The Southern Illinoisan Editorial Contact Details and Policy
The notice lists editorial staff including Publisher Linda Ritchie Lindus and Managing Editor Gerald Garcia. It details contact numbers and emails for newsroom tips, circulation, classifieds, display ads, and subscriber service. It also outlines Letters Policy and submission rules for Voice of the Reader and The Vent, including word limits and libel guidelines.
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Voucher ruling seen as smart move for education reform
The Supreme Court may have opened a path for Cleveland style school vouchers to aid low income families in failing urban districts. The piece argues vouchers could spur competition and reform without harming public schools or church-state separation, noting reliance on private funds and existing federal subsidies.
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Pledge of Allegiance back to original wording urged
An editor argues against school prayer and praises a Ninth Circuit decision that the pledge has become a prayer. The piece cites First Amendment limits on government activity in schools and calls for reciting the pledge as originally written without religious phrase.
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Voucher ruling breaks public school oligopoly
In a 5 4 decision the Supreme Court held taxpayer funded vouchers may be used at private schools. The piece argues the ruling could shift funds from public to private institutions and portrays the impact as a breakdown of the public school system.
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Debate over enforcement priorities for underage alcohol sales
Readers weigh in on 21 age rule and enforcement tactics used by state patrol targeting 20 year old females in liquor stores. Critics argue resources should focus on late night bar dangers and all night establishments rather than clerks, urging Liquor Commission action and safer traffic enforcement.
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Controversy Over Pledge Ruling Sparks Tolerance Debate
A San Francisco appeals court ruling that the Pledge of Allegiance violates church state principles prompts Andy Muir to critique political correctness. He cites Emory Hope Lodge, a West Frankfort reader, and a Benton naturalization ceremony to argue for patriotic symbols. He urges tolerance while defending the phrase under God and the national creed.
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