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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 2004
Page
1
A House plan to allow undocumented residents to obtain driver licenses fails. The brief notes related pages 5A and 10A cover state politics World events and a court update on child endangerment. Other items include a 911-related death, recital, and weather outlook.
Four SIUC administrators face board approval for raises as high as 20 percent within a year. Athletic director Paul Kowalczyk could rise from 121,920 to 152,400 annually, while Sue Davis Susan Ferry and Carmen Suarez also see notable increases. Chancellor Walter Salary this year shows a large salary figure amid the plan.
A year after winning by 21 votes over Maggie Flanagan Cole has faced challenges but drawn support. Residents praise his Home Ownership Program and creation of a Tax Increment Financing district while his youth and drive energize Carbondale politics as his first year wraps.
Former Carbondale mayor Neil Dillard said his life is slow since four-term tenure ended. He vows no political talk for a year, noting May 6 marked the swap to Mayor Brad Cole. The Dillards enjoy walking, golf, and watching Hickory Ridge Golf Course develop, with season passes. They were Carbondale Chamber of Commerce Citizens of the Year for 2003.
Dr Paul Bennett of Carbondale, and a decade of family practice, will quit his private clinic by July to join Southern Illinois University Carbondale student health services. The move, driven by rising medical malpractice insurance costs, leaves families scrambling for new physicians as peers fear more exits. Dr Jim Sheffer, Bennett’s neighbor and patient, calls it a broader crisis affecting the region’s access to care.
Spring brings an invasion of Asian ladybird beetles as homeowners face masses clustering on screens and walls. Native to China these beetles arrived in the U S via federal programs to curb pests and now spread across most states. Though beneficial against aphids and scales their numbers frustrate residents and businesses.
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