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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 2007
Page
4
The notice outlines submission rules for Letters to the Voice of the Reader with word limits and format options. It lists signatory, hometown, verification, and editorial rights, plus mailing, fax, and email addresses and phone numbers for editors and reporting lines. It also includes a roster of elected officials with contact numbers and websites.
Miami based pilot and 1991 graduate reflects on SIUC benefits after academic probation in 1987. He later earned dean's list honors and a Navy scholarship, and spoke to high school students at Southern Illinois Airport about why SIUC matters as the campus fights a 15 year enrollment slide.
SIUC hosted Aviation Career Day with American Airlines partnering to fly 108 Chicago high school students to Southern Illinois Airport. Alumni faculty and staff greeted students, boosting face-to-face contact while SIUC's aviation programs attract about 450 students across bachelor master and related fields. The event supports funding for a $50 million Transportation Education Center at the airport, aiming to house aviation and automotive programs and spur regional growth.
Grayson Gile, Pulaski County State's Attorney and GOP challenger to Sen. Gary Forby, argues in a Sept. 25 letter to the editor that Illinois fiscal policy favors public aid over education, infrastructure, and development. He cites FY2005 budget data and warns gambling revenues raise human costs and public aid needs, urging long-term, strategic solutions ahead of the 2008 statewide elections.
The letter to the editor notes Hillary Clinton backs a national health plan modeled on Massachusetts. It recalls Romney's governorship and suggests other candidates may propose health care ideas. The piece highlights cost sharing among government, employers, and individuals and questions premium levels.
Readers vote for the Golden Pen Award monthly top letter to the editor via online at thesouthern com or by mail using Oct 2 or Oct 6 newspaper clippings. The winner and author will be announced mid October and receive an engraved gold colored pen.
A Union County reader urges support to repair Bald Knob Cross and the Welcome Center at Alto Pass. The writer notes indebtedness on the Welcome Center and asks donations to A J National Bank, P O Box 220, Anna IL 62906 to fund restoration of both landmarks.
Brandon F. Greene, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale professor, weighs in on plagiarism in a faculty committee review of papers linked to President Glenn Poshard. The column blends fact and opinion on attribution, citations, and the use of charged terms, reflecting campus discourse.
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