Publisher notes and reader letters policy at The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan announces contact details for the Editorial Board and Voices of the Reader. It outlines submission guidelines for letters up to 250 words, required signatures and hometown, and conditions on what will be published or edited. It also lists contact numbers for news tips and ad placements and notes ownership by Lee Enterprises.
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Carbondale
Lee Enterprises
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National Day of Prayer Observed Across the United States
American communities mark a National Day of Prayer reflecting on the nation's relationship with God amid debates over prayer in schools and the Pledge of Allegiance. The piece notes founding fathers' belief in church state separation and cites historical calls for national prayer dating to 1775. It ends with Civil War era debates referenced.
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Continental Congress
Tine
National Day of Prayer observed nationwide
Abraham Lincoln called for a Day of Prayer and Congress formally recognized it in 1952, amended in 1988 to the first Thursday of May. Cameron Wright will keynote Murphysboro’s observance, noon to 1 PM at Smyser Plaza, while Marion hosts a similar event at Tower Square Plaza. The piece notes Iraq conflict, religious debates, and unity through prayer, with participation voluntary.
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Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Harry Truman
Ronald Reagan
Southern Illinois University
Cameron Wright
Smyser Plaza
Murphysboro
Marion
Tower Square Plaza
Iraq
White House
Pentagon
Energy politics underlies rising fuel costs claims
A letter to the editor alleges the Bush administration and the energy industry collude to raise gas prices. It accuses public oil purchases for strategic reserves, tax breaks pushing SUV use, Alaska oil flows to Japan, DOE officials joining oil firms, and constrained refinery capacity driving prices higher. It urges voters to act at the ballot box.
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Bush Administration
George W
Texas
Alaska
Japan
White House
Congress
Illinois
Bush
Shingle artist scales roof to unveil his art in Steeleville
Steeleville resident SMYTH R. Manes paints on rooftops as a self described shingle artist. He patterned 707 E Main St in shingles blending red black and gray after inspiration from a Belleville house. His first attempt spelling KSHE 95 drew mixed reactions but inspired further trials. Neighbors and passersby praised the unusual art while noting property rights favor individual expression in rural towns. Manes hopes to expand to a church roof and build a niche market for rooftop designs.
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Steeleville
Manes
E. Main St
Belleville
Illinois 15
St. Louis
America
Illinois
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