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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 2002
Page
4
The notice provides detailed contact information for The Southern Illinoisan including Publisher Linda Ritchie Lindus and staff emails, newsroom tips lines, circulation and subscription details, advertising contacts, and letter submission rules. It outlines the Letters Policy, word limits, signatures, and verification, plus Saturday SoundOff and The Vent submission avenues with corresponding phone numbers and emails.
The Jackson County finance committee recommended 3 percent pay increases for County Clerk Larry Reinhardt, County Treasurer Shirley Booker, and Sheriff Bill Kilquist, despite budget strains. The raises would raise sheriff salaries to about 66,405 by 2006 and elevate clerical and treasury pay to roughly 54,025 and 52,450 by 2005, with pension costs rising accordingly. Critics urge leadership and doubt the raises align with current economic conditions and possible early-retirement buyouts.
A reader laments Aaron Sorkin and Hollywood figures supporting a past presidency while criticizing wage disparity and politics. The note mocks high taxes, government spending, and the influence of upstate and downstate economies, urging tax reforms and critique of political figures. It questions wage gaps, housing costs, and casino taxes.
A personal narrative recalls growing up in 1930s Johnson County with clay hillside farms, small orchards, mud roads, and backwoods life. It describes welfare influence, marriage within the county, and C. L. McCormick’s prison project, followed by pride in local progress and later criticism of outsiders who favor relocation of residents to lesser institutions.
Miami Herald columnist Leonard Pitts condemns the defunct Office of Strategic Influence and the proposed information warfare plan. He warns that sanctioned lies to foreign press erode credibility for all media and government, urging truth over deceit while noting Internet distrust and the dangers of official misinfo.
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