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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 2004
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan details newsroom contacts for news tips and comments and outlines letters policy. It lists publishers editors and staff contacts, submission guidelines, word limits, and how to submit via mail email or phone. It notes circulation numbers and deadlines plus display and classified ad contacts.
Carbondale Mayor Brad Cole proposes using the city home rule to tackle rising medical malpractice insurance rates. The City Council will consider an ordinance with specifics at tonight’s meeting, amid criticism of state inaction and downstate focus.
Carbondale considers an ordinance to hear Jackson County malpractice cases locally and cap non economic damages. Mayor and council seek to curb physician exodus by signaling to insurers and patients that access to quality care will be safeguarded locally. State action is seen as unlikely this session.
A reader questions whether Southern Illinois loses physicians to the malpractice crisis, noting new local doctors and growing physician counts. He urges the press to publish clear facts, cites several local hires, and calls for balanced leadership to fix access to care. A separate letter criticizes media sainthood of Ronald Reagan and questions his impact on veterans care and taxes.
Jim Muir reflects on Father’s Day through memories spanning generations. John Wheatley, aged 10, honors his late father Shane Wheatley, drowned in 2002, with a touching tribute at a cemetery on Memorial Day and a moment that shows how a son keeps a father alive in memory.
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