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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 2003
Page
4
In Illinois House, House Bill 2835 aimed to curb public access to local school district salaries and spending but died in committee. Observers warn it may be resurrected later, as taxpayers remain keen on fiscal transparency from districts amid tough times.
Lawmakers backed by watchdogs pull a bill to keep district salaries in the public view via newspaper legal notices. Mount Prospect School District sought a waiver but public pressure and fiscal concerns won the day. Taxpayers press for clear, accessible audits and spending details.
Publisher Dennis DeRossett and Editor Meta Minton oversee letters and columns for The Southern Illinoisan. Readers may submit Voice of the Reader letters up to 250 words by mail or email, with required signature and hometown, and The Vent appears each Saturday on Sound Off.
A reader condemns the desecration of Carbondale's Islamic center on Holocaust Remembrance Day and calls for religious freedom. The letter stresses that vandalism does not reflect the community and urges defense of minorities.
The note argues memorials and death benefits for fallen Iraqi soldiers to build goodwill, plus job offers in reconstruction. It then reflects on the 1998 Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland, noting the shared assembly, Sinn Fein participation, demilitarization, and ongoing stalemate delaying implementation and risking renewed conflict.
A SIUC supporter urges aggressive action against university leadership for coaching recruitment. The writer accuses University of Illinois and other programs of stealing coaches, calls for grand theft charges, and suggests a million-dollar lawsuit to protect SIUC Salukis and question the fairness of cross‑school hiring.
Illinois lawmaker Sen. Larry Woolard led the defeat of a bill directing the auditor general to audit Rend Lake Conservancy District. Critics say a complete state review could reveal systemic financial issues beyond the current forensic findings and benefit taxpayers in Southern Illinois.
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