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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 24, 2013
Page
4
The HerrinFesta Italiana festival runs through May 27 with 30 plus family events from bocce to road races and carnival rides. It attracts over 40,000 visitors, boosting Herrin and Southern Illinois businesses and economy.
The policy notes letters must be under 250 words, typed or emailed, address current issues, and be signed with a telephone number. News reporting lines give local contact numbers for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto and Williamson County, plus editor and staff contacts for The Southern.
Abdon Pallasch asserts that Illinois will save $62 million annually from closing Tamms and Dwight prisons plus other facilities, totaling $100 million in ongoing annual savings. He notes delays postponed initial savings and credits Gov. Pat Quinn with securing closures despite court and legislative battles.
Edwin and Flossine Schrader of Pinckneyville urge readers to learn the truth about fracking after attending a county meeting sponsored by the Illinois Farm Bureau. They warn of earthquakes, water loss, and long lasting land damage, and call for informed citizen action.
Letter writer laments Illinois lawmakers for delaying a concealed carry law and prioritizing driver license rules for illegal immigrants and gay marriage over court orders. Calls for honest, responsible leaders and criticizes legislators as unserious, urging public accountability.
A reader questions Gov Quinn and the SIU Board of Trustees accusing them of undermining Southern Illinois and moving facilities to Chicago. The letter links policy to regional economic impact and notes Urbana enrollment up 2000 in relation to these issues.
A Illinois counselor announces the end of a 24 year contract counseling program with the state effective July 1 2013. The provider cites chronic late payments and payroll costs as reasons and notes another agency will assume services for neglected and abused children in Southern Illinois amid ongoing debt and unpaid bills.
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