Rediscover Southern Illinois This Summer Source Guide
Our View celebrates Memorial Day weekend as the unofficial summer kickoff and highlights regional festivals museums outdoor trails and staycations. It urges readers to explore Herrin Festa Italiana Superman Celebration Cobden Peach Festival Bend Lake Days Du Quoin State Fair and more while enjoying local farms, parks, trails, and cultural venues. The piece invites reader feedback via the newspaper online opinions portal and email.
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Southern
Illinois
Metropolis
Cobden
Bend Lake
Giant City State Park
Shawnee National Forest
Tunnel Hill State Trail
Southern Illinois
Kincaid Mounds
Cairo
Mound City National Cemetery
Shawnee Hills
Internet courage and the darker side of tech praise
LEONARD PITTS JR. argues technology promises uplift but fuels online abuse and death threats. He notes threats against Blake Lakers wife and Chrissy Teigen, Francesca Eastwood, and a NC activist, all from anonymous online sources. Technology amplifies cruelty, yet can’t fix human nature.
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Teve Blake
Los Angeles
Lakers
John Legend
Leonard Chrissy Teigen
Pittsjr
Chris Brown
Clint Eastwood
Francesca
North Carolina
Nana
Hell High
Benjamin Franklin
Wile E. Coyote
Warner Bros
Voice of the Reader scolds SIU spending and leadership
A reader criticizes SIU actions led by Glenn Poshard, accusing the administration of wasteful spending and media theatrics. Cites a $27,000 housing allowance and a $90,000 external chancellor search, arguing low enrollment stems from the economy and mismanagement.
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Siu
Glenn Poshard
Letters to Editor Policy and contact details
The paper accepts signed letters up to 250 words addressing current issues and signed with a name and hometown. Telephone numbers for verification are not published. Editors reserve the right to edit. Contact numbers and emails for submissions are listed for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto and Williamson County readers.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Officials contact lines for Kirk Durbin and Shimkus
U S Senators Mark Kirk and Dick Durbin and U S Representative John Shimkus provide phone numbers and official websites for constituent inquiries. Kirk lists 312 886 3500 and 202 224 2852 with kirksenate gov. Durbin lists 618 351 1122 and 202 224 2152 with durbin senate gov. Shimkus lists 618 252 8271 and 202 225 5271 with house gov.
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U.S
Mark Kirk
Kirksenate
Dick Durbin
Durbin
Senate
John Shimkus
House.gov
Shimkus
Memorial Day honors for Lt. Col. White buried in Rose Hill
A letter notes Lt. Col. John Holden White is buried at Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion after multiple moves from Aikman Old Marion Cemetery and Woodlawn. His grave marker, the tallest in Rose Hill, marks a long posthumous tribute dating to Fort Donelson in 1862.
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John Holden White
Woodlawn
Rose Hill
Marion
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