Letters policy and contact details for Voice of the Reader
The notice outlines submission rules for letters to Voice of the Reader including 250 word limit, typewritten or email format, signature and telephone number for verification, and prohibition of libelous or mass-submission letters. It lists contact addresses, fax, email, editors, and reporting numbers, plus a roster of elected officials with phone numbers and web links.
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Voice of the Reader
Southern Illinoisan
P.O. Box
Carbondale
Thesouthern.com
Justice at last in 1982 Carbondale murder case
Bernie Sheppard finally sees progress after decades as police and the state crime lab in Carbondale link 62-year-old Timothy Krajch to the rape and murder of his daughter Deborah in 1982 while she was a college student in a Carbondale apartment. This summer confirmation closes a long, painful cold case.
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Bernie Sheppard
Carbondale
Paul Echols
Sheppard
Timothy Krajch
Deborah Sheppard
Voices urge funding for DNA crime labs to speed justice
Sheppard speaks for his daughter Deborah as retesting advances promise faster DNA profiles from tiny skin cell traces. Officials note backlogs in FBI and Illinois labs, with hundreds of thousands of samples awaiting analysis and new cases taking about three months to process. Survivors urge lawmakers to fund enhanced crime-fighting technology.
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Sheppard
Echols
Deborah
FBI
Illinois
Carbondale
Brian Ley
Illinois State Police
Division of Forensic Services
Ley
Letter to the Editor on Mother Teresa faith and personal faith
Elizabeth Bass of Carbondale writes that media focus on Mother Teresa's faith ignores her life as a missionary and nun. She reflects on personal faith, discrimination, and seeking church support while reaffirming her resolve to help others.
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Mother Teresa
Elizabeth Bass Carbondale
Get Over It To the Editor on Saluki Way Tax Debate
A reader challenges Jane Adams on a Saluki Way referendum, arguing high Illinois taxes justify more increases. He cites Carbondale support for private development, questions consent, notes tax exemptions and student impact, and claims both residents and students will pay for Saluki Way and new public safety facilities.
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Jane Adam
Illinois
Carbondale
SIU
Saluki Way
Raising the standard in a granddaughter’s school outfit
A grandmother describes a 13 year old granddaughter shopping for school clothes during a summer visit. The girl models a rose camisole, grey glen plaid tutu, and white shoes with her name on the sides. The grandmother recalls a rule about fingertip skirts and stresses raising standards set by royal ideals.
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Rachel
Tina Turner
Gelman memories live on from Ben Gelman obituary note
A reader endorses the late Southern Illinois ornithologist Ben Gelman who died July 27 and praises his environmental care. He urges people to place bird feeders, read Bird Watching with Ben, and join in listening to the birds’ message for peace and prosperity. Nick Rion Lick Creek
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Southern Illinois
Ben Gelman
Ben
Nick Rion
Lick Creek
Faces of Good and Evil in War Frame contrasts Petraeus testimony with bin Laden video
Kathleen Parker weighs two stark images on the sixth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks. One frame shows Gen. David Petraeus testifying on Iraq, the other a bin Laden video in white robes delivering threats. Parker argues the left ad hominem against Petraeus harms judgment and highlights the broader moral divide between liberation and subjugation.
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U.S
David H. Petraeus
Congress
Iraq
Osama bin Laden
New York Times
MoveOn.org
Petraeus
White House
bin Laden
Homeland Security
Frances Fragos Townsend
MoveOn
America
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Durbin
John Shimkus
House.gov
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Costello
Gary Forby
David Luechtefeld
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Mike Bost
John Bradley
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