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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 2003
Page
4
A Southern Illinois poll shows 64 percent believe Saddam Hussein survived the bombings, while others doubt or remain unsure. Readers are invited to vote online at www.the southern.com, with the new question asking if the governor should extend the death penalty moratorium.
Community paper details how to submit letters and Voice of the Reader. Includes word limits, sign requirement, and contact numbers for Carbondale and Williamson County readers. Also notes The Vent weekly feature and submission guidelines for letters.
Meta Mintons Southern Illinoisan column previews the Ken Gray Museum in West Frankfort, recalling the former congressman known as the Prince of Pork. The piece weaves memories of Gray and rival Randy Patchett, a stroke, Rend Lake Conservancy District concerns, and Mintons appeal for reader ideas.
Mona Charen argues that while U S forces achieved a humane military victory in Iraq they failed to prevent museum looting. Critics blame the administration and Clinton appointees while UNESCO observers suspect an inside job. The piece weighs responsibility for safeguarding heritage against wartime outcomes.
Washington Post columnist David Broder cites Senate leader Dick Lugar and Carnegie Endowment researchers warning that Iraq’s political reconstruction will take years. They stress Iraq is not a blank slate, faces ethnic and religious clashes, and requires international leadership over oil resources with a broad interim government and possible martial law.
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