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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 2002
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan explains letters to Voice of the Reader must be under 250 words and signed with a hometown. The Vent page accepts comments, with guidelines on submission by phone or email and editorial edits.
In a letter to the editor Chris McCabe of West Frankfort and the writer clash over illiteracy, reading emphasis, and the impact of reading materials like Harry Potter. They argue about education spending, homeschooling costs, religious content in schools, and church leadership.
A reader condemns a speaker for labeling Islam as the sole source of terrorism. The letter argues that violence is found across many faiths and histories, citing Christian, Hindu, Sikh, Jewish, and other extremist acts to challenge the idea that religion itself is the problem.
Voice of the South presents a series of community items. Marion school board balks at paying near $19,000 of a $45,000 park improvement plan at Ray Fosse Park used by district teams. Pinckneyville council grants Tom Denton a large salary boost retroactive to 2001. W Charles Grace resigns as U S attorney for southern Illinois after eight years. Murphysboro Red Devil wrestlers win Class AA regional, advance to Edwardsville sectional. Cairo officials cut 2002 property tax levy by nearly 3 percent to aid a new school. Supreme Court Justice Moses H Harrison endorses Melissa Chapman Rheinecker for Fifth District appellate bench, drawing criticism for ethics.
Mike Barnicle argues that George W Bush and Michael Bloomberg speak plainly and face harsh realities of wartime leadership. He contrasts Bush’s honesty with past presidents and notes Bloomberg’s blunt, problem-focused style as New York City endures war-related costs and economic strain.
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