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Newspaper

Southern Illinoisan

Location

Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Jul 16, 2004

Page

4

Southern Illinoisan Letters Policy and Contact Info

The Southern Illinoisan invites reader letters under 250 words sent via mail or email. Letters must be signed with name and hometown and include a phone number for verification, though numbers are not published. The paper reserves editing rights and disallows poetry or mass submissions.

Readers Debate Malpractice Costs and Overtime Rules

A letter argues juries decide malpractice liability not lawyers and questions high insurance costs. It challenges doctors and lawyers to cut fees if premiums rise, asks whom a system benefits, and cites public fury over overtime pay and free trade impacts on American jobs.

Summer Lal Carbondale J.C. Mitchett Marion Terry Vernon America Bush South America Singapore China Congress Mr. Vandre NAFTA Molly Irvins Ben Eupanks du Quen

Dream of a better Arena for Saluki basketball

Dreamed renovation plan for SIU Arena known as the Dawg House envisions a 12000 seat, fan friendly venue with an animated marquee, new upper level concessions and restrooms, a center court video scoreboard, retractable court side seating, and an up swept roof over concessions. Proposed staged funding allows phased work with improved access and atmosphere. Richard Gintespie Anna

SIU Dawg House Salukis Saluki

Community notes highlight local honors and concerns

The column salutes Marion and Carbondale for home rule actions against rising medical malpractice insurance. It praises Dr. Ted Van Acker for restoring West Frankfort’s city hall, Chester Rollins’s hats in Murphysboro, and House rules tweaks on Rend Lake board removals. It also covers Du Quoin State Fair lineup, a pit bull incident in Murphysboro, SI Bullets’ tournament win, Chancellor Wendler’s anniversary, budget delays, Megan Hood’s Shawnee success, and Ditka’s Senate decision amid Obama’s convention keynote.

Herrin Murphysboro Marion Carbondale Ted van Acker West Frankfort van Acker Chester Rollins Illinois House Rules Committee Kurt Granberg D-Centralia Rend Lake Conservancy District Board du Quoin State Fair Roy Clark Lance Miller Weird al Yankovic Clay Walker Chris Ledoux Coulterville Megan Hood Stone Creek Ditka Barrack Obama

Frist warnings spur call for health system overhaul

Senate majority leader Frist, a heart transplant specialist, told the National Press Club that the U S health care system requires a comprehensive overhaul due to rising costs, uneven access, and quality gaps. He cited uninsured rates, waste, and poor use of information technology as evidence, urging bipartisan reform with government and industry cooperation. Joe BRODER notes support from health groups and business leaders that the crisis demands action regardless of who is president.

Senate Tennessee Republican National Press Club Frist United States Bill Frist Census Bureau Families USA Rand National Coalition On Health Care Henry Simmons Democratic Platform Committee Richard Wagoner General Motors Detroit Free Press U.S Wagoner

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