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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 2008
Page
4
This excerpt lists guidelines for submitting letters to Voice of the Reader in The Southern Illinoisan. It notes word limits, sign‑off requirements, publication rules, and contact methods including postal, fax, and email. It also provides editor contact and local government and representative phone numbers.
Lincoln writes Secretary Chase about Miss Rosie Bielaski who was discharged from her clerkship. He notes her Polish father died in an early Civil War battle and says he would be glad for her to have a place if possible within the service.
Robert Zubrin argues for continued biofuel incentives citing net gains from reduced crop supports and lower oil imports. He asserts ethanol lowers CO2, counters claims of rainforests destruction, and urges Congress to mandate flex fuel vehicles to break the oil cartel. He notes USDA data show rising yields and steady corn supplies while food price drivers lie elsewhere.
Joanne Clayton Herrin argues super delegates, about 796 insiders, may sway the nomination if Obama and Clinton split votes. She cites donations from Obama and Clinton PACs totaling hundreds of thousands to dozens of delegates, notes their 20 percent share of delegates, and echoes Jefferson on an informed electorate while calling to eliminate super delegates.
Readers may vote for the Golden Pen Award winner through Sunday March 16. Online voting is at thesouthern com goldenpen and mail votes should reference the March 4 paper and go to Editor Gary Metro at The Southern Illinoisan, Carbondale IL. The winning author receives an engraved gold pen and recognition in mid March.
Andy Rooney muses on handwriting decline and the quirks of writing tools from pencils to computers. He notes unreadable handwriting, varied letter forms, and the tension between personal touch and machine efficiency, ending with his contact reference.
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