Costello II appointment sparks debate over Illinois seat
A column questions the swift selection of Costello II for the Illinois House seat vacated by Dan Reitz citing possible influence from U.S. Rep. Jerry Costello and noting Reitz left after less than half a term while praising Costello II’s background as Gulf War veteran police officer and financial adviser. It contrasts with broader items praising a 10 year Grand American extension at Sparta, a local hero Chan San’s Laos donation, SIU cancer fundraiser, Officer Anthony Williams’s award, Carbondale’s Chill Out in the Park, and an aviation career day at SIAC with job prospects from the airport project.
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Jerry Costello II
Illinois
Dan Reitz
Steeleville
Reitz
Costello II
U.S
Jerry Costello
Belleville
Costello
Congress
Amateur Trapshooting Association
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Sparta
IDNA
WSRC
ATA
Trapshooting Hall of Fame
Anthony Williams
Carbondale Police Department
American Legion of Illinois
Williams
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Southern Illinois Airport
SIAC
David New Myer
Department of Aviation Management and Flight
New Myer
SIUC
Letters to the Editor Policy at The Southern Illinoisan
The paper outlines letter guidelines including 250 word limit, signed with hometown, telephone for verification, and rights to edit. It notes no news reporting, contact numbers for local areas, and provides the postal and email addresses for submission.
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Voice of the Reader
The
Southern Illinoisan
P.O. Box
Carbondale
Thesouthern
Officials contact lines listed for Illinois lawmakers
The document provides contact numbers and websites for U S Senator Mark Kirk and several Illinois politicians including U S Representatives John Shimkus and Jerry Costello as well as State Senator David Luechtefeld. It includes office phone lines and web addresses for constituent inquiries and district information.
Why pick on the most poor and frail in Illinois
A reader voices anger at Gov Quinn and Obama over cuts to nursing home care and pharmacy expenses, arguing the poorest seniors face hardship while urging Chicago budget cuts to relieve seniors. The letter links Illinois education unions at SIUC, calls for bargaining and condemns administration actions amid a strike watch.
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Quinn
Illinois
Chicago
Obama
SIUC
Illinois Education Association
Illnoisan
Obama administration not a success story impact debate
In a letter to the editor the writer challenges a July 5 opinion claiming Obama policies saved GM and Chrysler. They question the counted 288 jobs from $1 million in stimulus in four Southern Illinois counties, ask how long workers stay employed and what each job cost taxpayers, and argue the auto bailouts and rising debt are not a success but a tragedy for working Americans.
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Obama
Chrysler
Illinois
U.S
Media spin and SIUC labor crisis critique
Sunday editorial argues that Chancellor Rita Cheng rises above campus emotion while condemning administration efforts to dismantle collective bargaining. The piece portrays union members as inmates, urging against dictatorial leadership and warning such rhetoric worsens tensions.
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Rita Cheng
Cheng
SIUC
Editorial critique of SIUC enrollment debate and campus funding
A reader blasts an editorial for sloppy reasoning on Chancellor Rita Cheng and SIUC. The letter questions enrollment gains, money for athletics versus faculty wages, and accuses the piece of portraying faculty and administration as dysfunctional while calling for a true partnership. The writer likens critics to doctors demanding input in hospital governance.
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Rita Cheng
SIUC
Southern
Randy Hughes
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