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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 2008
Page
4
The notice outlines submission rules for letters to the Voice of the Reader. Letters must be signed and include a verifier telephone number for authenticity. A 250 word limit applies, and poetry or mass submissions are not published.
On March 12, 1864 President Lincoln and Mary hosted a dinner for a distinguished party of Union generals at the White House. Generals Meade Wool Hunter Doubleday Sickles and Crittenden attended as reported by the era newspaper.
A Southern Illinois University study shows dramatic increases in meth busts seizures and treatment admissions across Franklin Jackson Saline and Williamson counties since 1994 2008. Though progress is real critics warn funding cuts threaten future enforcement and public safety efforts.
A reader criticizes primary voters for backing Obama, argues Obama lacks specifics, contends McCain would continue current policies, predicts a Republican win in November, and warns of national debt and decline. The writer asks what figure follows trillions and closes with God bless the USA.
Readers may vote for the Golden Pen Award winner via the newspaper online at the southern com site or by mail to Editor Gary Metro The Southern Illinoisan 710 North Illinois Ave Carbondale IL 62901. The winning letter and author will be recognized mid March and receive an engraved gold colored pen. Frances Gilliam Cr eal Springs.
Winter 2008 American Veteran cites claims that early discharge penalties stripped enlistment bonuses, a National Guard unit stayed 729 days in Iraq, 20 000 brain trauma cases were omitted, and 22 000 PTSD cases were denied education or medical benefits. It urges public outrage and contacting representatives.
A letter-style rant alleges Obama would end U S sovereignty, birth a New World Order, and transform the United States into the United Nations of America. It criticizes perceived wasted spending and voter impact, naming George Culley of Pinckneyville as author.
Kathleen Parker argues Hillary Clinton and Michelle Obama invert traditional wife roles, with women as the pots while husbands glow as flowers. She notes public scrutiny, gendered expectations, and the balancing act of elite careers and family, concluding these wives redefine political partnership.
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