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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 2004
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan prints reader letters up to 250 words and requires authors to sign with hometown and a verifiable telephone number. It outlines submission methods, contact details, and postal and email addresses for letters, classifieds, display ads, and circulation inquiries.
The Trico school board and Superintendent Dennis Smith recommended placing a November referendum on the ballot to add 95 cents per $100 assessed value to property taxes. Facing financial strain, officials say programs have been cut to the bone. Open forums were held seeking input from the Ti school districts in Southern Illinois.
The Voice of the Southern Citizen argues for public input before any advisory referendum on fall ballots. Trico must show voters a say on property tax increases while Dongola debates high school fate with enrollment under 100 and possible merger talks.
Readers challenge Southern Illinois coverage arguing Bush Cheney Iraq misled for oil profits and Halliburton ties while praising Fahrenheit 9 11 as investigative and urging readers to form own views after seeing the film.
Advocates oppose a coal burning plant arguing it will emit 25,000 tons of pollution yearly and drain 18 million gallons of water daily from the Kaskaskia River. They point to Taylorville's planned use of coal gasification as safer, urging denial of the Marissa project amid health concerns for children and regional waterways.
Jim Muir writes that Rosie O'Donnell's stance on gay marriage prompts heated reader reaction. He argues equal protection favors broader rights, contending federal law protects any person rather than labeling heterosexuals, while recalling 14th Amendment language and noting stronger intolerance from the tolerant.
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