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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 2003
Page
1
CoLum One reports eight school districts in Southern Illinois receive federal grant funds. Marion plans to begin roof repairs and enforcement, while Murphysboro faces a potential $250000 budget gap. State parks push for efficiency and editorial notes on national security remain.
In West Frankfort two precincts were recounted after an April 1 election. The discovery recount kept the tally at 1,280 for incumbent Jack Woolard and 1,274 for challenger Jim Bernhard, a six vote margin. Woolard protested the precincts’ size but was denied and both precincts were counted.
The Pearlmans host a Passover Seder in Carbondale with family and friends, including Alex 16 Lora 22 at Washington University and Caroline Halverstam, while Mark attends a Seder in his dorm. Elizabeth lights candles as the youngest asks the Four Questions, retelling the Passover story with a Seder plate bearing bitter horseradish bone roast egg and greens.
Seder meals mark Passover spanning eight days, recalling the Exodus from Egypt and the passing over of first-borns. Matzoh signifies the Hebrews hurried departure, while Haroseth blends nuts apples cinnamon and honey to symbolize the enslaved workers clay mortar.
U.S. forces captured Barzan Ibrahim Hasan, Saddam’s half brother, amid efforts to round up insiders from the former regime. FBI chief Mueller said agents would help recover looted Baghdad antiquities as orders for homeward aircraft carriers increase. Brig. Gen. Brooks announced the arrest as security tensions linger in Iraq.
Governor Blagojevich proposes a $250 per pupil increase funded largely by cuts to categoricals and reimbursements while offering up to $20 million to districts that would lose under his budget. Southern Illinois educators welcomed the effort but warned of net losses for many districts and questioned cuts to regional superintendents' offices.
Debra Tindall, University Mall general manager, announced Bed Bath and Beyond will anchor the Carbondale mall. The store, based in New Jersey, will occupy the former Montgomery Ward space beside the new Showplace 8 Theatre, filling an underserved home goods category in the Southern Illinois market.
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