SIUC Leadership Faces Mixed Signals as Enrollment Edges Up
An editorial argues that strong leadership matters more than personal ease at SIUC. It notes a 1.2 percent rise in summer enrollment under Chancellor Rita Cheng and rising faculty discontent, praising decisive leadership while urging patience for long term reforms.
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SIUC
Rita Cheng
Southern Illinois
Cheng
SIU Board of Trustees
Faculty Association
Randy Hughes
Board of Trustees
Hughes
Readers invited to submit opinions to the Southern opinions page
The note invites readers to share thoughts on editorials in the Comments field at the Southern site and to email comments to Gary Metro with name, address, and phone number for possible publication in the newspaper.
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Thesouthern
Gary
Metro
Thesouthern.com
Obama tale on preexisting conditions under review
Kathleen Parker argues the Obama mother death story used to press health care reform may be inaccurate about disability coverage. New details from Janny Scott’s book show Dunham’s cancer costs were covered by employer insurance, challenging Obama’s depiction of denials. The White House says memory may be imperfect but the moral point remains about insurance limits.
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Obama
New York Times
White House
Ann Dunham
Dunham
Mother
America
Janny Scott
Barack Obama
Scott
Cigna
Nicholas Papas
Papas
Voice of the Reader calls for beer and wine sales vote in Carbondale
A reader urges City Council members to act on a petition supporting selling beer and wine in local groceries. She cites Lance Jack's restaurant and asserts elected officials should serve residents without delay, asking for progress.
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Fritzler
Carbondale
Lance Jack
Jack
Final Letter to Editor From Chester Writer
A Chester reader Davin Cox declares this his last letter to any newspaper unless pension benefits are restored. He says Springfield officials ruffled feathers by silencing his critiques of elected leaders and questions why readers should stop expressing views.
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Springfield
Davin Cox
Chester
Letters to the Editor Policy for Southern Illinoisan Readers
The Southern Illinoisan outlines submission rules for letters to the editor. Letters must be signed with a phone number for verification, not published, and may be edited. Reports of news should contact specific newsroom numbers for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto and Williamson County.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Officials contact listings for Illinois representatives
A compact roster lists U S senators and members of Congress with district and toll free numbers for Mark Kirk Dick Durbin Jerry Costello John Shimkus and state senator David Luechtefeld plus website URLs for each official. The contact details include phone numbers and web addresses to reach the lawmakers.
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Kathleenparker
Washpost
State OF the Nation
Lorie Allen
Voice of the
Southern Illinoisan PO
Gary Metro
U.S
Mark Kirk
Kirk
Senate
Dick Durbin
Durbin
Jerry Costello
Costello
House
John Shimkus
House.gov
Shimkus
Gary Forby
David Luechtefeld
Sendavel
Midwest
Brandon Phelps
Repphelps
Gmail
Mike Bost
Mike
Bost
Hotmail
John Bradley
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