Nail in Head Hampers Houston Carpenter’s Luck
From The Wire: a handout photo released by The New England Journal of Medicine shows an Xray of a Houston carpenter with a three inch nail lodged in his head. The nail narrowly avoided vital areas by about an eighth inch. Baylor College of Medicine radiology professor who scanned the patient calls him the luckiest guy in the world.
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New England Journal of Medicine
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Baylor College of Medicine
Hippo Attacks Trespasser at Kharkiv Zoo Cage Pool
In Kharkiv Ukraine an 18-year-old woman identified as Yekaterina entered a hippo cage and pool. She dove in with a hippo, its offspring, and another hippo. The animal grabbed her by the waist and tossed her, leaving her with broken bones and a concussion and she was hospitalized in serious condition.
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Kharkiv
Yekaterina
RFK Jr Freed From Jail After Vieques Trespass Sentence
Environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy Jr. left prison in Vieques Puerto Rico after serving a 30 day sentence for trespassing on U S Navy lands. He returned to urge protesters planning to invade the Navy bombing range.
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Puerto Rico
Robert F. Kennedy Jr
U.S. Navy
Navy
Levee Break Floods Polish Village with Evacuations
An AP photo shows a villager on a boat passing a life size statue of Jesus Christ submerged outside a small church in Kopa Gostecka Poland as villages flood after the Vistula River breached a nearby dike. About 1 500 villagers were evacuated earlier this week.
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Kopa Gostecka
Poland
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Weather Today and Tonight Forecast
Mostly sunny today with a high near 92. Tonight a chance of rain and a low around 72. Friday will be cloudy with a high in the mid 80s. Details on 10A. Subscribe at 800 228-0429 option 2. Online service at southernillinoisan.com.
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Remap showdown as Illinois commission stalls on map
A packed Chicago crowd witnessed eight state commissioners split along party lines over record keeping, dimming hopes for a timely legislative map by August 10. Activist groups urged fairness for all voters while urging cooperation between House and Senate members.
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United States of America
Leon Finney
House
Senate
Finney
Bush announces Oval Office deal on patients rights bill
President Bush and Rep. Charles Norwood announced an Oval Office agreement on patients rights legislation aimed at shielding patients from HMO abuses. The plan, praised by Bush as protecting patients without inviting frivolous lawsuits, sets the stage for swift House passage amid mixed reactions from Democrats led by Sen. Edward Kennedy.
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White House
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Georgia
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Senate
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Royalton hosts cleanup for Dollar General site review
Royalton residents and Mayor Christy Brower organized a villagewide cleanup to impress Dollar General Store officials. In mid-90s heat, locals mopped, raked and swept the 1,200 person village to showcase the town’s appeal for a potential store site while trustees supported the effort and meetings were arranged.
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Dollar General Store
Franklin County
Christy Brower
Dollar General
Brower
Best Buys to open store in Royalton Carbondale area
Royalton Mayor Christy Brower backs Dollar General as a community asset and fast traffic corridor along Illinois 149 daily in the town and surrounding areas. She says the store could draw shoppers from Zeigler Hurst Bush Elkville and beyond, with Royalton as a conduit to Carbondale and Jackson County.
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Illinois Department of Transportation Statistics
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Jackson County
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Hurst, Bush
Elkville
Teachers learn to bring technology into the classroom
Valerie Lyle leads a session at Touch of Nature teaching how the National Teacher Training Institute method integrates instructional media into lessons. More than 100 educators from Southern Illinois attended to learn a scalable, peer sharing approach to using technology in teaching.
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Carbondale
Valerie Lyle
Teacher Training Institute
Lyle
Marion
Illinois
Touch of Nature
NTTI
Johnston City
Carol Gentry
June James
National Teacher Training Institute
Deaths and Notices From Local Paper
Classified and calendar listings mix with society and notices in a compact page. The death column notes local residents and dates, while brief items cover business and law matters, lottery results, and editorial briefs.
Flipside: New SIU Season Expands Shryock Auditorium Offerings
Flipside reports SIU shifts season at Shryock Auditorium with expanded programming for the year. Williamson County Fair readies for the upcoming schedule and community events.
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SIU
Shryock
Tomorrow Fish Tales at the Water Learn Basics for Kids
Outdoors program invites children to try fishing fundamentals with guided instruction and demonstrations by local experts. Participants will learn casting, knot tying, gear handling, and fish habitat awareness in a hands on session by the lake.
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