Letters policy and contact details for readers
Provides submission rules for Voice of the Reader at The Southern Illinoisan. Includes word limit 250, signature and phone number for verification, editors contact names and emails, and lists elected officials with phone numbers and websites. Mentions rejection of libelous or mass submissions and publication of author name and some town.
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Impeachment grounds and Bush actions argued in a letter
The letter contends Article II impeachment grounds include high crimes and misdeeds beyond constitutional amendments. It cites Fourth Amendment surveillance, Iraq war misrepresentation, Downing Street Memo, and offenses at Guantanamo as grounds, blaming Congress for lack of action and accusing leaders of protecting an imperial presidency. Rich Whitney Carbondale.
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Illinois bill would curb alcopop youth targeting in ads and events
Legislation sponsored by Senator Carol Ronan would ban alcopop sponsorship of youth-audience athletic events and prohibit billboard ads within 500 feet of schools parks and places of worship. Gov Blagojevich is urged to sign after unanimous legislative approval.
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War valor and truth from Iraq through Webberley and Beauchamp
Kathleen Parker contrasts Pvt Beauchamp’s controversial dispatches with Cpl Webberley’s brave stand in Anbar. The piece praises soldiers who uphold duty while noting Beauchamp’s disputed claims and commends journalists like W. Thomas Smith Jr. for spotlighting the majority’s loyalty.
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Illinois Notes on Local Leaders and Community Notables
A multi-item regional roundup praises Gov. Blagojevich for reviewing a $1 billion electric rate relief bill, spots job paths for former Maytag workers Rossi and Watkins, honors Union County 4 H families, and highlights civic gifts to the Gen John A Logan Museum. It also notes a new land purchase for Gambit Golf Club near Vienna, a Navy admiral throwing the first pitch in Marion, storm damage in Harrisburg, and community support for local events and entertainment in Southern Illinois.
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Nancy Brown
Marion
Southern Illinois Miners
Brown
U.S. Navy
Saline County Fairground
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