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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 2002
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan publishes reader letters up to 250 words submitted by mail or email. Letters must be signed with hometown, include a phone number for verification, and may be edited. The Vent page also runs weekly with user submissions and moderation rules.
The Illinois death penalty commission backs a moratorium on executions and calls for reforms to prevent wrongful convictions. It urges evidentiary changes, more mitigating factors, a prosecutorial review panel, judge agreement with juries, videotaped interrogations, and revised line up procedures to fix a system seen as on the brink of breakdown.
A reader urges state lawmakers to raise income tax by 0.5 percent to generate about 3 billion in revenue. They argue the small weekly cost of 2.50 supports keeping people employed, funding unemployment, and aiding the elderly and children, and pledge to back the legislator in November.
A Carbondale reader criticizes city and state leaders for funding cuts to a homeless shelter while approving a new city worker at 38690 annually. The letter cautions about Vienna prison Choate Mental Health Center closures and warns of job losses and regional economic harm, urging residents to urge senators and representatives to oppose the cuts.
A letter writers oppose HB 4117 and the Silent Reflection Act, arguing they breach church state separation and target non Protestants. They urge adherence to Illinois Constitution Article I Section 3 and cite religious liberty protections while noting mandatory public school attendance.
A Southern Illinois reader addresses the Illinois General Assembly criticizing budget choices. He urges taxing cigarettes and casino profits, cutting state vehicle fleets, auditing all departments, and slicing lawmakers pay by 10 percent. He warns of layoffs, prison and mental health closures, and notes 202 days to the November election.
Jim Muir invites public input through email at writeon shawneelink dot com, encouraging community feedback on local issues and coverage.
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