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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 2002
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan announces its editorial contact details for letters and tips. It lists publishers editors and staff emails, phone numbers for reporting news and subscriptions, ad contacts, and submission guidelines for letters up to 250 words with verification telephone numbers.
Letters cite the governor and legislature over the budget, arguing grant funds should be cut to balance the deficit, with readers from Royalton and others blaming both parties. They urge accountability, warn of school and hospital impacts, and criticize Democratic leaders for not stepping in.
A parent recalls a disruptive Little League game where coaching staff bullied umpires, shouted angrily, and frightened young players. The writer praises the head coach for calm leadership and calls for anger management or removal of problematic coaches to protect children.
A Pinckneyville caller blasts the high school board for ignoring the NO vote margin of over two to one. They accuse the board of wasteful spending on a $3,500 survey and postage plans while opposing a full new building, urging representation in voters’ interests and noting education quality without a new facility.
The Decatur Herald & Review notes the death of Jack Buck at 77, recalling his five decades as a lead Cardinals broadcaster on KMOX and CBS radio. Buck mentored under Harry Caray, stayed loyal to St. Louis, and became famed for minimal yet sharp call structure including the celebrated line That’s a winner. His career spanned Sportsman’s Park to Busch Stadium with calls across MLB and NFL broadcasts, and his death coincides with tributes to fellow pioneers like Ernie Harwell.
A reader poll in West Frankfort shows 86 percent believe Osama bin Laden is alive and 14 percent think he is dead. The poll is online and unauthenticated, with a disclaimer that results are not scientific and could be manipulated by votes. A new question asks about concern over West Nile virus in Southern Illinois.
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