This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 4 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 2004
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan invites letters to Voice of the Reader under 250 words. Letters must be signed with author's name and hometown and include a telephone number for verification. The paper reserves the right to edit, and will not publish poetry, mass submissions, or libelous content.
Letter to the editor laments Illinois legislative inaction on malpractice insurance driving doctors from Southern Illinois. Cites hearings, Frist and Durbin positions, insurance costs, and potential loss of neurosurgeons. Readers urged to contact legislators to keep top physicians local.
In Carbondale Gary Hartlieb criticizes Carbondale Chamber of Commerce in a sharp email over a half cent sales tax while Massac County High School Patriots seek state title in Class A basketball. SIU Carbondale coach Matt Painter named MVC Coach of the Year as the Dawgs eye NCAA bid. A US Chamber report criticizes Illinois legal fairness and doctors leave region due to malpractice costs. Poet Jay Rainey King and hockey star Todd Bertuzzi are also noted with awards and sanctions.
Washington Post columnist David Broder notes a shift in Republican stance as deficits loom. Senate and House budget talks surface calls for pay-go rules, tied to looming Social Security and health care costs.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.