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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 2006
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan outlines Letters to the Editor rules voters policy and contact info for submitting Voice of the Reader letters. It lists publisher editor and staff emails, submission length limits, libel rules, and various newsroom and circulation phone lines.
George Clifford Hurst argues the college contradicts its merit based hiring pledge by banning relatives of board members and staff from consideration. He questions how a candidate might be the most qualified yet be excluded if related to trustees and asks if hiring a non relative lessen merit. He plans to forward his views to David Hancock and BOT members.
Letter to the editor contests Jim Muir's July 27 2006 column accusing Presbyterians of a hidden PC conspiracy. The writer ridicules the idea, condemns Muir's labeling tactic, and urges fair critique over conspiracy framing. He notes Muir's paranoia and urges readers to base judgments on what Muir actually writes.
The piece argues recent gas price increases are driven by oil company greed and record profits. It urges readers to contact congressmen to demand an investigation, warning complacency could raise costs across transportation and harm the economy.
All volunteer Southern Baptist disaster relief members from the Midwest converged on Mount Vernon to clear streets of fallen trees and debris, helping elderly and financially strapped residents. The same area noted delays in Medicaid reimbursements and praised Wings of Charity youth aviation program. Governors and local groups announced efforts to boost regional infrastructure and jobs, including a Marion baseball stadium project and Maytag plant severance negotiations. Curtis Kohring retired from Specialized Training Adult Rehabilitation after 27 years, emphasizing disability inclusion. The Vergennes case saw a restrained sentence for a battering of a 4 year old. Volunteers also supported Wings of Charity Summer Flight Academy at Southern Illinois Airport.
Washington Post columnist David Broder argues that the Bush Olmert stance to press on in Iraq and Lebanon risks prolonging misery. He notes that delaying decisive action invites greater threats from Hezbollah and insurgents, urging a clear strategy or exit to avoid endless warfare. He contrasts Korea and Vietnam to show victory is not always possible.
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