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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 21, 2003
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan invites readers to submit Voice of the Reader letters up to 250 words signed with a hometown and telephone number for verification. The paper reserves rights to edit, will not publish poetry or mass submissions, and provides contact avenues for news tips and classified and display ads.
A motion in the Illinois House seeks a comprehensive state audit of Rend Lake Conservancy District. Reintroduced by Reps Gary Forby and Kurt Granberg after a prior 117 to 0 House approval, the measure faces Senate hurdles. Sen Larry Woolard opposes, arguing audits duplicate existing reviews of the district’s finances.
Voice of the South warns an Illinois Auditor General review would cost taxpayers 70 000 to 120 000 dollars but could restore the district’s reputation after an internal audit suggested Kevin Davis diverted as much as 500 000 over nine years. The RLDC serves 60 communities and fuels a regional recreation hub. House passage urged. lawmakers urged to vote for the resolution and lobby others.
A composite letter from readers criticizes email spam and calls for Congress to act, urges funding restoration for Healthy Families Illinois and Teen REACH, defends gun rights while noting media freedom, and praises state senators for defeating handgun legislation. The letters discuss budget cuts, crime prevention programs, after school support, and constitutional limits on government.
Leonard Pitts Jr argues that the Jayson Blair scandal is framed as a racial issue rather than a breach of journalism ethics. He cites critiques by Cohen and Sullivan, defends Times’ editorial choices, and notes broader industry instances of alleged fabrication, highlighting race as a persistent newsroom pressure.
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