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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 2002
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan outlines contact options for letters, tips, and ads, including editors and departments with emails and phone numbers for Carbondale and Williamson County. It specifies submission rules for letters under 250 words, the Vent column, and soundoff directions with addresses and hours.
A prior AP report warns of deterioration of a large Civil War flag collection at the Illinois State Military Museum, including the 29th U S Colored Troops and the 18th Illinois banner. An SJR piece notes the Lincoln Presidential Library opening with Horner Lincoln collection highlights, suggesting moving all 400 flags there for preservation and public display.
The letter praises an editorial for condemning off budget pork but rebukes its arithmetic for mis-stating 1.5 billion as 15 billion. A reader urges grassroots action to reclaim democracy, end corporate donations, and demand accountability from local to national leaders. The writer advocates turning off televisions to engage neighbors and organize.
A reader argues that privatizing food and commissary services in Illinois prisons frees trained correctional staff for security roles, counters fears of danger to officers, and cites nationwide examples where selective privatization improves fiscal and operational efficiency. The piece defends privatization as a proven, successful approach.
Readers condemn the Southern Opinion page for sexism and insensitivity in a critique of SIUC black American studies expansion and a reverse racism column. The letter calls for black American studies and women's studies programs to address perceived bias and outdated attitudes on campus.
Leonard Pitts argues that modern boys chase manhood through violence as the old code of moral temper and responsibility fades. He cites the Coral Gables killing of Ibrahim Khoury and the shooter Andres Carvajalino, urging parents to restore nonviolent paths, responsibility, and true manhood.
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