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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 2007
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan reports news from Carbondale and southern Illinois dated Friday December 7 2007. Local updates cover government, schools, sports and community events with brief notices and schedules.
The newspaper outlines letters to Voice of the Reader limits. Submissions must be signed with a verifiable phone number for verification, though numbers are not published. The page notes editing rights and disallows poetry or mass submissions and libelous attacks. It also lists contact methods and local elected officials with phone numbers and websites.
A reader defends Randolph College in Lynchburg Virginia after injunctions blocked Christie's sale of Men of the Docks by George Bellows. The suit, led by alumnae and local employers, cites theft from the Maier Museum and implications for accreditation amid a name change to Randolph College.
Readers vote for the Golden Pen Award on The Southern Illinoisan site or by mail using letters from the December 1 or December 4 editions. The winner and author will be named in mid December and receive an engraved gold colored pen. CLARK ASHBY CARBONDALE
Dennis DeRossett names Gary Metro publisher and Karen Binder managing editor Steve Binder special publications editor roles in the newsroom.
Kathleen Parker notes Mitt Romney’s address at Texas A&M frames freedom and religious liberty as inseparable. The column praises his emphasis on rule of law over church influence, defends religious tolerance, and urges introspection on the nation’s founding principles amid the election.
Funeral services were held for Rosemary Berker Crisp, 70, a Marion businesswoman and tireless volunteer who battled ovarian cancer for 12 years. A Pepsi MidAmerica co owner, she served on 10 Southern Illinois boards and inspired many with nursing roots from 1958. Her family mourns as colleagues recall her dedication.
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