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University leadership debated amid plagiarism controversy
Readers weigh SIU President Glenn Poshard amid national scrutiny of alleged plagiarism. Citizens fear impact on faculty, students, research funding, and donations, urging priority to the university over any individual leader. Critics accuse lawmakers of power abuse in v etoes and legislative gridlock.
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Elian II and the fight over a Cuban girl’s custody
Kathleen Parker examines a Miami custody clash over a 5-year-old Cuban girl, E, and her biological father in Cuba. The ruling declares the father fit, yet state officials push to keep the child in foster care with the Cubases, highlighting tensions between parental rights and welfare.
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SIU split and regional notes stir strong opinions
A broad regional roundup covers Robert Ware urging a split of the SIU system to pressure changes at SIU Board of Trustees and President Glenn Poshard, Mayor Marion Presley pushing railroad crossing improvements, Family Weekend at SIU Carbondale, Mesa Airlines suspending Chicago connections from Williamson County Airport, Walter Ray and Jeanne Hurley Simon papers, the Southern Illinois Homeless Assistance Concerts, Dr Jose Veizaga Mendez license suspension, regional trash collection, Marion water supply shifts, and Gov Blagojevich budget tactics.
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