
Iowa
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Gore
Lieberman
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White House
Daschle
Afghanistan
Tournament champion Don Verble tops Illinois event at Marion
Voice of the South reports Jonesboro barber Don Verble won the 97th Illinois State Checker Tournament held last weekend at Illinois Centre Mall in Marion. Also featured are honors for Ethel Holladay of Du Quoin High School as Secondary Business Teacher of the Year, Jason West of Goreville FFA on state award, Amanda Armes earning a Penn State nuclear engineering scholarship, and local government budget cuts and public-record concerns in Makanda and Alexander counties.
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Don Verble
Illinois Centre Mall
Marion
Don
Ethel Holladay
du Quoin High School
National Business Education Association
Ethel
du Quoin
Future Business Leaders of America
Goreville
Future Farmer of America
Jason West
Jason
Champaign
Danny
Sheryl West
Jeff Robinson
West Frankfort High School
Amanda Armes
Amanda
Penn State University
United States
Terry
Mary Armes
Jackson County Greenways and Trails Project clarifies aims
The Jackson County Greenways and Trails Project emphasizes a feasibility study to propose trail routes connecting communities without property acquisition. Public information sessions drew over 150 attendees each, addressing misinformation about eminent domain and outlining trails as nonmotorized linear parks with potential offshoots for equestrian use and community benefits.
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Jackson County
Illinois
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