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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 2002
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan publishes letters to Voice of the Reader up to 250 words signed with author name and hometown. Contact numbers and emails are listed for tips, subscriptions, classifieds, and display ads. The Vent feature appears each Saturday with the same guidelines and opt‑out options.
Illinois corn growers increasingly plant biotech corn, with about 32 percent of the crop biotech as of now, up from 26 percent in 2001. The Bt gene helps resist corn borers, reducing losses and inputs, while Monsanto cites broader insect control and lower insecticide use. The stance supports farmers and Illinois business as the industry advances.
A prank by a 13 year old in the Netherlands led to dozens of large banks in Washington DC temporarily closing after police received a bomb threat. Banks reopened after authorities deemed the threat hoax. The caller claimed a bomb would explode at a central national bank at noon.
To the Editor. A reader weighs the monthly cost of services against what is lost in jobs and services, arguing the value or impact of regular payments on public or municipal offerings.
A column attacks Ann Coulter as emblematic of a hate driven career and links such rhetoric to political strategy. It argues Southern Illinois University should host her, then pivots to calls for tax funding to sustain state prisons and social services amid fiscal strain and election year politics. Leonard Pitts, Miami Herald columnist, weighs in on risk, security, and a shrinking global stage after Sept 11.
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