Improving I 57 and extending highways to grow Southern Illinois
The Voice urges bold action to extend Illinois 13 from Murphysboro to Harrisburg and Illinois 127 from Murphysboro to I 64, with bypasses for Carbondale Pinckneyville and Nashville. It credits Ken Gray’s impact and calls for bipartisan support to boost regional economy through four-lane, limited-access corridors and airport development linked to SIU Transportation Education Center. Readers are invited to comment.
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Southern Illinois
Lincoln
Ken Gray
Gray
SIU Carbondale
Jon Musgrave
Marion
West Frankfort
Johnston City
Benton
Bend Lake Region
Mount Vernon
Illinois
Harrisburg
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Pinckneyville
du Quoin
Nashville
SIU
Interstate 64
Greater
St. Louis
Letters to the Editor Policy Prompt
A brief policy notice states letters are limited to 250 words and must be typed or emailed. Letters should address issues of current interest, be signed, and include a telephone number for contact. The text outlines submission requirements for readers submitting opinions. It emphasizes signed correspondence and provides instructions for contact details.
Voice of the Reader guidelines from The Southern Illinoisan
The Southern Illinoisan outlines letter submission rules including allowed contacts, editing rights, and restrictions on libelous content. It lists telephone numbers for tips and letters from various regions, mailing address, and key editorial emails and editors.
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Voice of the Reader
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Southern Illinoisan
P.O. Box
Carbondale
Thesouthern
Officials contact lines for Illinois representatives
U S Senator Mark Kirk and U S Representative John Shimkus provide office numbers plus district and web details. State Senator David Luechtefeld lists two district phone numbers and an email domain.
Cain rise stuns rivals as Tea Party eyes Cain victory
CHAREN argues Herman Cain's Florida straw poll win disrupts liberal Tea Party narrative. Cain's background, 999 tax plan, Social Security reform proposals, and oratorical power challenge critics while opponents decry racism within conservative movements.
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Herman Cain
Florida
Mona
Charen
Congressional Black Caucus
Today Show
New York Times
George W. Bush
James Byrd
Bush
Byrd
Cain
Rick Perry
The
Washington Examiner
Byron York
Horatio Alger
Georgia
Morehouse College
Purdue
Navy
Ballistics
America
Coca-Cola Co
Pillsbury
Burger King
Godfather’s Pizza
National Restaurant Association
Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City
Chile
Mitt Romney
Who Chooses City Policy In Murphysboro Dispute
William P. Weinhoffer, business manager of U.A. Local 160 in Murphysboro, argues the city council and mayor should honor binding arbitration and a union contract. He accuses the current city administration of trying to bust the union and reversing a 35 year policy.
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Carbondale
William P. Weinhoffer
U.A
Murphysboro
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