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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 2006
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan invites reader letters up to 250 words addressed to Voice of the Reader signed with name and hometown and telephone for verification. It outlines editing rights, disallows poems or mass submissions, and notes libelous content. Contact details include editors, tips lines, and subscriber and ad placement information.
The Roethlisberger motorcycle accident highlights helmet use nationwide with Illinois among three states lacking any helmet law. Most states require helmets for minors or all riders, while Illinois saw rising fatalities from 2002 to 2004 and a majority of deaths without helmets, per Washington statistics.
Advocates argue public safety supports helmet laws citing costs to taxpayers from crashes. NFL quarterback Roethlisberger, after a severe motorcycle crash, vowed to always wear a helmet and could become a national spokesman for helmet use.
A reader criticizes David E Christensen for opposing universal Social Security participation while benefiting from the system. The letter likens his stance to Animal Farm and accuses him and like-minded writers of hypocrisy and selective taxation. It includes harsh metaphors and references to supporting figures.
Askait YounG MARION reports satisfaction that a letter about SIU parking policy appeared in the newspaper and states the university has resolved the issue in her case.
A reader criticizes Rev. Federico Higuera of St. Joseph Cobden for defending illegal immigrants and argues that nation’s rule of law must govern entry. The letter questions fairness, hierarchy of immigration claims, and whether sanctuary rhetoric undermines American values.
Opinion piece decries alleged theft of 1.4 billion dollars from Americans amid hurricane relief failures. Calls out levee breach coverage, taxpayer money misallocation, and urges scrutiny of government spending and future potential losses.
Leonard Pitts Jr reflects on Bill Gates shifting to full-time charity work as a powerful model for all levels of wealth. He urges readers to act locally, citing Gates and timeless moral imperatives to save and improve lives, while admitting his own limits and calling for personal action.
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