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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.
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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
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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.
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Carbondale
Ted van Acker
West Frankfort
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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.
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National Coalition On Health Care
Henry Simmons
Democratic Platform Committee
Richard Wagoner
General Motors
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