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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 2002
Page
42
The Southern Illinoisan invites letters to Voice of the Reader and The Vent. Letters must be under 250 words, signed, with a reader’s hometown, and include a phone number for verification. Submissions via mail, email, or phone are listed, along with contact details for classifieds and display ads.
A Sunday column decries the rancorous campaign between Jim Ryan and Rod Blagojevich ahead of the November election. It urges substantive policy debate on health coverage drug costs education and crime while criticizing personal name calling and flag rhetoric. The piece urges clear plans on taxes budgets and state solvency.
The reader expresses concern that the Supreme Court ruling allowing vouchers will harm public schools by shifting funding, creating unequal programs in wealthy and poor areas, and questions accountability for private and parochial schools receiving state money. The writer cites Illinois and California cases and predicts regret.
In a Southern columnist piece, Mark Samuels argues the federal probe into Illinois House Minority Leader Lee Daniels may broaden. He warns plea bargains could accelerate an investigation that implicates young staffers earning modest salaries while noting a broader culture of political chicanery and patronage.
Fans push back against censorship of Speedy Gonzalez amid PC controversy. Organizers gather petitions and calls to reinstate the character. Speedy’s allies secure airtime on The Bugs and Daffy Show and The Looney Tunes Show, highlighting his positive traits.
The piece praises Speedy as a speedy, selfless cartoon mouse who helps friends and avoids smoke or drink in episodes. It places him among heroes like Mighty Mouse and the Road Runner, noting such characters outsmart foes for fun and criticizing critics of popular culture. It argues cartoons are entertainment, not political statements, citing Homer Simpson as evidence.
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