The Southern Illinoisan Editorial Pages Contact Info
A dense excerpt lists the newspaper's contact details for editors Jeff Smyth Meta Minton and publisher Dennis DeRossett, plus submission guidelines, newsroom phone lines, and ad and circulation contacts for Carbondale, Murphysboro, De Soto, and Williamson County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis DeRossett
Meta Minton
Minton
Thesouthern
Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Health care crisis in Franklin County spurs call for satellites
In a letter from Bruce Fason West, concern grows over hospital and ambulance closures in Franklin County. The writer urges licensing an ambulance provider and establishing satellite emergency rooms in southern and western areas to save lives. He recalls the community coalition that saved Franklin Hospital and argues for renewed local action to bring care closer to residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin County
Mulkeytown
Perry County
Franklin County Board
Franklin Hospital
Spirit
Blagojevich urged sacrifices as pork projects stay funded
In the Illinois paper a series of local mentions notes Gov Blagojevich asking residents to share in tough budget sacrifices while lifting a spending freeze on member initiatives. Other items praise community efforts including a SIUC Easter drive, hospital partnerships, CNN critique, and school awards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rod Blagojevich
Blagojevich
From the Balkans to Baghdad Bush is nation building PROv
The phrase portrays President Bush pursuing broad nation building across the Balkans and Iraq with a persuasivePROv approach. It frames policy as ambitious and contested, highlighting geopolitical stakes and U.S. involvement amid regional instability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkans
Baghdad
Bush
George W. Bush
United States
Afghanistan
Iraq
Democracy and reconstruction in Iraq and the Balkan model
Philip Terzian argues the postwar Iraqi democracy effort will be lengthy and uneven, with the Balkan Trust for Democracy as a test case. He notes U S and Britain must lead, while UN roles and international cooperation shape the path, urging patience and attention to local culture. The piece cites the Balkan Trust’s $25 million plan across Albania to Serbia and outlines challenges of founding robust institutions in transitional states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Rumsfeld
Bechtel Corp
Hussein
Bush
Dick Cheney
Halliburton
Turkey
Saudi Arabia
Columbia
Guatemala
Sierra Leone
Baghdad
Osama bin Laden
United States
France
Germany
Russia
China
Saddam
United Nations
Bush White House
Britain
Mideast
Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
Balkan Trust For Democracy
Europe
Balkan Trust
Balkan
Federal Republic of
Taiwan
Brazil
Rhode Island
Texas
Bulgaria
Croatia
Bosnia
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lee Enterprises
Opinion
Jeff Smyth
Voice of the Reader
The
Southern Illinoisan
P.O
Jeff.smyth
Thesouthern.com
Dennis
Derossett
Abby Hatfield
Abby. Hatfield
Thesouter. Com
USPS
Illinois Ave
Davenport
Iowa
Southern ‘Illinoisan
POLIC
Bruce Fason
West Frankfort
Gov. Blagojevich
President Bush
George Bush
America
North Korea
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Benton
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan of
Mount Vernon
CNN
Seymour Bryson
Bryson
SIUC
Southern Illinois
Herrin High School
University of Illinois
Washington Grade School
Marion
Illinois State Board of Education
First United Pentecostal Church
du Quoin
Philip
Ponpeem
Terzian
Hitler
Japan
South Korea
Armenia
Spain
India
Ba’ath
German Marshall Fund
Agency For International Development
Albania
Bosnia- Herzegovina
Kosovo
Macedonia
Montenegro
Romania
Serbia
Philip Terzian
Providence Journal
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!