Columnists
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Gary Metro is the editor of The Southern Illinoisan. He can be reached at 618-351-5033 or gary.metro@thesouthern.com. Leonard Pitts Jr., winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for commentary, is a columnist for the Miami Herald. Readers may write to him via e-mail at lpitts@miamiherald.com Amy Goodman is the host of "Democracy Now!," a daily international TV/radio news hour airing on more than 800 stations in North America. She is the author of "Breaking the Sound Barrier," recently released in paperback. Mona Charen is a syndicated columnist and political analyst living in the Washington, D.C., area. |
Les Winkeler is the outdoors writer for The Southern Illinoisan. Contact him at les.winkeler@thesouthern.com, or call 618-351-5088. Pete Spitler is a sports reporter for The Southern Illinoisan. Contact him at pete.spitler@thesouthern.com or 618-351-5073. Kurt Erickson heads the Lee Enterprises Springfield Bureau, which serves The Southern and other Lee newspapers; contact him at kurt.erickson@lee.net or 217-789-0865. Mike Lawrence is a retired director of Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at SIUC. He is a veteran newspaper professional and columnist who previously served as the state bureau chief for Lee Enterprises, which owns The Southern Illinoisan, and as the state bureau chief for the Chicago Sun-Times. Clarence page can be reached at cpage@tribune.com, or write to him c/o Tribune Media Services, 2225 Kenmore Ave., Suite 114, Buffalo, NY 14207. John Rosemond is a psychologist, family therapist and nationally known expert on parenting issues. John Rosemond answers parents' questions through his Web site at www.rosemond.com. |
