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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 2004
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan invites Voice of the Reader letters under 250 words and signed with hometown. Include a telephone number for verification. numbers are not published. The paper reserves the right to edit and to refuse poetry, mass submissions, and libelous or personal attacks.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration researchers observed 640 intersections over two months in 2000 and found about 3 percent of drivers used hand held phones between 8 am and 6 pm. The study estimated roughly 500000 drivers on phones, a figure likely higher today with growth in the market.
An Illinois editorial discusses growing cell phone use among drivers, noting cognitive distraction from hands free devices and NHSTA findings. It cites Illinois and other states with weak penalties and questions whether more regulation is needed, urging individual self regulation.
Readers respond to issues of labor benefits and politics, praising Marion Rushing and lamenting funding cuts. The letters reference a Bush-appointed federal judge in Lexington, state budget battles in Illinois, and Lekotek funding, urging voters to influence national and local leaders.
A reader denounces both major parties, labeling Republicans as bigoted and neo fascist while mocking Democratic rhetoric at its convention. The letter condemns GOP leaders and questions civil liberties and preemptive war policy, ending with a harsh verdict on the Southern Milionisan’s decision to publish such tirades.
Leonard Pitts Jr. recalls wandering a Freetown shantytown with photographer Sarah Glover, confronting a wary local, and confronting himself about the ethics of journalism in Africa. He questions whether American readers will truly be moved to help and vows to seek real impact beyond mere depiction.
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