Letter guidelines and contact details from The Southern Illinoisan
Publisher Denise DeRossett and Editor Meta Minton outline reader involvement and newsroom contacts. The notice includes submission rules, contact numbers for news tips, circulation, classifieds, display ads, and letters policy. It notes Labor Day bonus papers on Sept 6, 2004 and standard subscription rates.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Jackson County
Du Quoin State Fair Opens With Twilight Parade
The 82nd Du Quoin State Fair begins this Friday in Southern Illinois with Gov. Rod Blagojevich at the Twilight Parade. The event runs through Sept 6 under the theme New Horizons Building a Better Future, featuring Roy Clark Clay Walker Chris LeDoux Weird Al Yankovic Cheap Trick Saliva and more. The fair adds a new horse arena and multi purpose building along with Ag Expo Homeshow and extensive food and camping options drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors if weather cooperates.
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du Quoin State Fair
Southern Illinois
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Mother Nature
Roy Clark
Clay Walker
Chris LeDoux
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Letter to the Editor on love, judgment, and Christian charity
The writer argues against judging homosexual love as sinful, urging caution and compassion. They cite Jesus’ example of table fellowship and nonjudgment, emphasizing that genuine love, whether heterosexual or homosexual, reflects God and should be honored. The piece frames compassion as central to faith.
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Jesus
SIUC chancellor Wendler and a divided campus
The July 31 2004 Southern Illinoisan piece presents Chancellor Wendler’s personal beliefs and how they clash with SIUC’s progressive domestic partnership policy and nondiscrimination stance. It questions his ability to lead a diverse campus and notes the impact of his statements on faculty students and the community.
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Poshard targets Wendler on First Amendment limits
Brian Smith Campaett Hitt reports that Glenn Poshard attacks Chancellor Walter Wendler over free speech while Wendler defends expressing personal beliefs on homosexuality. The piece argues Wendler’s views do not equate to state religion and notes he answers to the SIU Board of Trustees, not students or the public.
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Glenn Poshard
SIUC
Walter Wendler
Wendler
Poshard
SIU
Kerry Bush clash over Vietnam war records dominates 2004 focus
Jeff Smyth argues the presidential race centers on Kerry’s Vietnam service while Bush calls for outside ads to stop. Kerry rebuts, urging direct discrediting of Swift Boat Veterans for Truth, while others note the contrast between Kerry’s veteran status and Bush campaign tactics. The piece links protests at the upcoming Republican National Convention to older antiwar demonstrations, with New York City limiting Central Park access.
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United States
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Swift Boat
Kerry
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Vietnam
George W. Bush
Swift Boat Veterans For Truth
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Massachusetts
Gu Iteabout
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Central Park
Paul Simon
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