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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 2004
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan invites letters to Voice of the Reader not exceeding 250 words. Letters must be signed with the author's name and hometown and include a telephone number for verification. The paper reserves the right to edit, will not publish poetry or mass submissions, and disallows libelous or personal attacks.
A letter from Beth Arthor urges against a 26 million dollar statewide book giveaway in Illinois arguing funds would be better spent arming libraries and schools through cardholding access. The piece advocates internal hires over big name coaches and laments a historic West Frankfort city hall doubts.
Union County should re elect State s Attorney Bigler says incumbent John Bigler is very aggressive yet strong. In four years he has been a stern prosecutor focusing on sexual abuse and child victim cases. A Union County native he rose from dispatcher and jailer to top prosecutor and does not pass off cases to staff.
Voice of the South reports Bigler, a hands-on prosecutor, defends his budgeted investigator James Temple and a busy docket amid criticism. Public defender Patrick Cox sues Bigler and Temple for 1 million dollars over eavesdropping and related charges, later dropped. Cox’s proxy Steve Applegate runs on anti Bigler platform as Union County voters set a Tuesday primary to choose the next state's attorney.
Steved says Gov Blagojevich plans to hire a private firm to buy prison food, a move critics call a step toward full privatization. Pinckneyville kitchen supervisor Stevenson worries about jobs and safety as talks of private bids surface amid budget cuts. IDOC pledges no layoffs, citing $20.6 million annual savings, while plans to close Vandalia and a St. Charles juvenile facility add to tensions during contract talks.
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