Letters Policy for Voice of the Reader in The Southern Illinoisan
The paper outlines submission rules for letters: limit 250 words, typewritten or email, signed with author name and nametown, phone for verification, rights to edit, no poetry or mass letters, libelous content not published. Contact details for submissions and newsroom officials are provided, including editors and phone numbers.
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Golden Pen Award finalists announced
Finalists for The Southern Illinoisan Golden Pen Award were chosen from September letters by the Editorial Board. Readers may vote through Oct. 12 online or by mail, with the winner to be recognized mid October and awarded an engraved gold colored pen.
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SIU Board urged to reveal identities of critics
The speaker condemns unnamed critics for refusing to identify themselves and urges the SIU Board of Trustees to disclose who they are and whether they acted unethically or illegally. The note also chides Alumni and Faculty against Corruption at SIU to reflect on perceived corruption.
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SIU Board of Trustees
Ilinois
Where are the birds and the bees in Southern Illinois
A reader in De Soto laments a silent, shrinking bird population across the region. She notes 50 trees at her country home and cites drastic declines in species like the Illinois Ground Swallow by 85 percent. She blames pesticides, pollution, and overpopulation, urging awareness and action.
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Prairie State
Governor's budget backlash stirs Illinois criticism from reader
A reader denounces a budget compromise claiming self serving pay raises for lawmakers and bureaucrats. The letter attacks Ameren issues and calls for electoral change, urging residents of southern Illinois to participate and challenge long entrenched legislators like Emil Jones.
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Positive Veterans Remarks on Marion V A Hospital Care
A service connected veteran praises Marion V A Hospital staff led by Dr Naresh Agarwal and the Green Clinic for years of care and understanding. He notes successful eye surgery and stresses that despite overall issues the majority of doctors nurses and staff do a great job despite high patient volume.
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Naresh Agarwal
Green Clinic
Cobden Umpire Thanks Bob And Son For Door Rescue
Mitch Heprick of Carbondale thanks Bob and his son Bob Jr for unlocking his locked car after leaving keys in the trunk while umpiring a Cobden versus Meridian Junior High boys game. The trio spent 10 15 minutes freeing the vehicle without a locksmith.
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Take Back Our Country Urges Bush Impeachment Now
The author calls for Congress to cut funding for the Iraq war and impeach those responsible, arguing Bush delegated commander duties to General Petraeus and citing Eisenhower on military influence. The piece frames the invasion as a mass murder and seeks accountability.
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Free speech has risks and rewards in online forums
Leonard Pitts Jr warns that online reader boards at major papers like the Miami Herald can descend into crude, hateful dialogue unless moderated. He contrasts American ideals of First Amendment rights with the reality of trolls, anonymity, and lowbrow content, urging thoughtful balance between free expression and civil discourse.
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Bob Dylan
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