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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 2004
Page
4
Southern Illinois Speaks gathers reactions from Carbondale Goreville and Cambria residents. Voters say higher gas costs influence car choice toward fuel efficiency, economy and comfort for daily commutes and travel.
The Southern Illinoisan invites readers to submit letters to Voice of the Reader up to 250 words. Letters must be signed with name and home town, include a verifiable phone number, and may be edited. The paper reserves rights to remove poetry, mass submissions, or libelous content.
Meta Minton writes on the Southern Illinoisan impact of rising malpractice insurance on health care in southern Illinois. She recalls her own birth at Chester Memorial Hospital, notes doctors worried about premiums, and outlines Dr Egon Schneider’s two part plan: curb trial lawyers’ contingency fees and form a doctor board to weed out frivolous claims. She also reports reader backlash to publishing gay unions while reaffirming the paper’s community role.
In a critical review of 21 studies on gay and lesbian parenting, Biblarz and Stacey challenge the claim that outcomes are the same as those with heterosexual parents. They note differences in gender identity and sexual behavior, acknowledge limitations, and warn against celebratory visions of diverse families.
A motivational speaker and syndicated columnist shares a lighthearted penguin tale about a truck swap and a baseball trip. The piece then reflects on humor's role in conversation, notes Carlyle on joy, and offers church related jokes while warning against off color or ethnic humor.
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