Letters Policy and Contact Information for Voice of the Reader
The Southern Illinoisan outlines the Voice of the Reader policy requiring signed letters under 250 words with a telephone number for verification. It lists submission methods, editing rights, and restrictions on libelous content, plus contact details for letters, tips, subscriptions, classifieds, and display ads.
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Schwarzenegger Reinvents The State From Independence
David Broder explains how Arnold Schwarzenegger shifted from partisan rhetoric to pragmatic governance after the 2005 recall, winning a term through consensus with Democrats and unions. The portrait cites Kennedy's role, bond plans, and a broader lesson in political adaptation amid a changing California electorate.
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Cahokia Mounds plea to save Illinois landmark from damage
A letter to the editor from Vincent Barrows urges state funding to keep Cahokia Mounds open daily. He condemns mowing Monks Mound and damage to Rattlesnake Mound and Fox Hill Mound, cites legacy of ancient engineering, urges native prairie restoration, tree planting, and better preservation. He links conservation to public education on global warming and personal action to reduce energy use.
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Carbondale screening of An Inconvenient Truth noted
A reader writes that the June showing in Carbondale provoked concern over melting ice in Antarctica and Greenland. The letter argues many people focus on minor details while the climate crisis worsens, citing the film and its stark images.
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Time to raise university fees in Illinois
Ronald Stadt of Carbondale argues that rising student fees may be necessary as state funding for higher education remains dire. He notes declining SIUC enrollment, shortages in engineering and health fields, and calls for higher tuition, more foreign recruitment, and immigration to train youth for well paying jobs.
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Murphysboro Elks aid eight year old with new wheelchair
The Murphysboro Elks donated a motorized wheelchair to Zechara Tidwell an eight year old third grader at Thomas School. In partnership with SISA Home Medical Equipment and Tri County Special Education Joint Agreement Tidwell received the chair in the school gym. The device will help her navigate hallways more easily replacing her prior manual wheelchair.
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