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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 2003
Page
4
Readers may withhold their names when sending letters and should indicate it. Letters must stay within 250 words and cannot target individuals or businesses with attacks. The publication reserves the right to edit all letters for clarity and suitability.
Publisher Dennis DeRossett and staff outline reader contact options including emails and phone numbers for news tips and comments. Details cover submission guidelines for Letters to the Editor and SoundOff feature, appeal rules, word limits, and publication practices.
A reader letter page from Williamson and Jackson counties invites public input to The Vent. Citizens vent anger at Gov. George Ryan over deficits and the death row commutations while others discuss economics, liberty, and political engagement. The section closes with a long letter from Danio Goris texses.
ABC News faces criticism for biased reporting on President Bush and the University of Michigan admissions system. The article notes Michigan uses a points scheme where minority status grants 20 points, while Bush argues race-based preferences are discriminatory. Critics accuse ABC of framing Bush as racist and highlight rising talk radio influence.
Readers call for removing the SIUC graduate tag from Matt Hale in recent coverage. Critics argue such labels unfairly tie him to Southern Illinois University Carbondale and suggest focusing on actions rather than affiliations.
A reader argues against extra admission points for Black applicants at the University of Michigan praising President Bush for opposing quotas. The letter suggests seeking other methods to attract Black students and questions civil rights elders, urging the president’s stance be reconsidered and the bonus points possibly discarded.
On January 18 2003 readers weigh in about the Raelian sect and a supposed human clone. Most Southern Illinoisans doubt the claim with 92 percent expressing skepticism in an online poll conducted by The Southern. A new question asks if winter doldrums affect them.
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