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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 2003
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan outlines contact details for submissions and tips including editor names Dennis DeRossett Meta Minton and Jeff Smyth, hours for news tips, subscriber services, and advertising. It states letters must be under 250 words, signed with name and hometown, and includes restrictions on poetry and mass submissions.
Illinois began the 2004 fiscal year on July first without Gov Rod Blagojevich signatures on key spending bills. He says he needed time to study them while payrolls will be met. It marks the first budget lapse since 1995, though bills were still paid and services maintained.
The governor faces two theories for delay. He tours the state to burnish an outsider image while signaling control over the legislature. He signs Kid Care, expanding health coverage for about 300,000 impoverished parents at $26 million yearly, yet skips the FutureGen conference. Coal groups worry pending tax changes may cost millions for new mining in Jackson County. The state public questions the governor’s priorities as a puzzling mix of action and absence.
A reader defends Anne De Luca and her staff for a non illegal staff retreat to plan SIU enrollment growth. They argue strategy meetings are common best practices and expenses are normal. they question the inclusion of De Luca’s salary, suggesting it serves to discredit reporters and editors.
The piece rebukes Bush and allies for suppressing dissent and links to Roosevelt who outlined four freedoms. It recalls Roosevelt's 1941 address on speech, worship, from want, and from fear while criticizing Patriot Act era fear, Homeland Security, and postwar arms buildup.
Veterans returning from World War II helped establish the Marion Park District in 1957 after a city funding shortage. Key figures included William Armstrong, Oldham Paisley, and commissioners William Moncur and Joe Williams, who oversaw land conveyances and gifts that created strong park facilities and a long running swimming pool now in its 44th year.
James Kilpatrick notes the June 26 2003 Supreme Court decision Lawrence v Texas expanding liberty for consenting adults in private. He contrasts with earlier Hardwick ruling, cites Justice Kennedy, and warns of future challenges to marital norms and related laws. Kilpatrick argues the ruling strains traditional social order while affirming privacy rights.
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