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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 2001
Page
4
A reader laments the Burger King site in West Frankfort as overgrown with weeds and trash, noting the impact on town appearance and potential employers. Other letters critique Illinois worker’s compensation values, parade politics in Du Quoin, stem cell funding, and express individual views from Herrin and Carbondale.
A citizen urges science guided by ethics to avoid Nazi-like dangers, argues frozen embryos are not yet human, favors embryo research with safeguards, compares Roe v Wade to stem cell funding, suggests alternatives like cord and adult tissue, and condemns rape while criticizing political rhetoric.
Readers in Carterville and Steeleville discuss receiving tax rebate checks. One plans to save the rebate, another spent it on an air compressor and a fine dinner, illustrating varied consumer reactions.
A reader poll this week asks if respondents have received their tax rebate check. About 55 percent answered yes while 45 percent said no, indicating many are still awaiting government action.
A reader argues against federal funding for embryonic stem cell research, supporting adult stem cell research instead. She links embryo destruction to Nazi ethics, warns against line drawing on life value, and urges protection for the vulnerable per religious beliefs. April Holmes Creal Springs.
Call numbers and extensions provided for brief recorded comments on topics of interest. Email address and mailing details included. Letters limited to 250 words, may withhold name, not allowed to attack individuals or businesses, and subject to editorial discretion.
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