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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 05, 2003
Page
4
In Southern Illinois and nationwide law enforcement face volatile domestic disputes where threats vary and charges are sometimes dropped after tempers cool. Officials note most incidents involve husbands and urge careful threat assessment amid alarming national statistics.
The Southern Illinoisan notes protection orders are not cures all and many are dropped by complainants. In Franklin County 287 orders last year with 50 percent dropped, prompting police to assess cries for help versus cries wolf. State law requires domestic battery defendants to appear before a judge. 72 hour no contact cooling off is meant to help, but some counties allow bond without a judge appearance.
Publisher Dennis DeRossett and Editor Meta Minton lead the Southern Illinoisan editorial staff. Contact information includes newsroom, letters, tips, submission guidelines, classifieds and display ad contacts, plus mail and telephone numbers for Carbondale and Williamson County areas. Letters policy outlines word limit, signing, and verification.
A reader argues Saddam Hussein's sons became martyrs and questions Bush policy while another claims statistics mislead on the I-66 proposal. They urge Southern Illinois focus on eco tourism local development and upgrading highways rather than building a fixed interstate through the region.
Jim Muir shares a personal essay on tipping, profiling waitstaff like Jennifer in Mount Vernon and his own experiences delivering pizzas and working college jobs. He argues tips reflect effort, not wealth, and urges readers to empathize with those who rely on gratuities.
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