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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 2004
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan announces contact channels for letters to Voice of the Reader and newsroom tips including editors Meta Minton and Jeff Smyth. It outlines submission rules, contact numbers, email addresses, hours, and policy on letters, poetry, and libel.
A Herrin mayor defends governor funding while criticizing grant priorities, urging dialogue with southern Illinois mayors and noting sewer and Maytag support. The page also rebuts anti gun lobby rhetoric, distinguishing semi autos from fully automatic weapons and arguing for maintaining lawful gun rights.
A wrestling coach from Southern Illinois commends Josh Heisner of Pinckneyville for his class during the River to River Conference final at 160 pounds. Heisner consoled rival Joe Smith of West Frankfort after a 6-5 bout and apologized to the West Frankfort section for fan reactions, exemplifying scholastic athletics at its best.
Highlights include Olmsted jobs and Jay Rix on the Chamber board, Teen Town awardees, and Business Leader of the Year Steve Payne of Quatro’s Pizza. Other honors go to E.T. Simonds Construction, the late Paul Simon, and Bill Whitson. Also noted are fundraising efforts for St Jude’s, new Olmsted dam jobs, Road to Recovery volunteers, Jay Rix joining Marion City Council, Herrin Teen Town’s struggles, Kassie Drew’s 3000th point, and Benton police dispatch move to Franklin County Sheriff’s.
Washington Post columnist David Broder notes both Bush and Kerry struggle to justify war decisions. Bush dodges direct weapons questions, stressing Iraq as a grave danger, while Kerry defends a nuanced record on 1991 and 2002 votes, arguing his stance aligns with later actions and UN aims.
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