Letters policy and contact details for Voice of the Reader
This excerpt outlines submission rules for letters to Voice of the Reader at The Southern Illinoisan. It notes word limits, signing and phone verification, types of allowed content, and contact methods including mail, fax, and email. It lists editors, tips lines, and a roster of elected officials with phone numbers and URLs.
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Voice of the Reader
Southern Illinoisan
P.D. Box
Carbondale
Thesouthern.com
Salukis Seek Crowd Edge in semifinal at McAndrew
The article urges fans to fill McAndrew Stadium for Southern Illinois University as they chase a national football title, facing Delaware in a critical semifinal. It stresses the Salukis as one of four remaining FCS contenders and compares the moment to a final four of fall sports.
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McAndrew Stadium
Southern Illinois University
Delaware
Salukis
Blue Hens
Salukis fans rally to keep Coach Kill at SIU
Voices urge full McAndrew Stadium support after a season marked by a 10-2 record and playoff berth. The column praises Jerry Kill for rebuilding SIU football since 2001 and notes ongoing coaching vacancy chatter while urging fans to fill seats this Saturday to show commitment to the coach and program.
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Salukis
Umass
Eastern Illinois University
Jerry Kill
Kill
SIU
Super Salukis
Coach Kill
November's Nominations for the Golden Pen Award
A letter to the editor requests political help from Milton R. Lees and Mike Carrigan to persuade a wife to approve buying a new Cadillac. The writer invokes Illinois Works capital bill rhetoric, urging bipartisan support and an end to concerns about payment.
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Milton R. Lees
Mike Carrigan
Illinois
Vote for Golden Pen winner ends December ninth
Readers can vote for the Golden Pen Award winner through Sunday December 9 via The Southern Illinoisan site or by mail. The winning letter and author will be recognized in mid December with an engraved gold colored pen. The piece also includes an opinion referencing George W Bush and Pakistan.
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Thesouther.com
Gary Metro
Southern Illinoisan
North Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Pakistan under martial law and rising extremism
A reader warns that Pakistan faces instability as Musharraf declares emergency rule to curb insurgent threats. The letter criticizes past governance, notes corruption suspicions in elections, and cites Taliban and Al Qaeda activity in the north near Afghanistan. It argues emergency powers aim to save Pakistan amid growing violence and civil disruption.
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Pakistan
Musharraf
Shaukat Aziz
U.S
George Bush
Supreme Court
Iran
Jimmy Carter
Taliban
Al-Qaeda
Frontier
Afghanistan
Balthuistan
Swat
Discover Shawnee National Forest and The Other Illinois
A local advocate extols Shawnee National Forest tourism and regional sites. The piece highlights Pope County Garden of the Gods Elizabethtown Golconda and Kinkaid Lake along with nearby landmarks such as Giant City Devil's Backbone Tower Rock Fort Massac Cave-In-Rock and the Shawnee Wine Trail. It urges budget travelers to explore autumn scenery and historic venues in southern Illinois.
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Shawnee National Forest
Pope County
Garden of the Gods
Elizabethtown
Golconda
Ohio River
Murphysboro
Kinkaid Lake
Lake Murphysboro
Pine Hills
Giant City
Devil’s Backbone
Tower Rock
Grand Tower
Ohio
Mississippi
Cairo
Kaskaskia
Grimsby Road
Fort Massac
John A. Logan
de Chartres
Cave-In-Rock
Illinois
Oprah endorsement could boost Obama in key states
Chicago Tribune columnist Clarence Page discusses Oprah Winfrey’s surprise backing of Barack Obama. The piece notes Oprah's crossover appeal, its potential to close the gender and race gaps in Iowa New Hampshire and South Carolina, and surveys showing mixed beliefs about endorsements affecting votes.
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Barack Obama
Obama
Winfrey
Iowa
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Hillary Clinton
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah
Clarence
Clinton
Bill Clinton
Joint Center For Political and Economic Studies
New York
Pew Research Center
Pew
Joint Center
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