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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 2007
Page
4
The notice outlines guidelines for letters to Voice of the Reader requiring up to 250 words, signed with a phone number for verification, and states editing rights and publication exclusions. It lists submission methods and contact details for editors and reporting news, plus a roster of elected officials with phone numbers and websites.
The speech warns bipartisan support is failing and a Capital Bill to fund state roads bridges schools and mass transit is at a breaking point. It emphasizes urgent statewide repair and expansion and cites ongoing Mississippi River bridge work and eight years of Fe eight delays as evidence of systemic neglect.
Michael T. Carrigan, president of the Illinois AFL-CIO, argues for a bipartisan capital works program to fund road and bridge repairs, airport upgrades, school construction, and transit improvements. He cites 725,000 construction jobs and calls on lawmakers to pass a capital bill this year. The need spans Chicago mass transit and downstate infrastructure with broad economic benefits.
A reader recounts 1940s 50s Carbondale life with walking, gardens, canning, biking, limited electricity, and practical self sufficiency. The letter advocates for Illinois Works capital program funding for Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Morris Library, Du Quoin and Benton districts, urging residents to contact representatives to pass the plan.
In a heartening show of school spirit Murphysboro Red Devils fans dwindled in the second half as Benton pulled away. The Crimson Express pep band led cheers and kept playing between plays under director Michael Moreland, finally performing the school song in the end zone as players left, earning praise for dedication.
Illinois House adjourned without passing the $25 billion Illinois Works capital program though the Senate backed Governor Blagojevich. The plan would fund aging infrastructure and create hundreds of thousands of jobs, with Southern Illinois receiving $193 million for projects including Illinois 13 from Illinois 148 to Halfway Road in Marion and Division Street in Carterville to Marion.
A letter argues that Cook County should require all practicing doctors to volunteer time at the county hospital serving the poor. It suggests national participation by private physicians at VA hospitals, with compensation, to improve procedures and care amid Medicare and Medicaid coverage for the elderly and indigent.
Leonard Pitts Jr comments on a Broward County judge’s court room exchange about football positions and the term politically incorrect. He argues the phrase masks offensive language and urges acknowledging harm rather than masking it as mere PC satire. The piece contrasts genuine clarity with bullying and defends direct accountability.
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