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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 2007
Page
12
The notice outlines submission rules for Letters to the Voice of the Reader including word limit, sign required, telephone verification, and prohibition on poetry and mass submissions. It lists contact methods and editors, plus a roster of local and national representatives with phone numbers and websites.
The piece questions Gov. Rod Blagojevich House Speaker Mike Madigan and state Sen. President Emil Jones urging new leaders to engage in constructive budget talks. It criticizes the current trio as ego driven and vows to seek active, compromise minded representation to hammer out a workable capital budget.
Voice of the South laments partisan rift as Blagojevich vetoes nearly 500 million for health care, while House overruns fail in the Senate. The stalled capital bill threatens road and bridge projects, a Chicago casino debate, and funding for schools and a Transportation Education Center in Southern Illinois from Marion to Du Quoin. Hope rests on Springfield leaders reaching agreement with potential electoral consequences.
A letter argues coal mining is deadly and questions U S policy in Iraq. It compares coal power costs with Japan, warns against higher bills and factory shifts, and urges liquid fuel technology and cleaner stacks to protect jobs, families, and national borders.
A reader rebuts Ann Coulter's defense of Rush Limbaugh's remark labeling anti war soldiers as phony. The letter notes military service by Al Gore Kerry Cleland and urges Coulter to serve, arguing the president leads the armed forces and soldiers may hesitate to speak out. The couple, both retired Army, maintain opposition to the Iraq war.
A reader questions school policies after a Lesser-Valier High student wore a T shirt deemed inappropriate by the principal and staff. The note also raises issues about school menus, media access, and past T shirt slogans, suggesting broader concerns about school rules and attitudes.
Clarence Page argues that modern racism persists despite progress and that solving it requires both systemic reform and personal responsibility. He notes rising noose sightings, cites Jena tensions, and criticizes media oversimplification while urging action beyond marches.
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