Editorial board and letters policy from The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan outlines how readers may submit letters to Voice of the Reader, including signing with hometown, verification telephone optional, and a 250 word limit. It lists contact emails for Dennis DeRossett James Bennett and Ralph Loos, plus hours for news tips and subscriber services, and notes ownership by Lee Enterprises with mailing and web addresses.
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Governor’s cash edge looms in Illinois campaign race
Springfield reports show Gov. Rod Blagojevich with 12.2 million on hand for re election while challenger Judy Baar Topinka has 1.5 million. The gap complicates Topinka’s path as she plans Labor Day events and a broader push into September and October ahead of the November 7 election.
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Illinois Chamber of Commerce
Illinois Association of Realtors
Jim Ryan
Judy Baar
Letters From Readers Critique US Foreign Policy and Media
A reader from Murphysboro objects to US interference in other nations and protests coverage of casualties, while defending troops. The second letter targets liberal critics, defending Ann Coulter and Molly Ivins and asking The Southern Illinoisan to drop Ivins and anti Bush cartoons, closing with a political sign-off.
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Lebanon
United Snakes
Navy
Dan Owen
Cal Thomas
Ann Coulter
Leonard Pitts
Clarence Page
Molly Ivins
Mr. Owen
Southern Illinoisan
Leonard Pitts Jr
Jim Muir
David Broder
James Bennett
Mona Charen
Jim Davidson
James Kilpatrick
Peace plea amid Israel Lebanon conflict and ceasefire call
A July 30 2006 statement urges 48 hour air strike cessation in Israel amid heavy Lebanon casualties and Hezbollah hiding among civilians. It condemns Nasrullah and urges peace talks, noting Abbas supports two states. The Southern Illinoisan columnists list follows.
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Lebanon
Hezbollah
Ronald Reagan
Sheik Hassan Nasrullah
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Palestinian Authority
Mahmud Abbas
Senators vote 65 34 on parental rights abortion bill
Jim Muir comments on the U S Senate passage of the Child Protection Custody Act to bar minors from crossing state lines for abortions with no parental knowledge. He names notable dissenters including Kennedy Kerry Clinton Boxer Schumer Biden Durbin and Obama and critiques motivations behind the vote.
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