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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 26, 2004
Page
4
Editorial board contact information for The Southern Illinoisan and The Southern A Lee Enterprises includes publishers editors and newsroom staff. It outlines submission options for letters to the editor and reader communications with detailed phone numbers email addresses and hours. It also sets rules for letters including word limits signatures verification and disallowed content.
RLCD General Manager Gary May aims to stabilize finances with strict budgeting and merit based hiring. He fosters open media relations and quick information flow, setting a new tone of hard work recognized and rewarded. After nearly a year, Rend continues to improve communication.
Voice of the Southern notes RLCD board and attorney remain silent on renewing May's contract as June 30 approaches. May faced public sparring with board members over district operations, with two members praising his work while others stay mum. Taxpayers wonder if the manager or the board is the problem amid renewed leadership questions.
A reader condemns a police officer over actions toward a scooter user, argues the officer may be ill trained or vendetta driven, and warns against extending traffic enforcement to electric wheelchairs. The writer cites constitutional rights and asks for leniency, noting past bike thefts and driving-privilege penalties.
A reader letter from Paul Kent Caxney lambasts a Thursday 7A article in The Southern Illinoisan about mice from two female parents, misused terms, and factual lapses. He cites incorrect phrases under bee, turkey, and lizard graphics, blaming AP and editors for uncritical print. The letter also references a 2005 06 IHSA journalism competition and praises activities promoting student writing. He ends urging discernment in published content.
In Washington Cosby suggested blacks underclass show dysfunction while whites retain unearned racial advantages. Leonard Pitts Jr. argues racism persists yet is not the sole cause of black poverty and miseducation. He urges all to confront issues openly and reject comfort in stereotypes.
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