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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 2012
Page
4
Voice of the South reports that keeping Tamms prison open is central to fiscal sanity but warns the budget cuts required are mammoth, complex, and will not be achieved quickly. The piece frames the issue as a long, contested process with significant financial implications.
Editorial argues against closing the Illinois Youth Center in Murphysboro and Tamms Correctional Center, urging cost cuts elsewhere. It highlights IYC’s newer, well-staffed setup and Tamms’ role in isolating dangerous inmates, and suggests preserving both facilities while considering Pontiac as a target for closings. It invites reader feedback.
Policy notice from The Southern about reporting letters to editors. It lists phone numbers for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto Williamson County and other hotlines, notes published letters must avoid libel, includes editor and managing editor names and contact emails.
Leonard Pitts Jr. argues Obama may claim unilateral power to kill US citizens without trial, drawing comparisons to Bush era excesses. He cites Holder’s defense of due process over judicial process, questions legality and calls for public outrage and accountability in national security actions.
A reader letter pleads with the editor to retract a cartoon showing a soldier pouring gas on Qurans. The writer condemns the image amid U S casualties and says leaders apologized to cool tensions. The piece calls for restraint and warns hate can spread.
Readers determine the best letter to the editor from finalists Michael Crain of Vienna Richard L. Stubblefield of Mount Vernon and Kenneth Cochran of Murphysboro The winner receives an inscribed gold colored pen and editor column recognition Online voting ends today and mail voting is available with entries sent to Gary Metro editor Southern Illinoisan Carbondale Illinois 62901 by March 6.
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