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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 31, 2003
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan invites reader letters up to 250 words submitted via email or typewritten. Letters must be signed with the author’s name and hometown and include a verifiable phone number. The paper reserves the right to edit, and will not publish poetry, bulk submissions, or libelous or personal attacks.
Meta Minton notes a local uproar between the mayor and the Ministerial Alliance over alleged lewd entertainment at a bar. She highlights community unease about who should set standards, defends the mayor's elected status, and praises Caitlin Chrisman for winning the Lew Hartzog Award at the Meet of Champs. She emphasizes covering the news without dictating local conduct.
Mona Charen argues the Jayson Blair plagiarism case exposes hypocrisy at The New York Times while accusing the paper of racism. She notes Blair’s race, media reactions, and contrasts with past Times on race debates, urging caution against reversing racial injustice.
Jim Davidson shares Viola's Parkinson's journey through Hippotherapy aided by a 39 page journal later published as Who Me. The Conway Arkansas story highlights her pain relief, courage, and motive to help others. Stanley Russ calls Viola's story captivating and notes her spunk. Copies cost 8.45 dollars from Christian Supply Store in Conway Arkansas.
A Southern Illinois online poll shows 52 percent expect chemical or biological weapons to be found in Iraq despite a Rumsfeld admission that Saddam may have moved or destroyed them. Vicxee Cochrum voices support for action based on available information. Randy Kirkpatrick notes uncertainty.
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