Reader Letter Attacks SIUC Education Standards and Leadership
A letter from Desoran Nast Coppen and Randall Auxier criticizes SIUC for substandard teaching, inflated credentials, and high administrative pay. The writers condemn administration for neglecting student and community needs, urge transparency, and praise Buddy Maupin for advocacy. The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce misattribution is noted.
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SIUC
United States
University
Civil Service Union
Carbondale
Remembering Jim Pearl and regional notes from Southern Illinois
A column pays tribute to Jim Pearl, recalls his Southern Illinois roots and car dealership ads, and pledges support for his family. The piece also approves deer season, previews basketball and Saluki prospects, praises Mary Lou Trammel and her Carbondale diner, notes local public concerns on Illinois 127, and comments on Gov George Ryan and Rod Blagojevich with regional framing.
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Jim Pearl
Pearl
Southern Illinois
Salukis
Mary Lou Trammel
Mary Lou’s Grill
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Trammel
Senate
Pate Philip
Philip
Ryan
Inside The Southern Illinoisan Editorial and Contact Policies
The Southern Illinoisan lists editorial staff and contact details for news tips letters submissions and advertising. It outlines Letters Policy requiring letters up to 250 words with name and hometown and prohibits libelous or mass submissions while noting The Vent feature and Voice of the Reader page with submission options and phone lines.
Turkey at the crossroads with EU hopes and Islamist politics
Philip Terzian argues Turkey faces a critical choice between EU membership and ongoing military influence. He compares Turkey to Iran under the shah, notes democratic deficits and human rights issues, and questions how an Islamist government under Erdogan might affect relations with the United States and Israel while urging reforms to satisfy EU criteria.
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Turkey
Bosphorus
NATO
West
Israel
United States
U.S
Iran
Shah
Wall Street Journal
William Safire
New York Times
Tom Lantos
D-Calif
Robert Wexler
D-Fla
Cyprus
Armenia
Democratic Republic of
European Union
E.U
Congress
Ankara
Santos
Wexler
Justice and Development Party
Iraq
Bulent Ecevit
Europe
Recep Erdogan
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Buddy Maupin
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Anna Veterans Center
Desoran Nast Coppen
Randall Auxier
Irphysboro
Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
P. Michael Kimmel
Watganwe
DU Quoins
K.humwv
Gov
Illinois
George Ryan
Daddy
Illinois 127
A Lee Enterprises, Inc
Dennis DeRossett
Gerald Garcia
Opinion
Jeff Smyth
Voice of the Reader
Southern Illinoisan
P.O
Jeffsmyth
Thesouthern
Dennis,derossett
Gerald.garcia
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Thesouthern.com
Abby Hatfield
Abby. Hatfield
N. Illinois Ave
Lee Enterprises, Inc
Davenport
Iowa
Provid
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Terzian
Philip Terzian
Providence Journal
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