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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 2004
Page
44
The Southern Illinoisan outlines letters to the editor guidelines including 250 word limit, required signature, and hometown. It lists contact emails for Publisher Dennis DeRossett and Editor Meta Minton, phone numbers for news tips, subscriber services, classifieds, and display ads, plus publication address and postal details.
Illinois State Police report notes statewide crime decline but highlights increases in Southern Illinois counties. Williamson and Johnson counties show large rises in thefts, burglaries, and assaults while Carbondale Vienna Goreville and Union County report multiple upticks. Citizens urged to cooperate with police, watch neighbors, and establish neighborhood watch programs to cut crime.
MIKE LAWRENCE argues Governor Blagojevich should push federal funding toward community based care and reduce reliance on state hospitals and nursing homes. He criticizes past Medicaid focus, urges closing coverage loopholes, expanding group homes and subsidized apartments, and warns of political pushback from unions and nursing home interests.
Clarence Page argues that prominent figures and presidents avoid admitting error over Iraq war decisions. He notes Rockefeller’s apology after new intelligence, contrasts Kerry Edwards and Bush responses, and cites McNamara in The Fog of War. He urges thorough debate before military action.
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