Letters policy and contact details for readers
A policy note outlines submission rules for Letters to Voice of the Reader at The Southern Illinoisan. It specifies 250 word limit, typewritten or email, signed with telephone for verification, and editor edits. It lists submission addresses, fax, email, editor contacts, and local elected officials with phone numbers.
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Hamate
Voice of the Reader
Southern Illinoisan
P.D. Box
Carbondale
Thesouthern.com
Midwest State Fairs Show Rich Flavors and Fond Memories
Editor Gary Metro shares memories from Wisconsin Illinois and Iowa state fairs. He highlights bratwurst cream puffs pork chop on a stick and butter sculptures while recalling harness racing at the Du Quoin fair and meetings with locals like Juanita and Teresa Phillips. He reflects on experiences and plans for future purchases as the day ends with corn dogs and neon lights.
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Midwest
Wisconsin
Iowa
Illinois
Allman Brothers
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Springfield
U.S. 51
Des Moines
Minnesota
Juanita
Teresa Phillips
Anna
Debbie
Teresa
Veterans Needs And Government Roles In Sober Living
A reader laments smoke policy at the V A Hospital and urges government to support veterans who fought for rights while addressing rising costs in health care funding. He notes treatment wait lists and the impact of wage increases on substance abuse centers amid stalled budget talks.
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V.A. Hospital
Poshard supporter on target to the editor
A letter praises Charles Garnall Williamson County State's Attorney for backing Glenn Poshard amid SIU controversy and quotes D Gorton warning the university risks self destruction. The writer urges SIU faculty to defend student issues and asks taxpayers for relief from constant disputes.
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Charles Garnall
Williamson County
Iindian
SIU
Glenn Poshard
D. Gorton
Treatment centers push for funds amid cost rise in Illinois
Gateway Foundation and other addiction treatment agencies in Illinois say they face higher basic costs to stay open as a 3 percent cost-of-doing-business increase for substance abuse providers was eliminated. They urge restored funding to maintain adequate health care access.
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General Assembly
Illinois
Gateway Foundation
Message of tolerance against radical Islam in Indonesia
MONA CHAREN spotlights Indonesia's Ahmad Dhani and Gus Dur's LibforAll effort to counter radical Islam with moderate voices. The piece notes Dhani's "Warriors of Love" as a musical fatwa against extremism, and outlines LibforAll's plans to translate and disseminate tolerant teachings across languages while highlighting Nahdlatul Ulama's leadership and historical tensions in the Muslim world.
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Ahmad Dhani
Indonesia
Justin Timberlake
Ell pLace
Dhani
Saudi Arabia
H.E. Kyai Haji Abdurrahman Wahid
Gus Dur
LibforAll
Taliban
al Qaeda
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Gus Dar
Nahdlatul Ulama
Wall Street Journal
Lib forAll
Java
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