SIU honors Boemer All American and Zeigler-Royalton wins award
SIU offensive lineman Bryan Boemer earned 2011 AFCA All-America honors as captain of the Salukis and anchored a powerful line. Zeigler-Royalton High School earned the American Cancer Society Chair's Award for income development, leading Illinois with 21,500 raised over two years from a 198-student rural program.
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American Cancer Society
Risley
Zeigler-Royalton
Illinois
Chicago
Saluki
Bryan Boemer
Boemer
SIU
Aaron Lockwood
Salukis
MVFC
Jewel Hampton
LSU
Letters Policy and Editor Contacts
Community editor notes outline letters to the editor policy for Carbondale and De Soto areas. It lists phone numbers and contacts for Williamson County and regional offices and names editor Gary Metro and Mark Fitton with emails and phone numbers.
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Lange Ee
Carbondale
de Soto
Cal
Williamson County
Gary Metro
Gary
Officials Contact Lines for Illinois Delegation
U S Senator Mark Kirk lists district and state offices with phone numbers 312 886 3500 and 202 224 2850 plus 217 492 5089. Representative John Shimkus provides 618 252 8271 and 202 225 5271. State Representative Jerry Costello hosts 618 443 5757 and 217 782 1018 and provides staterepcostello gmail com.
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U.S
Mark Kirk
Kirk
Senate
John Shimkus
House.gov
Shimkus
Jerry F. Costello
Gmail
Voice Of The Reader Letter On State Tax And Prisons
Southern Illinois residents denounce a Chicago driven deal that preserves prison closures and directs hundreds of millions to Chicago corporations. Jim McPhail West Frankfort Franklin County board member and Stephen Broemmel Krbondal express mixed relief as the strike ends, while doubts linger on tax dollar usage.
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Cook County
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Chicago
Blagojevich
Indonesia
West Virginia
Southern Illinois
Kentucky
Missouri
Indiana
Mike Madigan
Pat Quinn
Jim McPhail
West Frankfort Franklin
Strike Over At SIU Draws Mixed Reactions
To the Editor the writer thanks the end of the SIU faculty strike but laments the damage to students university and taxpayers. They question real issues behind the walkout amid three straight years of enrollment decline and note past three year salary raises while hoping the hiatus does not worsen enrollment.
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SIU Carbondale
SIU
Southern Illinois
Ilinois
More Than Fair? Letter Critiques Obama Coverage and Patton Quote
A reader defends The Southern Illinoisan for staying neutral in politics while criticizing President Obama as raised in a Muslim country and attending an all Muslim school. The letter recalls Fort Hood, Gates, and a claim Obama said the police acted stupidly, ending with support for the paper.
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Balchen
Obama
Fort Hood
Gates
Harvard University
General Patton
Mr. Balchen
Golden Pen Award voting open for best letter to editor
Readers can vote through Sunday for the November 2011 Golden Pen Award. Finalists include Dennis McPheron of Johnston City for criticizing rates by big utilities, Dominic Giafagleone of Carbondale on coal plant mercury data, and Becky Robinson of Carbondale opposing smear campaigns against SIU. The winner receives an inscribed gold pen and editor column praise, with online or mail voting options.
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Southern
Thesouthern.com
Dennis McPheron
Johnston City
Dominic Giafagleone
Carbondale
SIU Carbondale
Becky Robinson
SIU
Rita Cheng
Thesouthern
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Gary Metro
Wlindsan
Illinois Ave
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Costello
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Gary Forby
Yahoo.com
David Luechtefeld
Sendavel
Midwest
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Mike Bost
Bost
Hotmail
John Bradley
Stephen Broemmel Krbondal
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