Letters policy and contact details for Voice of the Reader
The Southern Illinoisan outlines letters to the editor rules including 250 word limit typewritten or email submissions, signed with a verifiable telephone number, and potential edits. It lists submission addresses, fax, and emails plus local and national elected official contacts with phone numbers and web addresses.
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Help the handicapped To the Editor
A reader who has used a wheelchair for three months criticizes so called accessible facilities. He reports narrow doors in restrooms and clinics, crowded waiting rooms, and scarce or misused handicapped parking, urging more thoughtful accessibility and fair parking. He emphasizes the need for practical access improvements.
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Southern Illinois trashers earn dubious praise for road littering
Reader blasts Southern Illinois trashers for failing to curb highway litter on Market Road and Lake of Egypt Road, demands a citation praising environmental destruction. The note also urges leaving Glenn Poshard alone and questions public officials while criticizing national policy under Bush.
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Slavery Reframed as Human Trafficking Through Film
Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker highlights two films, Sold and Trade, that expose modern slavery. The documentaries feature child camel jockeys in the UAE and sex trafficking from Mexico to New Jersey, urging action against traffickers and complicity.
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Volunteers rally amid Carbondale crime wave and police appeal
Community volunteers gather for safety efforts after a weekend of three robberies and one shooting in Carbondale. Police urge tips to the Carbondale Police Department or Crime Stoppers to help curb violent crime.
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