The Southern Illinoisan Letters Policy Contact Info
Publisher editor Linda Ritchie Lindus and staff invite reader letters under 250 words. Signed with hometown, no poetry or mass submissions. Submissions via mail, email, or Voice of the Reader and The Vent pages with contact verification.
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Linda Ritchie Lindus
Voice of the Reader
The
Southern Illinoisan
P.O
Carbondale
Linda.lindus
Thesouthern
Sisoundoff
Yahoo.com
Mark Duran Samuels
the Southern
Mark. Samuels
Political accountability in Illinois governors race and congressman duties
The column rebukes Illinois Attorney General Jim Ryan for handing the Daniels probe to federal authorities and criticizes Rod Blagojevich for missing votes in Congress. It argues both figures risk public trust and suggests they resign rather than abandon duties.
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Illinois
Jim Ryan
House
Lee Daniels
R-Elmhurst
Feds
Ryan
U.S
Rod Blagojevich
D.C
Blagojevich
Daniels
Reader advocates return to multi member representation debate
A reader urges the editor to spark discussion on reforming Illinois representation. They question the shift to 118 single member districts, fear reduced minority voices, and worry over leadership power. They propose six year term limits for top leaders to restore broader, more accountable representation.
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Illinois
Secret Immigration Court Hearings Challenged in New Jersey
A New Jersey case questions blanket secrecy in immigration hearings for cases tagged as special interest after 9 11. Courts and media seek openness while the INS and Justice Dept cite security. Judge Bissell ordered openness but allowed closures for specific detainees, amid broader terror concerns.
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U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service
INS
U.S
al-Qaida
Justice Department
New Jersey
Michael J. Creppy
John Aschroft
The
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S. District Court
John W. Bissell
Government seeks secrecy in immigration proceedings
The administration appeals a district ruling and wins an emergency Supreme Court stay, enabling secret hearings in designated cases. It argues blanket access denial risks public safety, while critics warn of potential abuse when DOJ acts as prosecutor, judge, and deporter in secret with opaque evidence and few checks.
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District Court
Supreme Court
U.S
Justice Department
INS
Ironical obits and poetic justice gather in a satirical roundup
A satirical column collates imaginary obituaries from multiple figures and places led by Charles M. Keel, a Granite City man fatally struck by a falling branch while tending park horseshoe pits. The piece lampoons public figures linked to Bill Gates Enterprises and includes fantastical deaths, endings, and eulogies with a sharp, darkly humorous tilt.
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Charles M. Keel
Keel
Mr. Keel
St. Louis
Little Rock
Ark
William Jefferson Clinton
Whitewater
Clinton
Secret Service
White House
McDonald’s
Burger King
Bill Gates Enterprises
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A Lee Enterprises, Inc
Gerald Garcia
Dennis DeRossett
Fox
Mark.samuels
Gerald.garcia
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Dennis.derossett
Thesouthern.com
Cheryl Hughey
Cheryl. Hughey
Michelle Bean
Michelle. Bean
N. Illinois Ave
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Davenport
Iowa
Ohio State
Woody Hayes
Nerfe
Rod Blagojevichus
Senate
Willie
Teamster
Trusty
Mark
Leavenworth
Kan
George Ryan
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kankakee, I
Lee Daniels Commissary Fund
Cape Canaveral
Fla
America
Lillian Adams
Ill
NASA
Adams
CUBS
Christopher
Cub
Dennis Gulley
Gulley
Wrigley Field
King OF America
New York
N.Y
Bill Gates
Manhattan
Gates
North America
Gate
Bill Gates Funeral Home
Gates Aviation
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