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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 2004
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan outlines contact options for letters to Voice of the Reader and tips for news tips. It provides addresses phone numbers and emails for submissions circulation and advertising and specifies letters must be under 250 words be signed and include a town of origin.
Dr Ted Van Acker, a Herrin dermatologist who moved to Southern Illinois Healthcare in 1996, has revitalized historic sites. He renovated the Annex Movie Theater in Herrin after 20 years of dormancy, salvaging heritage and creating a thriving city center business. Murphysboro and possibly West Frankfort have benefited from his restoration efforts.
Voice Or THE SOUTHERN profiles Dr Van Acker who saved the old post office and eyes the Murphysboro Elk's Club and West Frankfort City Hall. Mayors praise him as a regional treasure while residents debate demolition versus restoration amid shifts toward malls and big boxes.
A batch of letters to The Southern editors expresses frustration with editorial bias about Barack Obama and Illinois politics, condemns Metropolis high school fans’ behavior, questions The Passion of the Christ’s depiction of Jews, defends a local neurosurgeon and thanks Memorial Hospital of Carbondale for his care.
A memo from Jim Muir urges the Bend Lake Conservancy District Board to drop tax exempt status on RLCD properties Season’s Restaurant Season’s Hotel and Fairway Condominium and return the $100 000 annual saving to local tax districts. He argues this public relations move could improve relations with the public and stakeholders.
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