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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 2001
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan identifies its Publisher and Editor Linda Ritchie and opinion editor Mark Duran Samuels, with Dennis DeRossett serving as operations manager, outlining the newspaper’s editorial leadership team.
Marion unit school board hires Wade Hudgens as superintendent, returning to his Southern Illinois roots with a record of educational leadership. Community groups in Southern Illinois are celebrated for charity work during the season, including toy drives and donations to those in need. The piece also praises the Southern Illinois University Salukis basketball team for fan unity and success, and highlights a national report showing declining teen smoking rates due to ongoing education efforts.
The piece questions protections for 401(k) plans as Enron faces bankruptcy and more than 60 lawsuits. It urges strict accountability and warns against privatizing Social Security retirement accounts, stressing the need to guard workers’ retirement savings.
A reflective line notes that beauty and riches fail to satisfy the heart as excess sound and color tire the eyes and ears, signaling a shift toward deeper, quieter fulfillment.
The quotation argues that the central threat to free speech is not a single ideology but a common impulse that undercuts diverse viewpoints. It highlights how reputational pressure, conformity, and moral posturing can suppress open debate across opposing positions.
A policy note explains letter submissions to Voice of The Reader. It requests signed letters under 250 words with telephone numbers for verification, and lists publication practices including city and author name while hiding the phone number. It disallows poetry, mass submissions, and libelous or personal attacks.
Gary Marx, news editor of The Southern Illinoisan, reflects on a Christmas visit to Goreville, observing a sky full of blackbirds and pondering human herd behavior versus individual choice amid global conflict. He recalls family warmth, orchards, and a wish for peace in the new year.
Alice Marie Steele died at age 73, honored for 29 years as secretary of the Jackson County Tuberculosis Care and Treatment Board. Her service spanned shifts from Mount Vernon Sanitarium hospitalization in 1972 to modern home-based treatment and expanded preventive care. Her contributions were praised by the Jackson County Health Department and TB board.
The piece argues three disaster paths for Afghanistan after costly combats and Taliban removal. It highlights Gen Abdul Rashid Dostum as a volatile, brutal figure with shifting allegiances, amid concerns of human rights abuses and potential collapse of recent gains.
Molly Ivins argues the new Afghan leadership under Hamid Karzai risks a fragile coalition with Dostum named deputy defense minister. She warns against oversimplified wartime narratives and stresses understanding root causes of terrorism, noting the need to reassess policies rather than abandon efforts.
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