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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 2007
Page
4
A community notice outlines submission rules for Letters to the Voice of the Reader in The Southern Illinoisan. It specifies 250 word limit, signatory requirement with hometown, and a phone-verification policy, plus editing rights and contact details for submissions and local officials.
Gov. Rod Blagojevich used time at the Du Quoin State Fair to sign legislation providing rate relief to electric utility customers. A front page photo shows Blagojevich with senators Gary Forby and Michael Bond and lawmakers Brandon Phelps and John Bradley present. Forby pressed for relief for Southern Illinois residents facing higher bills after a rate freeze expired January 1.
Voice oF the Southern ally Forby and Phelps on rate relief efforts. Bradley says he was not invited to the signing ceremony by Governor Blagojevich and was not asked to speak, though he stood in the crowd. He criticizes cuts he calls pork and argues his district’s services like Meals on Wheels, CASA, and the Williamson County Child Advocacy Center should not be cut. Bradley believes the snub signals retaliation for his public critique.
A reader blasts Alumni and Faculty Against Corruption at SIU and defends President Poshard, urging individuals to mind their own business and stop the campus controversy. The letter questions fundraising practices, education goals, and the influence of politics and spending on schooling.
Schools resume with student safety tips and healthy routines. Parents urged to ensure proper meals rest and study habits. A warning notes some students are using incomplete sign-up lists and overpriced catalogs to pressure families and neighbors to buy items for the school.
A reader critiques Mayor Vic Ritter over a 1970s budget loss and urges a long range plan. The letter notes Herrin’s sales tax increase and suggests funding for street equipment and services. It proposes paid parking and a shuttle to spur growth like neighboring Marion and Carterville.
Kathleen Parker argues that outrage over Danish Swedish, and American cartoon depictions tests free speech. editors cowered from offense, showing how radicals influence editorial choices while Parker asserts the joke is on those who surrender to protest.
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