Faculty for Sensible Negotiation urges stand at SIU
In the SIU labor dispute faculty and workers face funding cuts and furloughs from Illinois finances. A new group The Faculty for Sensible Negotiation claims union tactics create hostility and urges members to study issues, join and push for reasonable raises to avoid a possible strike.
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SIU
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Mike Eichholz
Letters to the Editor Policy Update for Local Readers
The policy outlines that letters to the editor are limited to 250 words and must be submitted via email. Writers must sign letters and include a telephone number for news reporting. Contact numbers are provided for Carbondale Murphysboro De Soto and Williamson County areas with extensions. Editors and newsroom contacts are listed for Gary Metro and Mark Fitton.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Republicans seek romance in GOP 2012 field faces Christie no
Leonard Pitts Jr explains why the GOP still seeks a presidential candidate, noting Chris Christie’s refusal to run. The piece contrasts Romney Bachmann Perry and Obama’s tenure, critiques political courting, and reflects on the system that pressures likable figures into campaigns. Pitts references Clooney’s Ides of March to contextualize modern campaign mythmaking.
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Clooney
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Morris
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Voice of the Reader: Coulter misstates evolution evidence
The letter criticizes Ann Coulter for downplaying fossil evidence and ignoring other key proofs such as geographical distribution genetics and embryology. It warns that a candidate who rejects established theories shows science ignorance with potential harm to education.
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Ann Coulter
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Coulter
America
Government must focus on basics and stop nonessential funding
A reader argues for trimming federal programs and halting money for community pools and similar projects. They call for funding only essential needs like Murphysboro water treatment and Carbondale fire protection, urging restraint before asking the majority taxpayers for more money.
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