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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 15, 2004
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan outlines Voice of the Reader submission rules including word limit up to 250 words, signatory requirements, telephone verification, and bans on poetry or mass submissions. It lists contact emails for tips and letters, newsroom hours, and ad submission contacts.
The Southern Illinoisan front page frames support for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld from President Bush as a poll shows more than 75 percent of Click & Connect respondents say he should keep his job. Readers flood the newsroom with pro and anti Rumsfeld messages, including harsh critiques of the administration and war policy.
Mona Charen argues photos of a naked Iraqi prisoner on a leash damage U S credibility in Iraq and the wider Middle East. She warns the humiliation undercuts moral claims, harms the war of ideas, and risks eroding trust in democratic values and justice. She calls for accountability to restore legitimacy.
Jim Davidson explains the Pentagon's five sided design born from site constraints and wartime urgency. The piece recounts early plans, architects Bergstrom and Whitmire, rapid design work, and production pace, noting construction from Sept 11, 1941 to Jan 15, 1943 and a dedication near Veterans Day.
Readers of The Southern Illinois Speaks poll largely see a tight job market for recent college graduates with about 85 percent pessimistic. The short informal survey notes it is not a scientific sample and invites readers to vote on a new question about expanding gambling in Hinds.
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