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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 2003
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan details letters to the editor, contact emails, and phone lines for submissions in Carbondale and surrounding counties. It outlines policy on letters under 50 words, signing, phone verification, and editing rights, plus guidelines for The Vent on Saturdays.
In a letter to the editor, a reader argues for recognizing immigrants as integral to the nation and notes La Matricula aids identification, taxes, licenses, and safety. A separate response questions foreign aid, urges prioritizing domestic needs, questions military funding, and urges support for troops and government.
Patrick King from Makanda writes about a confrontation between a 70s veteran with a flag and a pre-war demonstrator across the street in Carbondale. He urges respect for all views on Iraq and calls for meaningful dialogue rather than shouting.
Various local items include a 500 pound bear on Pope County land near Golconda with permit holder Mullenix deemed careless, a political dispute over SIU governance involving Rep Jay Hoffman, a park board Open Meetings Act violation at West Frankfort with raises given off agenda, Elizabeth Smart’s return with family remarks, drone controversy comparison, Cairo Pilots awaiting first round in Peoria, and a Wolf Lake teen running for school board.
Philip Terzian recalls a Naval War College discussion on press military relations, noting bias chickens and the shift to embedded reporting. He argues mutual distrust shaped Vietnam era coverage, praises Pentagon openness after Grenada and Gulf War, and envisions reporters embedded with units in Iraq while stressing responsible, balanced reporting.
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