Letters policy for Voice of the Reader and contact details
Public notice outlines submission rules for Letters to the Voice of the Reader including word limit signed name and phone verification, editing rights, and disallowance of libelous or mass submissions. It lists submission addresses and contact numbers for editors and news reporting lines.
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Voice of the Reader
Southern Illinoisan
P.O. Box
Carbondale
Thesouthern.com
Potter tales bridge magic and morality in fantasy
Two writers argue that fantasy literature and films can simultaneously entertain and explore moral themes without corrupting readers. They address critics who fear magic in Harry Potter, noting that even Christian scholars view concerns as overstated and emphasize imaginative value.
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Russell Dalton
Union
Morality in Harry Potter through Faith Journey and Tolkien Views
SAM FOSKEY of University Baptist Church and BILL SASSO of Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship discuss Harry Potter as a framework for moral values. They contrast love over greed, the duties to others, and the struggle between good and evil with references to Tolkien and interfaith perspectives.
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Dayton
Ohio
Dalton
Jules Verne
Harry Potter
Lord Voldemort
Sam Foskey
University Baptist Church
Carbondale
Carbondale Interfaith Council
Bill Sasso
Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship
Letter to the Editor on SIU facilities and funding
The writer argues against field of dreams style logic for McAndrew Arena and the Saluki Way plan. They urge upgrades to McAndrew and the Arena, oppose public funding for private ventures like a pool, and blame enrollment issues on broader factors, urging support for SIU as the region’s largest employer.
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SIU
Field of Dreams
McAndrew
Southern Illinois
Saluki
Hickory Ridge
Carbondale
Baseball bias fuels channel choices in Southern Illinois
A new Southern Illinois resident vents about baseball on local cable, noting heavy St. Louis games on multiple channels despite being an American League fan. He plans to switch to satellite TV to regain choice, citing limited options and pressuring his 11-year-old to watch a single team.
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Houston
Astros
St. Louis
ESPN
Cardinals
Cubs
Obama’s Las Vegas talk on race and blackness at NABJ event
Leonard Pitts Jr. reflects on Barack Obama’s late Las Vegas appearance to NABJ where Obama quips about being black enough. The piece critiques how media and public perceptions assign race and how Obama’s existence reshapes political discourse, arguing the “black enough” question reveals more about questioners than the candidate.
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National Association of Black Journalists
Bally
Las Vegas
Obama
Chicago Sun-Times
Senate
Laura Washington
South Side
Barack Obama
America
Joe Biden
Hillary Clinton
Tucker Carlson
Harvard
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Thesouthern
Karen Binder
Karen
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
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Dick Durbin
Durbin
U.S
John Shimkus
House.gov
Shimkus
Jerry Costello
Costello
Gary Forby
David Luechtefeld
Brandon Phelps
Mike Bost
John Bradley
J.R.R. Tolkien
Tolkien
Leonard Pitts JR
Miami Herald
Herald Plaza
Miami
Fla
Miamiherald
Leonard
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