Academic Jekyll and Hyde Baseball Letters the Two Sides
A SIU writer chronicles his split persona as scholar and baseball devotee linking literature to the sport. He notes how novels by Fitzgerald Faulkner Hemingway and Salinger echo baseball themes and recalls personal ties to the Pittsburgh Pirates while reflecting on academia’s view of baseball.
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Yogi Berra
Jekyll
Hyde
Dr. Jekyll
F. Scott Fitzgerald
William Faulkner
Ernest Hemingway
Mr. Hyde
Fitzgerald
Great Gatsby
Faulkner
Yankees
Ruth
Hemingway
Joe DiMaggio
Ring Lardner
Chicago Tribune
Virginia Woolf
Chicago
James T. Farrell
White Sox
Studs Lonigan
William Kennedy
August Wilson
Bernard Malamud
Lancelot
Camelot
Donald Hall
Pirates
Dock Ellis
Philip Roth
J.D. Salinger
W.P. Kinsella
Joe
Salinger
Iowa
James Joyce
Roberto Clemente
William Butler Yeats
Bill Mazeroski
Pittsburgh Pirates
Letters Policy and Submission Details
Policy outlines letters to editor limited to 250 words typed or emailed signed with author name and hometown, includes phone verification but not published. Editorial staff reserve right to edit, do not publish non news content, and provide contact emails and phone extensions for submissions.
Officials contact lines for Illinois lawmakers compiled
A brief listing provides phone numbers and websites for U S Senator Mark Kirk U S Senator Dick Durbin U S Representative John Shimkus State Senator David Luechtefeld and State Representative Mike Bost with county and district cues and personal contact details.
Opinion Letter Arguing U S Focus on Afghanistan
Davin E Smith executive director of Illinois Family Institute argues that entitlements should be cut less and Afghanistan studied for survival. He cites historical empires and urges focusing on domestic enrichment over wars while condemning government interference with religious liberty.
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Afghanistan
Alexander the Great
George Washington
Henry Fords
John D. Rockefellers
Bill Gates
Davin E. Smith
Illinois Family Institute
Carol Strean
Mistake on Thumbs Down Tax Decision Sparks Debate
A reader contests a tax cut reversal arguing it ends a job-creating break for the wealthy while harming the elderly and sick. They urge opposing choices such as taxing surplus wealth or cutting essential services, and call for restoring civility and cultural standards.
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Illinois leaders vs Catholic Charities over foster care role
A letter argues Gov. Patrick Quinn and Attorney General Lisa Madigan misuse state power to close Catholic Charities foster care services to enforce a civil union law. It accuses lawmakers, including Rep Greg Harris, of ignoring religious freedom protections and anti discrimination rules while endorsing same sex unions.
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Patrick Quinn
Lisa Madigan
Illinois
Quinn
Madigan
Greg Harris
Catholic Charities
Harris
Swearing and Adulthood in PG-13 Controversy
The Southern Illinoisan reports critics question if frequent four letter expletives mark maturity. They argue allowing nonsexual F word usage in PG-13 media teaches kids to swear hourly. The piece questions when crude language signals adulthood.
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Powers That Be
Southern Illinoisan
Muse critique of federal workers ignores hard questions
A reader disputes claims that federal employees are a drain calling them the new leisure class. The letter defends Homeland Security FBI military park service veterans hospitals and FEMA while challenging the idea of cutting jobs. The writer argues CEO and oil profits hurt more than pay for federal staff and cites local flooding and spending.
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Heartland Muse
Homeland Security
FBI
Park Service
Veterans Hospital
Southern Illinois
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