Letters policy and contact details from The Southern Illinoisan
Community newspaper notes reader letters must be under 250 words and signed with a phone for verification. It outlines how to submit via mail or email, calls for classified and display ads, and press contact numbers for Carbondale and Williamson County plus operation hours and posting options.
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Gerald Garcia
Gerald.garcia
Thesouthern
Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Thesouthern.com
Sisoundoff
Yahoo.com
Cheney Sets Out on High Stakes Middle East Swing
Vice President Dick Cheney travels to Britain Turkey Israel Saudi Arabia Egypt Jordan and six other Arab states to push a U S security alignment. He will press Iraq Afghanistan and the Israeli Palestinian conflict while facing Arab skepticism and urging UN inspections and long term regional stabilization.
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Nce
Dick Cheney
Bush
Britain
Turkey
Israel
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Jordan
Iraq
Afghanistan
United States
U.S
America
Cheney
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Iran
Mr. Hussein
United Nations
Hussein
Mubarak
Ariel Sharon
Proud Readers Praise Herrin and Marion Growth
A reader letter extols Herrin High School athletes and local leaders praising community pride and a comeback in a regional game. It lauds Marion Main Street efforts, upcoming Corinne Wood visit, and downtown revitalization. The piece also comments on Du Quoin Mayor Rednour as it relates to minority representation on city boards and suggests qualified local candidates.
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Johnston City
Mr. Peebles
L’s
Herrin
Solomon
Southern Illinois
Marion Main Street
Main Street
Corinne Wood
City Hall
Marion
du Quoin
John Rednour
Ed Lamum
Jeannine Baxter
Sandra Brown
One That Got Away Inspires Spring Fishing Tale
In a rural Franklin County tale, Joe a single man with bad luck in love planned a date that ended in disaster when two miners set carp and grinnell in his pool to thwart him. Joe wrestled fish with a pitchfork while his date slipped away leaving him to ponder the moral that love and fishing rarely mix. JIM MUIR invites reader comments and practical joke stories as April Fool's Day approaches.
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Joe
Franklin County
Rend Lake
Jim Muir
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