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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 2002
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan invites letters to Voice of the Reader limited to 250 words, signed with author’s name and hometown, and telephone verification. It outlines editing rights, no poetry, and rules against libel or mass submissions with Saturday SoundOff and The Vent comments accepted via phone or email.
Voice OF THE SOUTHERN discusses ICC plans for a public forum on a possible new 618 area code or an overlay to meet rising telephone-number demand. Critics cite number hoarding by carriers and urge tech-specific solutions, proposing landlines stay 618 while cell phones get statewide codes.
Governor George H. Ryan allocates 5.4 million dollars to inmate job training, with 4 million from the federal Workforce Investment Act. He had planned to cut education funding for the fiscal year, ending June 80, amid budget gaps and a recession. Community colleges Bend Lake and Southeastern Illinois may must refit funds for non vocational education as inmates gain practical skills. Local opinion supports job oriented training, while debate continues over broader college education for inmates.
Letters debate if altering the national anthem shows freedom of expression and praise the Saluki Marching Band while blasting changes as disrespectful. The writer links Enron era politics to presidential influence, urging accountability and noting Bush Cheney ties and executive privilege discussions.
A reader thanks Ben Gelman and The Southern for Brownsville history coverage and highlights Dr. Conrad Will as a pioneer in Illinois territory. The letter outlines Will County’s naming in 1836, notes Will’s public service from statehood to 1835, and traces genealogical links through Will and Bower families, ending with a fragment about descendants.
Leonard Pitts Jr reflects beside Ground Zero as the nation shifts from shock to renewal. He describes a deconstruction of naivete and innocence, the makeshift shrine, and the steady return of daily life. He argues regeneration follows trauma and that 2 o'clock time marks both memory and endurance. He invites reader response.
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