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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 28, 2004
Page
4
Publisher Dennis DeRossett and Editor Meta Minton oversee The Southern Illinoisan in Carbondale Illinois. The page lists contact emails and phone lines for news tips reader letters and subscriber services and outlines letters policy including word limit sign required verification and prohibition on poetry and mass submissions.
A reader praises The Southern front page and a 12 year old survivor Kayce Cheatham for courage after a sexual assault case. The letter highlights her interview and courtroom victory with Lisa Beaty as a model of survivor support and community responsibility.
The letter to the editor argues that Illinois is in bankruptcy as unfunded pension liabilities grew from 4.6 to 34.9 billion over 20 years. It notes plans to borrow 200 million on the Thompson Center, consider selling the building, and divert funds from tolls and an environmental trust. It blames both parties for the financial crisis and warns future generations.
A reader praises Courtney Smith by age fourteen for running a mile in 59.8 seconds and imagines her racing at 60 mph. The note congratulates her and criticizes the clocking and the editor for the portrayal.
Washington Post columnist David Broder argues that McCain Feingold failed to curb money in politics. Major parties abandon public funding, Bush and Kerry set fundraising records, 527 groups emerge to stage soft money at will. Internet fundraising accelerates, hard money rises, and the law spawns unintended consequences. Broder calls the reform's success into question as new channels and legal tweaks dilute aims.
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