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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 2002
Page
4
The Southern Illinoisan announces contact avenues for News Tips Letters to Voice of the Reader and The Vent column. It lists publishers editors and contact numbers, email addresses, and submission guidelines including word limits and privacy notes.
Networks CBS NBC and ABC chose prime time entertainment over live coverage of President George W. Bush's Monday address. They claimed no White House invitation, arguing the remarks did not mark a policy shift, prompting criticism they blew a chance for presidential face time.
Voice of the South notes networks aired 'The King of Queens' while skipping the White House address on Iraq. Walter Cronkite blasts the decision as journalism eroded by entertainment and cable coverage. Bush aims at allies, enemies, not the American people.
A letter to the editor argues the Sept 11 patriotism is being used to distract from U S domestic issues. It questions the push to invade Iraq, noting past use of chemical weapons without new proof and comparing to other nations with WMD. The writer urges stopping the march toward war and cites Pakistan and Taliban ties. CART Carterville```
Letters to the editor critique NRA tactics at National Hunting and Fishing Days and warn of political flyers in a public event. Readers from Carbondale and New York City share views on theater funding, civic culture, and war policy, stressing free speech, community values, and concern for public discourse.
Leonard Pitts Jr. argues that the terrorist veto blocks diplomacy and paints enemies as The Others. He notes the 19 year old Jonathan Jesner's death and the kidney transplant saving a Palestinian child, urging recognition of individual humanity beyond hatred. He cautions against celebratory narratives amid ongoing violence.
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