Harrisburg Tragedy Sparks Immediate Aid for Johnson Boys
In Harrisburg a community response follows the July 30 wreck that killed Steve and Tammy Johnson. Funds flow to a trust for Brayden and Austin, but neighbors press for quicker relief. Brayden, 15, and Austin, 12, live with Tammy’s sister Tracy Kleinfeldt and her husband Brian, expanding their family from three to six. Rhonda Figg notes grief spurred a plan to ease the boys’ daily burden through direct help and local outreach.
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Harrisburg
Steve
Tammy Johnson
Brayden
Austin
Rhonda Figg
Tracy Kleinfeldt
Brian
Figg
Johnson Boys
Saluki Travel
Kleinfeldts
SIUC move in day showcases campus organization and welcome events
Amid cardboard boxes and bins at Schneider Hall SIUC Carbondale welcomed freshmen as classes start Monday. Staff organized moves with assistance from volunteers while trolley tours and relaxing Saluki Oasis sessions offered comfort. Welcoming events continue through the week for new students and their families.
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Ievejahnke
Legion of Siuc
Schneider Hall
Carbondale
Brush Towers
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
SIUC
Naperville
Kathy Havel
Havel
Schneider
Saluki Oasis
Bush defends wiretaps amid war and legal defeat
President Bush argued that warrantless NSA surveillance is essential in a country at war and criticized a Michigan federal judge for ruling the program unconstitutional. He announced a Justice Department appeal and warned about political repercussions ahead of elections. He also commented on Hezbollah and Lebanon, noting Hezbollah as a destabilizing force and reflecting on a UN peacekeeping effort.
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Camp David
Bush
United States
Michigan
National Security Agency
Justice Department
U.S. District
Anna Diggs Taylor
American Civil Liberties Union
Congress
Capitol
Lebanon
Israel
Hezbollah
France
U.N
Carbondale Elders Recall 1925 Storm Memory
Mary Ellen Curd now Simon recalls the 1925 tri state tornado that killed 695 people and devastated Southern Illinois. She recalls her father calling her mother to Holden Hospital and the close community that aided recovery. The memories are part of Carbondale Remembered an oral history project led by DeDe Ittner.
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Mary Ellen Curd
Mary Simon
the Normal
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Illinois
Murphysboro
National Weather Service
DeSoto School
Tri-State
Missouri
Indiana
Simon
Harlan Curd
Margaret Porter Curd
Holden Hospital
DeDe Ittner
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Thesouthern
Marleen Shepherd
The
Carbondale Historic Preservation Commission
Jessica Thane
Herrin Elementary School
Abby
Katrina
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