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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 2002
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan outlines contact details for Publisher Linda Ritchie Lindus and editors, plus reader submission guidelines for Voice of the Reader and The Vent. It specifies addresses, phone numbers, emails, submission length limits, and publication rules on letters, poetry, and mass submissions.
An op ed urges passage of the farm bill Competition Title to curb meatpacker vertical integration. It cites record packer profits, shrinking farm gate bids, rising consumer prices, and ecological harms from large hog farms. It spotlights monopsy power of Monsanto DuPont and major milk processors and urges constituents to contact congressmen John Costello and David Phelps for action.
A reader urges issuing citations at all traffic accidents, recounting two crashes involving at-fault drivers and insurance implications. The letter also critiques state budget politics and Senator Luechtefeld, arguing for district-focused leadership and revenue measures to curb waste.
The Senate energy bill addresses many topics but skips coal, while a Pennsylvania State University study shows coal’s value to Illinois by 2010. It estimates coal’s economic impact between 8.7 and 33 billion dollars, household income up to 11.5 billion, and 40 thousand to 278 thousand jobs, with new technologies reducing pollution.
Dr. James Durham pitches a plan to convert Franklin Hospital to a critical access unit, pledging $100,000 and a tax levy pause to save a facility losing 2.4 million last year. He faces a May 21 deadline as SIH exits, with questions over debt, liens, and potential taxpayer relief.
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