Letters policy for Voice of the Reader in The Southern Illinoisan
The passage outlines guidelines for letters to the Voice of the Reader. It specifies 250 word limit, typewritten or email submission, signature and hometown, inclusion of verifiable contact details, and publication of name but not phone numbers. It reserves rights to edit, bans poetry or mass submissions, and notes libelous content. It also lists submission contacts and editor emails and phone lines. It provides contact for news reports and lists elected officials with phone numbers and websites.
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Kanye West
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Texas
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Blagojevich Faces Criticism Over Electric Rate Relief
A reader questions Gov. Rod Blagojevich on spin and delay after signing a utility rate relief package. The writer accuses him of empty promises, inadequate rebates, and seeking consumer advocate credit while avoiding accountability for high bills and public outcry.
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Lincoln's Gettysburg Address inspires lone traveler in London
The narrator recalls standing before a statue of Abraham Lincoln near Westminster. Reading the engraved Gettysburg Address moved him deeply, linking memory of memorizing the speech in Southern Illinois to pride in an American figure admired by many.
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Westminster
Abraham Lincoln
Illinois
Lincoln
Best August Letter to the Editor Contest
Readers are urged to vote for the top August letter to the editor on the Golden Pen Award page. Three nominees from The Southern Illinoisan’s editorial board compete, with votes tallied through Sept 10 and a mid September news story announcing the winner. The prize is an engraved pen and recognition for bold writing on history and citizenship issues.
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The
Southern Illinoisan
Poshard praised for integrity amid anonymous accuser claims
A reader extols Glenn Poshard for public service and integrity after accusers anonymous to the public press attack. The letter condemns the anonymous group of university employees behind the allegations and questions the impact on others facing similar scrutiny.
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Glenn Poshard
Southern Illinois
Freedom Fest opens in Marion with parade and reunions this weekend
Marion Main Street hosts Freedom Fest with a 7 p.m. Friday civic center concert and a Veterans Parade at 11 a.m. Saturday followed by the Fourth Annual Veterans' Reunion at 2 p.m. at the Marion VFW. Vietnam veterans and the VFW organize the event. Police in Carbondale wound a roaming pit bull after an attack attempt. A 48-year-old Carbondale woman was attacked and hospitalized by two pit bulls near East Oak Street.
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Southern Illinois
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Baggy pants crackdown spurs debate across towns and schools
Clarence Page notes summer moves by Atlanta, Shreveport, Alexandria and Delcambre to ban or curb baggy pants showing undershirts or privates. He cites California districts, Trenton consideration, Stratford opposition, and argues such ordinances misplace priorities while teens push back with fashion.
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Trenton
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