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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 2004
Page
1
Column notes online auction by The Southern runs until 8 p.m. Tuesday at www.thesouthern.com/auctionblock with merchandise from area retailers. Also mentions headlines on drug club, school principal search, re opened Emma C Hayes center, gas tractor display, felonies, Olympics, fishing, and today’s warm, sunny weather with a 20 percent shower chance Tuesday.
President Bush pledged rapid disaster aid as nearly 1 million in Florida faced power outages after Hurricane Charley. In Punta Gorda and surrounding areas, homes were gutted or destroyed, streets littered with debris, and residents waited for ice water and shelter amid scorching heat and five-city aid efforts.
Johnston City business owners along the I-57 southbound exit ramp report lost sales due to ramp repairs through November 2005. Subway, Shell, and Hardee’s tied declines to drivers avoiding the detour via downtown Johnston City and Marion. Subway says weekly losses reach 600 to 700 dollars.
Democratic senator Barack Obama and Republican Alan Keyes edge toward television outreach over in person visits in southern Illinois. Obama launches ads during the Olympics and visits Peoria Macomb Quincy and Niantic before Springfield then Du Quoin Sept 4. Keyes plans Springfield Sept 19 with no firm Southern Illinois stop yet.
In a break with political wisdom, the Fed under Alan Greenspan is raising rates during an election year. President Bush supports the move, nominating Greenspan to a fifth term as economists note a shifting economy. While job growth stalled recently, the White House cites signs of strength amid a recovering economy and a vow to reforms.
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