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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 2002
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan announces contact details for Publisher Linda Ritchie Lindus and staff, tips lines for Carbondale and surrounding areas, and submission rules for letters and opinions. It outlines letters length, signing, and publication rights including restrictions on libel and mass submissions.
A reader criticizes Governor Ryan for layoffs and budget cuts blaming AFSCME. The letter questions license plate sticker increases and state spending while praising union leaders and calling for accountability and better alternatives. The writer also cites past corruption tied to Ryan ally Dean Bauer and cites a republican vote for Glenn Poshard.
A circulated letter accuses Bob Winchester of double dipping with two pension checks. He states Pension Rule 85 from AFSCME allows it as he is vested in GARS and SERS. The note questions AFSCME's stance while recalling past fights over multiple pensions and controversial benefits for union leaders.
A sequence of items honors local individuals and groups. Paul Pagliai donated a 1974 Maserati Merak to John A. Logan College to fundraise through restoration and sale. Astronauts upgraded NASA's Hubble Space Telescope with five space walks and new wings promising power gains. Volunteers searched Andy's Creek for Shane Wheatley, with over 200 assisting Sheriff Wilson. Local editorials criticize Tyson licensing in Washington and applaud community aid. Rod Blagojevich faces ethics questions over campaign funds and union labor. Verizon expands local calling in Illinois. Janice Southard nominated for State Teacher of the Year. Thomas L Black of Perry's TaeKwonDo inducted into USA Martial Arts Hall of Fame.
Samuel Goldman of Southern Illinois University Carbondale argues that Arafat’s rejection of Barak’s Camp David peace offer doomed hopes for a Palestinian Israeli settlement. The piece asserts Arafat provoked the intifada, aligned with Iraq in the Gulf War, and fails as a peace partner while Israel faces ongoing violence and security needs.
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