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, signed with hometown, phone number for verification, and editorial rights. It lists addresses, fax, email, editors, and reporting contacts for multiple regions and elected officials with phone and web details.
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Thesouthern
Passenger trains offer a brighter future for regional travel
The region near St. Louis Nashville and Memphis links to Chicago via Amtrak. Du Quoin and Carbondale provide two and three daily trains respectively, with about 50 dollars fare. The City of New Orleans service leaves Carbondale early and reaches Sit Illinois, showcasing rail as a practical travel option.
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Nashville
Memphis
Midwest
Chicago
Amtrak
du Quoin
Carbondale
New Orleans
Sit
Illinois
Amtrak ridership climbs as Illinois corridors grow
Amtrak ridership is rising nationwide, with Illinois corridors linking Quincy, St. Louis and Carbondale to Chicago showing gains. Carbondale traffic to Chicago is up 45 percent since last October, with about 85,000 annual travelers using the Illinois Central rail line. The piece notes federal funding debates as Amtrak seeks 1.53 billion dollars for next year and calls for modern rail to ease congestion.
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Chicago
Amtrak
Illinois
Quincy
St. Louis
Carbondale
Anne McGinnis
Southern Illinoisan
Jeff Doherty
Tribune bias in Glenn Poshard race questioned by reader
A reader accuses the Chicago Tribune of rushing to guilt against Glenn Poshard and defending George Ryan in 1998. The letter urges scrutiny of media conduct, cites past polls and a license-for-bribes scandal, and asks the university to support Poshard amid the controversy.
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Glenn Poshard
Illinois
George Ryan
Chicago Tribune
Glenn
Ryan
The
Tribune
Trib
Ronald Reagan
the Tribune
North Carolina
Board of Trustees
Poshard
Southern Illinois
Southern Ilinois University
Jim Kirkpatrick
Creal Springs
To the Editor praises Glenn Poshard’s honesty and forthrightness
A reader commends Glenn Poshard for nearly twenty five years of integrity and transparency, expressing surprise at the anonymous critics. The letter highlights trust in Poshard despite opposition from unnamed individuals.
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Glenn Poshard
Silence of Birds Signals Ecological Decline in Rural Illinois
A country resident laments vanished songbirds across Southern Illinois amid extreme heat and drought. He notes 50 trees with few birds, reports a drastic 85 percent drop in the Illinois Ground Swallow, and links declines to pesticides, plastics, and population growth, urging awareness of global warming.
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Illinois
View on citations in dissertations and fairness to Pos hard
Scholar David Kenney defends President Pos hard against early use of electronic citation testing. He argues literature reviews probe others work, memory and note taking can blur line between original thought and source phrases, and urges a reviewed assessment by SIU scholars with corrections if needed.
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Poshard
Tom Clancy
Southern Illinois University
David Kenney
SIU
Capella University
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