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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 2002
Page
4
Readers are invited to submit letters up to 250 words signed with name and hometown. Include a verified telephone number. The Vent page runs Saturdays with Voice of the Reader rules, and letters may be edited or withheld for libel or personal attacks.
Senator Robert G. Torricelli, known as the Torch, avoided prosecution after Mary Jo White's decision tied to a key witness in a Clinton era donor case. The Bush administration accepted prosecutorial discretion, triggering Democratic gloating and a Senate Ethics referral likely to move slowly, potentially delaying judgment until after re election.
A middle-of-the-road Republican criticizes the editorial page for opposing a proposed city sales tax to fund school construction in Du Quoin. The letter argues conservatives misstate tax caps and urges progressive taxation to support underfunded public education. It also notes forthcoming election day and urges accountability from senators.
A letter questions Ann Coulter's critical focus on Democrats and asks for balanced coverage of both parties. The writer urges the editor to explain how Republicans have harmed Illinois and notes a one year old flag desecration bill stalled in the Senate with Kennedy and Durbin voting against it. The piece ends tying the flag to the World Trade Center tragedy.
A reader condemns a recent road rage article on IL Route 13 as unprofessional and biased. The letter questions the focus on a couple’s shopping and dining details and urges editorial page placement for such coverage.
Rick Sutton chosen as employee of the year at Pinckneyville Correctional Center for Illinois Department of Corrections work guiding inmate religious services with no extra staff. The notice praises Wish from the State Board of Education for reducing 15 positions in reorganization and urges action on various local matters.
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