Letters policy for Voice of the Reader column
The notice outlines submission rules for letters to Voice of the Reader at The Southern Illinoisan. It specifies word limits and formats, required signer, and verification details, plus contact methods by mail fax and email. It also lists editors, reporting contacts, and a roster of elected officials with phone numbers and web links.
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Voice of the Reader
Southern Illinoisan
P.D. Box
Carbondale
Thesouthern.com
Reserve at Saluki Pointe to add 528 high end units near Carbondale
The Reserve at Saluki Pointe near U S 51 and Pleasant Hill Road will house 528 students with fitness facilities and a private theater. Conceived for SIU Carbondale, the multimillion dollar project aims to alleviate housing demand but may shift pressure from older rental stock, which makes up about 72 percent of Carbondale's 11,018 homes built 1950 to 1979.
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Saluki Pointe
U.S. 51
Pleasant Hill Road
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
U.S
Carbondale debates rental license fees and home restoration incentives
Carbondale weighs a plan to levy a 35 per unit annual rental license fee and offer a 5000 incentive to restore single family homes to owner occupancy. City aims to fund inspections, improve safety for SIUC residents, and spur downtown neighborhood revitalization ahead of an Oct. 16 City Council discussion.
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Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
SIUC
Wall Street
Grand Avenue
People want strong leaders urge impeachment of Cheney
In a letter to the editor the author accuses Vice President Cheney of war profiteering and conflicts of interest with Halliburton. They urge Congress to hold him accountable, impeachment as ideal or contempt of Congress, and warn of possible war with Iran while insisting the people demand strong leadership.
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Cheney
Halliburton
Congress
Iran
Golden Pen Award Vote Opens For Readers
Readers may vote by Friday for the monthly Golden Pen Award for the top letter to the editor. Voting is online at the newspapers site or by mail using the Oct 2 clipping to Editor Gary Metro of The Southern Illinoisan. The winner will be announced mid October and receive an engraved gold colored pen.
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Thesouthern
Gary Metro
The
Southern Illinoisan
N. Illinois Ave
Carbondale
No finish line, only now a day to dance and live
Leonard Pitts Jr reflects on turning 50 and celebrating Joe Engel’s 80th birthday, juxtaposing survival stories with life’s lessons. He ponders how wisdom grows from resilience, memory, and joy, urging readers to seize the moment, dance, and embrace life’s beauty despite hardship.
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Joe Engel
Charleston
S.C
Joe
Warsaw Ghetto
Auschwitz
Niagara Falls
Stevie Wonder
Aaron Neville
Jimmy Stewart
Faith
Poland
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House.gov
Shimkus
Jerry Costello
Gary Forby
David Luechtefeld
Brandon Phelps
Mike Bost
John Bradley
Justice Department
America
Senior Citizens Center
Pitts JR
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Leonard Pitts JR
Miami Herald
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Miamiherald.com
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