The Southern Illinoisan Editorial Contact and Letters Policy
The Southern Illinoisan lists contact lines for Publisher Linda Ritchie Lindus and editors, calls for news tips, subscription help, classified and display ads, and letters policy. It explains submission limits for Voice of the Reader and The Vent, including word caps, signatures, and libel rules.
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Linda Ritchie Lindus
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Southern Illinoisan
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Carbondale
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Luechtefeld Faces Tough Choice Over Budget Plan and Vienna Closure
The GOP Senate budget plan proposes no funds to keep Vienna Correctional Center open while boosting cigarette and riverboat taxes and reducing local aid. It also cuts university aid, limits four year grants, and constrains service locations, risking rural Southern Illinois. The piece suggests a quid pro quo for Luechtefeld to gain AFSCME support, proposing recall rights for state workers if Vienna reopens, plus restoring some hospital Medicaid cuts to aid providers.
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Okanville
Dave Luechtefeld
Afscme
Senate
Vienna Correctional Center
Vienna
Luechtefeld
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
SIUC
Illinois
GOP
Dave
Menard
Chester
Jim Ryan
Rod Blagojevich
Reader letter questions Wendler and campus values at SIUC
A reader criticizes SIUC Chancellor Walter Wendler for opposing open forum ideals while pushing tuition hikes and graduation prayer. The letter questions campus efficiency and maintenance, notes budget cuts hurting aesthetics, and proposes inclusive student prayer or silent reflection at graduation.
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SIUC
Walter Wendler
Wendler
Illinois
Virtual and real child adult material pose identical harms
The text argues that there is no difference between virtual and real child adult material and urges states to craft laws regulating look alike content. It urges media to support anti child porn laws, using First Amendment concerns as a platform to mold enforceable legislation and protect children and society.
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States
Illinois
Hidden motive behind IHSA football playoff shift claimed
A former Schlarman High School coach argues the IHSA playoff realignment serves money and gate revenue. He says coaches and the IHSFCA were ignored, with surveys omitting an eight-class expansion and regional format cited as cost saving.
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Jim Gordillo
IHSA
Illinois High School Football Coaches Association
Schlarman High School
Danville
Ihsfca
Gordillo
DRM and Fair Use Clash Over Privacy in Digital Age
DAN GILLMOR argues that DRM privileges by content owners threaten fair use and privacy. He warns current policy favors business, urges public pressure, and doubts industry can self regulate. He critiques post 9 11 surveillance trends and calls readers to contact legislators.
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California
Gray Davis
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