Passwords and gadgets tie down a newsroom editor
Gary Metro, editor of The Southern Illinoisan, reflects on his college path into newspaper work and the lasting battle with passwords, devices, and memory. He jokes about aging, tech shifts from typewriters to computers, password vaults, and the chaos of modern digital life while inviting reader feedback.
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Metro Boats
Facebook
Google
America
Debbie
Gary Metro
Southern Illinoisan
Gary
Metro
Thesouthern.com
Letters to Editor Policy Limitation and Contact Info
A policy notice outlines that letters to the editor are limited to 250 words and must be signed with a telephone number for verification, though numbers are not published. It lists contact emails and phones for Carbondale, Murphysboro, De Soto, and Williamson County, with editors named Gary Metro and Mark Fitton.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Officials contact lines for Illinois representatives
U S Senator Mark Kirk and Representative John Shimkus provide district and DC phone numbers. State Senator David Luechtefeld lists local and district lines. The message also includes a campaign or official site URL and a generic email-like end phrase.
Obamacare and IPAB under fire from Charen column
Mona Charen argues Obamacare faces constitutional challenges over the individual mandate and IPAB. The piece critiques the Independent Payment Advisory Board as undemocratic and unreviewable, notes Medicare shortfalls, CLASS Act failure, and questions the legislation’s cost claims while urging repeal by elected branches.
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Supreme Court
House
Senate
White House
Health and Human Services
Kathleen Sebelius
Judd Gregg
HHS
PPAC
Medicare
Independent Payment Advisory Board
IPAB
Ipabs
Congress
Dave
Clint Bolick
The
Goldwater Institute
Nancy Pelosi
Democratic Party
Goldwater Institute Center For Constitutional Litigation
Enough already a reader calls to put Christ back in Christmas
A reader endorses Harry Mosley's editorial urging more Christ centered displays for Christmas. He argues against endless phone menus and secular emphasis, praising manger scenes and urging believers to show Christ in yard decorations this season.
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Harry Mosley
Carterville
Christ
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Thesouthern
Voice of
Southern Illinois Or
Mark Kirk
Kirksenate
U.S
Dick Durbin
Durbin
John Shimkus
House.gov
Shimkus
Jerry Costello
Costello
Gary Forby
Yahoo.com
David Luechtefeld
Midwest
Brandon Phelps
Gmail
Mike Bost
Mike
Bost
Hotmail
John Bradley
Jerry F. Costello
Charen’s
Mona Charen
Monacharen
Creators Syndicate
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