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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 2004
Page
4
Publisher Dennis DeRossett editor Meta Minton invite reader letters to Voice of the Reader up to 250 words. Includes contact methods for tips and subscriptions and notes on telephone verification and editing rights.
META MINTON, editor, reports on two county sales tax campaigns in Union and Jackson counties. Sheriff Nash promotes a quarter cent saftey tax funded by deputies amid warnings of layoffs. Jackson County faces a quieter drive with questions about spending and a controversial committee meeting. Editorial stance leans no on the Union County measure while endorsing accountability and reader debate continues.
The piece analyzes how President Bush extended a conciliatory hand to Kerry after Super Tuesday, contrasting it with Kerry’s sharp rebuttals about Bush’s policies. It notes Bush's past bipartisanship gestures and questions whether the approach will win support as the 2004 campaign heats up, urging a shift to a tougher stance.
IM DAVIDSON highlights Peggy and Pat Patrick from north of Dallas who transformed a mobile home into a 24/7 vacation atmosphere. Using salvaged wood, barn cedar, adobe textures, and garage sale finds, they created a western southwest styled interior with minimal cost and maximal imagination.
Online SI Speaks poll asks if the governor should run the state education system instead of the constitutionally empowered board. About 79 percent favor public vote, though the poll is not scientific. Readers urged to register votes at thesouthern.com as the new question centers on fast food industry blame for obesity.
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