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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 2004
Page
1
Column notes alleged Hamas fundraiser taught at Chicago public schools. Also mentions state education funding on budget, cemetery costs rise in January, and a visit by Karmeier in Johnson County. Reports on Marion Air Evac Appreciation Day and U S boxing team losses. Princess Diana fountain opens.
Outside today partly cloudy with lower 80s highs and northeast winds around 10 mph Tonight mostly clear with upper 50s lows Light winds Sunday partly cloudy with mid 80s highs and south around 10 mph Weather details appear on page 7A accompanying sections such as sports and classifieds The newspaper is The Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University President James Walker will take a 90 day administrative leave while undergoing prostate cancer treatment. Board chairman Glenn Poshard said Walker remains president and will stay in contact on university matters during the leave beginning Monday.
SIUC greeted several hundred new students on move in day as families packed boxes into Brush Towers. Freshman Sean Lashbrook from Danville said he is eager to meet people while sharing the experience with a hometown roommate. Graduate assistant Kristi Hanson coordinates guiding new arrivals to campus. Freshman John Fisher from Scott City, Missouri, finds the transition less nerve wracking than expected as he starts pre pharmacy studies.
Barry Kohl a Franklin Williamson Regional Office of Education superintendent faces 21 felony charges including theft forgery perjury and official misconduct. His attorney John Drew says Kohl remains in office as an elected official while a 65 count indictment naming Kohl his wife Janine and others is pursued by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan.
The Grand American, ATA's showcase event, draws about 100000 competitors and spectators for 12 days August 10 through 21 in Vandalia Ohio. The event crowds parking lots with license plates from 28 states and Ontario as vendors sell shotguns optics and protections. In 2006 the Grand American moves to the World Shooting Complex north of Sparta due to Dayton Airport expansion.
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