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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 2011
Page
4
Gary Metro recounts a home repair spree from painting to wallpaper removal. After failed plumbing attempts and a steamer mishap with multilingual warnings, he finally strips all wallpaper while dodging steam burns and a locked door. He likens himself to Clark Griswold and jokes about avoiding future wallpaper chores.
A reader questions the death penalty and advocates mass DNA registration as crime solving. The letter challenges capital punishment criteria, police disclosure of FOID lists, and proposes universal DNA databases to identify suspects quickly.
The Southern Illinoisan outlines policy for letters to the editor. Letters must be signed with a hometown and telephone for verification, limited to 250 words, and may be edited. Contact details include local and statewide numbers and an email address for submissions.
U S Senators Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin along with U S Representative John Shimkus provide contact numbers and web addresses for constituent inquiries. Kirk’s lines include 312 886 3508 and 202 224 2852 with 217 492 5089. Durbin’s offices list 618 351 1122 and 202 224 2152. Shimkus listing shows 618 252 8271 and 202 225 5279 with www.house.gov/shimkus and senate URLs.
MONA CHAREN notes Obama relies on government legacy rhetoric in a critique of his deficit address. She ridicules the entitlement portrayal, calls the Medicare “mediscare” tactic dishonest, and warns of demagoguery over health reform while citing shifting uninsured figures and party clashes.
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