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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 2007
Page
6
The notice outlines letters to Voice of the Reader limited to 250 words and signed with a hometown, including telephone verification. It lists submission methods and editor contacts, plus a roster of US and state officials with phone numbers and websites for public access.
Kathleen Parker analyzes how Vanity Fair portrays potential first ladies and how American society scrutinizes women in power. The piece surveys Judith Giuliani Michelle Obama Elizabeth Edwards and others, contrasting traditional roles with modern empowerment, and notes the gendered gaze in political life. Parker notes the enduring tension between old expectations and contemporary reality.
Speeding drivers drew warnings after a Lesser firefighter death on Interstate 57 as court action looms over a bus collision. The Jackson County Stage Company hosts a Dec 1 2 home tour to fund a new theater facility. The Illinois Fan Club raises funds with a $2 500 start aided by SIU Carbondale athletes to aid fans without AC. SIU administrators ensure August payrolls for 5 300 Carbondale and 2 300 Evansville workers via a two month reserve. Orchard owners expand plantings to bolster peach and apple crops amid frosts. Burglaries hit Herrin Marion July 26. crime watch urged in Williamson County. Jessica Brown of Goreville caps rodeo season with 18th in breakaway calf roping. all around and breakaway titles lead season. Herrin lifeguards saved a 55 year old. lifeguards credited for safety. Williamson County assistants cover duties for Sean de Mello as colleagues donate sick days. Marion Church of God hosts Aug 11 spaghetti fundraiser for amputee Brenda Holup.
The Southern Illinoisan invites readers to read four nominated letters and vote for July’s top letter via www.thesouthern.com/goldenpen. Votes count through Aug 8 with the winner announced mid August. Each month’s winner receives a gold pen and recognition.
A reader scathingly contrasts Illinois full time legislature with Maine’s part time body, noting high salaries and per diem costs. The letter praises Maine’s budget and universal health care, then jokily marks April 1 as Cheap Trick Day due to lawmakers’ actions and a self awarded 9.6 percent raise before May Day.
A reflective piece recalling a country doctor father, late 1940s hardships, and a Ford breakdown during a confinement case. It contrasts old health care worries with present concerns over rebates and billing from Ameren, urging readers to review legislators’ votes and vote accordingly in November 2008.
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