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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 2002
Page
4
The newspaper invites readers to submit letters but allows withholding names and asks writers to indicate anonymity if chosen. Letters are limited to 250 words or less and may not attack individuals or businesses. The editors reserve the right to edit all letters before publication.
Publisher Linda Ritchie Lindus and editors outline contact emails and phone numbers for submissions tips and letters. They state hours for news tips, subscriber services details, ad placement contacts, and reader rules for letters including length limits and privacy.
Readers share opinions on freedom of religion, church tax, and government separation of church and state. Letters reference Jefferson, the Pledge of Allegiance, and political dynamics in Madison County and the Fifth Judicial District.
An opinion piece argues Texas style public safety measures and executions as a model, condemns energy sector greed and Enron scandals, questions inheritance tax favors for wealthy executives, and praises Texas justice while warning against escalation. It urges caution about riling readers and hints at national war risk.
A reader voices strong disillusion with Major League Baseball citing overpaid players, lack of character, and resistance to drug testing. He longs for the old era players and criticizes announcers and owners, urging a strike while reflecting on homosexuality and personal resilience.
A reader disputes SIUC Chancellor Walter Wendler’s July 10 statement that salary hikes and sabbatical rules are the two main negotiation sticking points. The writer says sabbatical leave progress exists, while no concrete salary proposals have been exchanged, and calls for an explanation.
A Republican appellate court candidate criticizes littering and dangerous driving, urges constitutional amendments to elect judges by circuit, and notes a possible statewide ballot in November 2004. He references Madison and St. Clair counties and cites George Orwell’s Animal Farm for context.
On Saturday July 13 2002 Southern Illinois asks readers which parent shaped their life more with responses from Kristen Lewis Jaban Mack and others. The poll shows mothers had the most influence by a two to one margin though results are not scientific and can be manipulated by multiple votes.
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