Letters Policy and Local Officials Contact Lines
A guide to submitting letters to Voice of the Reader including word limits signing with hometown and telephone number for verification, and editors stating the publication rights. It lists contact details for editors, news-reporting lines, and a roster of U S Senators and Representatives with phone numbers and websites.
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Voice of the Reader
Southern Illinoisan P.0
Carbondale
Thesouthern.com
Illinois budget touted as school funding win misses core reforms
Mary Ellen Guest, campaign manager for A Illinois, critiques Gov Blagojevich's budget as insufficient to fix Illinois school funding. She notes rising local property taxes, shrinking state share, and looming cuts while urging voters to demand real reform and sustainable funding. The piece cites figures from 2001 to 2005 and calls for accountability ahead of next fall’s elections.
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Illinois
Rod Blagojevich
General Assembly
Springfield
Mary Ellen Guest
A+ Illinois
Saluki Way Boosts SIU and Carbondale Prospects
Letter from Ron Durst of Carterville praising Carbondale city council plan to raise half cent sales tax to fund Saluki Way. He argues the project will aid SIU athletics, attract fans and revenue, and praises Mayor Brad Cole as a strong local leader.
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Illinois
Egypt
Carbondale
Saluki Way
SIU
University
Who is the Best President Barack Obama or Lincoln
A reader argues that Abraham Lincoln had limited congressional service while Barack Obama has more Senate time and claims historians favor Lincoln. the writer endorses Obama as the best candidate and signs off as Harold Engelking of Carbondale.
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Braham Lincoln
Congress
Fara Obama
The
S. Senate
Abraham Lincoln
Barack Obama
Labor union leader rebukes governor on health plan funding
Citizens urge balance of the state budget as schools and social services suffer. Laborers' International official Ed Smith backs the plan, proposing a business tax to cover costs, while critics decry funding gaps and ongoing political turmoil in Illinois.
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Ed Smith
Laborers’ International
Illinois
Williamson County Commissioner praises IL CHIP event success
Brent Gentry acknowledges Marion and Herrin Masonic Lodges and numerous partners for sponsoring IL CHIP at Illinois Centre Mall. Personal files were created for 245 children, with thanks to volunteers and parents. He ties the program to a revived Neighborhood Crime Watch to protect the county.
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Herrin Masonic Lodges
IL Chip
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Masons
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Tri-C Pharmacy and Cleaners
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Marion
Carterville
Law
Gilbert, Kimmel, Huffman, Prosser and Hewson
Southern Illinois
Williamson County
Brent Gentry
Eyes on the Prize in a Juvenile Hopeful Letter
Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts Jr. writes to a 16 year old detainee about keeping long term goals in sight. He cites a failed disciplinary act involving swatting a guard with a towel and argues that resisting short term impulses can change futures. Stacey Haynes, a federal prosecutor, explains her mentoring interest and the chapter ends with a message of potential reform and investment.
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Stacey
Stacey Haynes
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