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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 2012
Page
4
Gary Metro argues coal will remain essential and energy demand will rise with electric vehicles. He advocates federal support for some clean coal ideas while criticizing portrayals of a quick coal exit. He urges seriousness about coal to ensure energy security.
The Southern Illinoisan outlines reader letters rules limiting to 250 words and signed submissions with a telephone for verification. Publish names and hometowns, edit letters, and disallow libelous or mass submissions. Send to Voice of the Reader at P O Box 2108 Carbondale IL 62902 or email letters thesouthern.com.
A syndicated column argues that the Illinois Humanities Council invited Bernardine Dohrn and Bill Ayers to auction a "dinner for six" despite their Weather Underground past. It criticizes NEH funding shifts under Obama and Leach toward civility projects, linking them to perceived tolerance of extremist connections and political correctness.
The Southern Illinoisan online and in print invite readers to vote for the Golden Pen Award winner from December 2011 letters. Finalists include Jim McPhail of West Frankfort criticizing lawmakers, Ben Eubanks of Du Quoin urging Illinois coal use to cut mercury, and Arlyn D. Fisk of Percy defending capitalism. The winner will receive an inscribed gold pen and editor’s column recognition. Votes can be cast online or by mail to Gary Metro in Carbondale.
Reader argues hydraulic fracturing may cause seismic events and urges caution in Saline County. The letter cites a 4.0 magnitude Ohio quake and a Columbia University seismology expert, warning of potential risks near the New Madrid fault and criticizing oil industry motives.
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