Southern A Lee Enterprises Editorial Board Issued Public Note
Publisher Dennis DeRossett and Editor James Bennett lead the Southern ALee Enterprises Editorial Board with Managing Editor Ralph Loos arranging oversight and public guidance on newspaper policy and community commentary.
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Dennis DeRossett
James Bennett
Ralph Loos
James. Bennett
Thesouthern
Ralph.loos
Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Voice of the Reader policy and contact details
The notice explains submission rules for letters to Voice of the Reader including word limit, signature and phone verification, and editor’s right to edit. It lists contact options via mail, fax, and email, and provides newsroom and subscription/contact numbers for The Southern Illinoisan. Includes ownership by Lee Enterprises and mailing address.
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Southern Illinoisan
Tion
Illinois Ave
Carbondale
Lee Enterprises
Davenport
Iowa
Bay
Sheila Simon Declares Run for Carbondale Mayor
Simon announces bid to become Carbondale’s next mayor, aiming to broaden citizen involvement, boost learning and small business, and push Carbondale as a regional environmental leader with plans for solar panels on city hall. She supports shared city leadership under a part time mayor system. Incumbent Brad Cole weighs re election.
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Carbondale
Sheila Simon
Paul Simon
Sheila
Jeanne Hurley Simon
Illinois House of Representatives
Siuc School of Law
Perry Knop
Reilly
Brennan
Simon
City Hall
Illinois
Brad Cole
Cole
Driving Smarter Can Cut Gasoline Use and Prices
A letter from Eugene Timpe of Carbondale argues that higher pump prices reflect tight supplies and rising demand. He urges individuals to save gas by driving below posted speeds with windows up and AC off, idling less, syncing trips, and car pooling to reduce demand and curb inflation.
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U.S
Barton
Eugene Timpe Carbondale
Thank you to honest boot camp boys at Giant City Park
A resident thanks the Murphysboro Boot Camp youths and their crew leader for finding my lost checkbook in Giant City Park on April 24, 2005. Credit cards and cash were still inside, and a phone call delivered the good news.
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Giant City Park
Murphysboro
Lestie Jo Williams
Carbondale
Shawnee Mess Letter Sparks Trail Debate and Support
Chad Dixon’s letter attacks the Shawnee Mess with inflammatory rhetoric while outlining facts about Shawnee National Forest. The Final Environmental Impact Study predicts fewer trails and crossings and farther confinement areas. Campground owners Back Country Horsemen and Shawnee Trail Conservancy describe ongoing trail maintenance and support for a designated mapped maintained system.
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Chad Dixon
Shawnee National Forest
United States
Forest Service
Shawnee Trail Conservancy
The
M. Richard Scott Simpson
Smoking ban push grows in Carbondale bars and restaurants
A local resident urges Southern Illinois to adopt a public smoking ban in Carbondale eateries. He notes decades of dining and drinking there, cites health trends seen in Europe and U.S. coasts, and thanks advocates urging city leaders to back the proposal.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois
Europe
U.S
Hole in the Bucket Doctrine for immigration plan proposed
Columnist Jim Muir argues a three step fix for illegal immigration: secure the border to stop entry, sort and grant citizenship to the good immigrants while deporting those with criminal or idle motives, and enact strict future laws modeled on Mexico’s system to prevent repeats. He emphasizes legal status, enforcement, and economic self sufficiency as core criteria.
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Joe
Jane Taxpayer
America
United States
U.S
Congress
Mexico
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