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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 12, 2002
Page
1
In Providence Rhode Island Imara a baby Masai giraffe born April 4 weighs about 150 pounds and stands over five feet tall as her mother Sukari offers a comforting nuzzle for media. The piece notes estimates and debut details from the zoo.
Gov. George H. Ryan and lawmakers clash over a balanced budget for the new fiscal year beginning July 1. The memo halts maintenance and renovations at state developmental centers, parks, and prisons including the Clyde L. Choate Mental Health Center in Anna and the Southern Illinois transition center in Carbondale, signaling potential closures and further cuts.
Johnson County GOP chairman Bob Pippins presented 15,000 petitions to Gov. George Ryan opposing the closure of Vienna Correctional Center. Ryan had planned to mothball the Vienna prison and Valley View Youth Center for cost savings, but left room to save the facilities if the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees agrees to wage freezes and furloughs.
State Senator Larry Woolard of Carterville urges a two year rise in the state income tax to 3.5 percent, projecting about 3 billion dollars to preserve Vienna Correctional Center and its 500 workers. Governor Ryan has ordered the facility closed as a budget saving measure.
The $200 million Big Game jackpot has rolled over 17 times since Feb 5 as area shoppers fill convenience marts and grocers buying tickets. Sales have doubled or tripled, with stores reporting hundreds to thousands of dollars in Big Game and related ticket sales ahead of Mega Millions rollout in May.
Former SIUC English professor Richard Russo won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for fiction for Empire Falls. Friends note his craft of blending personal life with his characters, and Carbondale roots echo in his work even as he promotes Empire Falls in Madrid.
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