Readers urged to send letters to Voice of the Reader column
The Southern Illinoisan outlines letter guidelines for current issues. Letters must be signed with a hometown, limited to 250 words, and may be edited. poetry, mass submissions, and libelous remarks are not published. Contact details for submission and local and federal officials follow.
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Christmas Story Reflected In Luke Two Bible Verse
A reflection on Christmas as joy peace and hope across faiths with Luke chapter two verses 1 through 20 as told narrative. The piece notes how Christmas nourishes family devotion church tradition and civic life with a reminder of peace and good tidings for all communities.
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Caesar Augustus I
Silent Night Birth Heralds Joyful Season
The text recounts the nativity story with Mary and Joseph traveling to Bethlehem, the birth of Jesus in a manger, angels announcing good news to shepherds, and the shepherds visiting the child. They spread the word, Mary reflects, and the shepherds praise God. Wishing peace, a merry Christmas, and a happy New Year.
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Syria
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Galilee
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David
Mary
Christ the Lord
Heaven
Bridge Collapse and Costs Spark Outcry Over Spending
An open letter to the editor questions billion dollar price tags for a Minneapolis bridge reconstruction and California fire damage while criticizing ongoing federal spending in Iraq. The writer urges accountability and condemns perceived mispriorities in national policy and health care funding.
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Minneapolis
California
Bush
Iraq
Congress
Job Shortages and Foreclosure Echo Immigration Debate
A reader challenges Paul Trescott’s view of the middle and lower class plight. They warn that unemployment figures miss those removed from lists, note flat wages amid inflation, and question how families lose homes to foreclosures or rising taxes. They demand locations of new jobs amid immigration.
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Paul Trescott
Public debate on Bush policy and Iraq war rhetoric
Dennis McPherson Johnston argues that critics ignore the pressures faced by President Bush after 9 11 and the flawed intelligence from Curveball. He claims antiwar forces exploit elections and warns of ethnic cleansing consequences from hastened withdrawals.
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Iraq
Vietnam
Iran
Syria
Dennis McPheron
Johnston City
Good Samaritans Helped Dying Cat Max in Car Accident
Becky Skibinski and Terry Mueller thank strangers who stopped after Max the cat was hit by a car on Oct 12, 2007. A woman driver, a pickup truck motorist, and a neighbor aided, transported Max to Streigel's Animal Hospital, contributed money, and refused payment.
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Streigel
Streigel’s
Yes Virginia Santa Miracles Amid Eviction Struggles in Norfolk
In Norfolk, Va, Lisa Suhay recounts a neighbor facing eviction who finds unexpected help from compassionate locals. A man offers a free, rent-free home with no security deposit, and others call to assist, showing community care despite economic strain.
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