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The Southern Illinoisan details submission rules for letters to Voice of the Reader and lists contact options for editors and lawmakers. Signatures and a verification phone number are required, with edits reserved and poetry or multiple-outlet submissions disallowed.
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Voice of the Reader
Southern Illinoisan
P.O
Carbondale
Thesouthern.com
Lincoln days before his 200th birthday from Vandalia to Springfield
Lincoln features from Illinois House records dated January 6 1835 and January 7 1839 show him joking about a non vacancies surveyor and supporting moving the state capital to Springfield. The Vandalia papers note his belief that Springfield would best accommodate residents and the people.
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Ic Daily
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois House
State Capitol
Vandalia
Springfield
Illinois stalemate fuels calls for reform in Springfield
State Capitol gridlock persists as Governor Rod Blagojevich faces criticism for limited engagement and lawmakers Mike Madigan Emil Jones and Tom Cross describe the dispute as a deepening personal clash. The Daily Herald quotes Cross warning the animosity may hinder progress and leadership remains in demand.
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Rod Blagojevich
Springfield
Mike Madigan
Emil Jones
House
Tom Cross
Northern Illinois
Daily Herald
Cross
Mass transit relief tied to Illinois capital bill urged by southern leaders
Voice of the Southern region urges downstate lawmakers to withhold transit relief for Chicago until a statewide capital bill passes. They cite SIUC Transportation Education Center costs near 50 million and warn Chicago’s transit bailout should not proceed without broad statewide infrastructure funding. They criticize House Speaker Madigan for stalling and call for action by January 20 to avoid gridlock.
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Madigan
Greater
Chicago
Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Chicagoland
Madigan and Company
Chicago Area
Windy City
Illinois
Transportation Education Center
SIUC
Cook County
Flew’s Journey From Atheism to Deism and Evidence Lead
English philosopher Antony Flew, long a staunch atheist, writes in There Is a God that he followed the evidence to a form of Deism. The autobiography includes Appendix A arguing for a living source behind life and Appendix B a dialogue with N T Wright. He remains unconvinced about Christianity yet persists in seeking truth.
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Antony Flew
Flew
N.T. Wright
Jesus
St. Paul
Dr. Flew
Preserve the lives of innocents says reader letter
A reader writes as an American expressing concern for how terrorists are treated. The letter condemns attacks by bombers who kill both Muslim and Christian victims, noting they fly airplanes into buildings and victimize civilians. It urges restraint and rejects brutal acts as a response.
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Donn S. Miller
Vietnam
Iraq
Chicago
Springfield
U.S.A
Miller
Vote for Golden Pen winner and reader letters
Readers can vote for the Golden Pen Award through Sunday January 13 on The Southern Illinoisan site or by mailing a clipping to Editor Gary Metro in Carbondale. The winning letter and author will be named mid January and receive an engraved gold colored pen.
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Thesouthern
Gary Metro
The
Southern Illinoisan
North Illinois Ave
Carbondale
It Can Happen Here Fear and government fear erode freedoms
Leonard Pitts Jr argues fear after 9 11 fuels civil liberty rollbacks and cites Argentina Cuba and U S history. He links NSA wiretapping detention and rhetoric to a broader pattern of fear unchecked by accountability. He urges courage over surrender to terror and asks if we will preserve core freedoms rather than repeat past mistakes.
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Ruth Cox
Argentina
Cox
Charleston
S.C
Justice Department
CIA
Jack Bauer
Barney Fife
Pearl Harbor
John Adams
Lincoln
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Gary Forby
David Luechtefeld
Brandon Phelps
Mike Bost
John Bradley
Schuyler County
Leonard Pitts JR
Pitts
Miamiherald.com
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