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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 2004
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan invites reader letters up to 250 words via mail, email, or voice, signed with author name and hometown. Include a verifiable phone number. Policy prohibits poetry, mass submissions, or libelous content. editors reserve right to edit and not publish.
Local soldiers Troy Hudson Don Brewer and John Magera honored for service with Purple Heart wins. Carbondale natives Miller Sipe and Runion face dangers and charges. Community leaders Don Brewer Jeff Robinson Larry Brown Conover Zeigler Sunset Series and Garnall Golf Day raise funds. Griffey Jr. 500th homer noted.
A reader letters page voices opposition to Ann Coulter and defend Reagan while criticizing press and university priorities. The writer contrasts liberal labeling with calls for honesty, cites Iran Contra, and flags the discrepancy between athletic pay and civil service raises at SIU. The second letter credits Chancellor Wendler for approving a 2 percent raise to civil service staff amid a budget crisis.
A state wide contract committee member recalls voting against a package provision that would cover domestic partners for state insurance but exclude non related partners. He notes the issue was not discussed on the floor and fears the move pressures citizens toward recognizing same sex marriage. He expects others at his institution to oppose the contract for this reason and urges lawmakers to vote No.
In calm terms Liu Junning explains three years of political obstacles from the Communist Party after an article on reform. He says Western pressure matters to signal solidarity and asylum safety, while domestic activists face jail or disappearance. Bob Teeter, longtime pollster and friend of politics, dies at 65, leaving a legacy of integrity and public service.
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