Letters Policy and contact details for The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan information packet lists newsroom staff contacts, submission guidelines, and letters policy. Readers are urged to stay in touch through specific emails and phone numbers, with word limits, submission rules, and editing rights clearly outlined. It notes circulation pricing, newspaper offices in Carbondale, and address changes procedures.
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Southern Illinoisan
N. Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Lee Enterprises
Davenport
Iowa
P.O
Supreme Court upholds Nevada ID law amid civil rights concerns
The U.S. Supreme Court, by a 5-4 vote in an opinion by Justice Kennedy, upholds a Nevada law requiring people to identify themselves when asked by police. The writer argues such laws risk eroding freedom, noting similar measures in 20 states and urging protection of civil liberties.
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U.S. Supreme Court
Nevada
Washington
Oregon
High Court
Anthony M. Kennedy
Relays for Life marks tenth year of survivor focus in Franklin County
Roxana Crain Du Quoin writes about cancer fear and family devotion while describing the Franklin County Relay for Life anniversary, urging community support, luminaria lighting, and donations to fund a cure. She also details her aunt Barbara Smiths lupus battle, insurance denials, costly treatment in Chicago, and the urgent need for accessible care.
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Franklin County
Chicago University Hospital
Southern
Illinois
Restroom cell phone chatter sparks two awkward moments
A Southern Illinois tale recalls a man at a mall urinal chatting loudly on a cell phone about a problem in hand, and another rider in a highway rest area stall exchanging greetings before a blunt demand to shut up. The piece notes how constant connectivity now reaches even public restrooms.
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Dale
Illinois
Springfield
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