The Southern Illinoisan Editorial and Contact Details
The Southern Illinoisan publishes from Carbondale Illinois with contact lines for letters to Voice of the Reader and The Vent. Readers may submit news tips and comments by phone or email and letters up to 250 words are welcomed with signatory name and hometown.
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Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Southern Illinoisan
N. Illinois Ave
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Davenport
Iowa
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Yahoo.com
Vent
Jackson County
Illinois
U.S. Postal Service
Letters to the Editor on local politics and school funding
Readers discuss bond defeat for a new Pinckneyville high school and long term costs to the district. They criticize Johnston City school board decisions, praise Saluki basketball pride, condemn Illinois politics and budget woes, and comment on state employee layoffs and church reform debates.
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Pinckneyville
PCHS
Thomas Gymnasium
Johnston City
Blazer math and shopping wars in a marriage crisis
Mark Patinkin jokes about a wife's shopping logic turning into a fiscal minefield. He riffs on MasterCard bills, sale math, and Enron level accounting as he reflects on how a teen daughter and spouses influence spending. He closes with his columnist attribution and contact details.
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Ike
New England
Haband
Fed
Vacation plans and budget strain in Southern Illinois poll
A Southern Illinois survey shows 46 percent of 411 respondents plan a summer vacation, 15.6 percent will stay home, and 38.4 percent would like to travel but can’t afford it. Reasons include pregnancy and family visits. requests for higher taxes on legalized gambling are not supported.
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Southern Illinois
Saluki
Kroger
Wal-Mart
Church
Salukis
Department of Corrections
Ryan
Donald Snyder
Illinois
Snyder
Gov. Ryan
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