The Southern Illinoisan Editorial Contacts and Letters Policy
Information on publisher Dennis DeRossett managing editor Gerald Garcia and Jeff Smyth, plus contact details for submissions. Includes reader tips newsroom hours, subscription rates, classifieds and display ad contacts, and the Letters Policy requiring signatures and hometowns with word limits for Voice of the Reader and The Vent.
Your Voice on The Vent Sparks Local Debate Across Illinois
In Southern Illinois pages, readers discuss funding, politics, and regional identity. Letters praise SIUC faculty, critique Gov elect Blagojevich tax plans, and call for reducing Chicago dominance. Citizens urge highway beautification via prison labor and express concern over national security and media bias.
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Teachers pay debate mirrors distant figures and living costs
Letter writers argue high teacher pay is justified only if based on outside salaries and cost of living. They compare policy to a wary economy heading toward a potential double dip, urging consumer spending and noting Greenspan’s rate cuts amid a wary market.
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