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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 2004
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan invites readers to submit letters up to 250 words via print or email. Letters must be signed with the author and hometown, include a verifiable telephone number, and may be edited. The paper will not publish poetry, mass submissions, or libelous or personal attacks.
The Southern Illinoisan obituary of Walter L. Moore notes a 71 year life marked by quiet dignity and life lessons from a basketball mentor. Friends Fred Huff and Fred Heinz recount his impact as a player at Mount Vernon and as a coach at Attucks High School Carbondale Community High School and Western Illinois University.
Melinda Wheatley rose from poverty in San Antonio after a violent neighborhood and a troubled school to join the private voucher program CEO and place her son Isaac in a Christian school. She later built a career in public policy and co-founded a charter school, while her husband Eric trained and worked hard. Their story frames a larger drive toward educational opportunity and community uplift.
Jim Davidson argues the ACLU seeks to remove religion from public life, citing Madison and Washington and urging electing Godly judges to safeguard religious liberty. He cites Ten Commandments controversies and polls, insisting America must protect freedom of religion, not separation from faith.
Southern Illinois Speaks reports residents weigh indoor smoking bans with mixed views from Dana Monroe, Asuuey Havoen, and Jes Miveur, while a poll shows 68 percent oppose smokers sharing public rooms. The piece notes non scientific sampling and invites readers to vote on a new question about bite dangers.
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