The Southern Illinoisan Editorial Policy and Contact Details
Publisher Dennis DeRossett Managing Editor Gerald Garcia and Opinion Editor Jeff Smyth outline contact methods for letters tips and ads. They specify submission limits including 250 words for Voice of the Reader and The Vent and provide phone numbers emails and publication practices for Carbondale IL readers.
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Voice of the Reader
The
Southern Illinoisan
P.D
Carbondale
Gerald Garcia
Gerald.garcia
Thesouthern
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Power issue prompts reader critique of SIUC and co-op rates
Letters to the editor condemn rising electric rates by Southeastern Illinois Electric and four co operatives, argue a 16 percent hike over 16 months, warn of a looming state budget crisis, and call out SIUC faculty for using students as publicity pawns amid financial strain.
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Southern Illinois
Southeastern Illinois Electric
Touchstone Energy
SIUC
Illinois
Morteza Daneshdoost
SIU
Faculty strike debate sparks local empathy call
To the Editor argues tenured faculty should weigh Southern Illinois economic hardship in Alexander, Pulaski, Massac, Pope, Johnson, Hardin and nearby counties before pursuing a strike. The writer invokes regional poverty and cites Jackson County as the university’s home, suggesting a need for proportional sacrifice.
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Higher Learning
Southern Illinois
Alexander
Pulaski
Massac
Pope
Johnson
Hardin
Jackson County
Marie Antoinette
SIUC contract dustup and regional updates in Southern Illinois
A regional column praises and criticizes items across Southern Illinois. It covers SIUC faculty negotiations, impending pay limits, potential golf course privatization, Head Start book drives, railroad crossing safety costs, Halloween on The Strip, Illinois 127 widening, APAC job growth, mural donations, Benton federal courthouse bid, a State's Attorney crackdown on bad checks, and Project Angel Food food drives.
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SIUC
Hickory Ridge
Carbondale
Park
Canadian National/Illinois Central Railroad
du Quoin
Illinois
Pinckneyville
Jackson County
Murphysboro
Nashville
Illinois 127
Marion
APAC
John Yack
Carterville
Yack
Carol
Herrin
Benton
Congress
Franklin County
Bill Richardson
Oriana Fallaci in New York Sparks Debate on Islam
Philip Terzian recalls Oriana Fallaci interviewing William Colby and argues her current book The Rage and the Pride reveals dangerous arrogance about Islam. He cites her post 9 11 stance at AEI and critiques her blanket portrayal of Islam while warning against American ignorance and bigotry.
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New Republic
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New York
Europe
American Enterprise Institute
United States
America
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France
Jerry Falwell
Pat Robertson
Franklin Graham
Osama bin Laden
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