Florida town beads life back after Charley hit
In Punta Gorda recovery gains pace as cell service and a downtown hospital return, Gov. Bush promises portable classrooms to reopen schools in days. Charlotte High plans 80 portable classrooms for 2300 students while football practice resumes this weekend signaling healing amidst faster insurance claims and aid.
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Charlotte High
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Alcohol inhaling device goes on display in New York
A vaporizer that lets drinkers inhale shots of alcohol debuted at a Manhattan bar amid swift political and legal scrutiny. State Sen. Carl Kruger urged a ban calling it risky for youth and driving. officials await Liquor Authority input. Bar owners cautious about legality and safety.
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Eliot Spitzer
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Westchester County
Andrew Spano
Bar Trust
Manhattan
Bob Zuckerman
New York Nightlife Association
Zuckerman
Trust
Marty
Second person identified in Benton fatal crash probe
Franklin County investigators identifying Roy Rone of Benton as the other occupant in the crash that killed 43-year-old Ray Dean Cluck on Licata Road near Rend Lake. Coroner cites massive chest trauma. crash occurred about 3:30 a.m. on Wednesday. authorities continue to determine who was driving as the investigation shifts to the county state attorney.
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Ray Dean Cluck
Franklin County Sheriff's Department
Franklin County State’s Attorney
Cluck
Licata Road
Rend Lake
Franklin County
Stephen Leek
Leek
Tom Tedeschi
Roy Rone
Tedeschi
Rone
Bill Wilson
Carbondale
James A. Golden
Cotton
U. S. District Court
Ronald J. Tenpas
U. S
Southern District of Illinois
Golden
Murphysboro
Southern Illinois Enforcement Group
Drug Enforcement Administration
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
Jackson County Project Safe Neighborhoods Initiative
Amanda A. Robertson
Andrea Marie Kampnera
SIUC hosts Illinois Farm Bureau meeting in Carbondale
SIUC Carbondale hosts Illinois Farm Bureau regular session the first southern state gathering in years. Agriculture reps showcased campus research at the biotechnology, plant breeding and DNA sequencing labs while a four hour tour informed members. Professor Dave Shoup and Mike Lawrence discussed linking the Public Policy Institute with the bureau to shape rural policy and school funding debates.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University
Illinois Farm Bureau
Siuc Agriculture
Farm Bureau
IFB
Biotechnology
Dave Shoup
SIUC
Public Policy Institute
Shoup
Mike Lawrence
Institute
Regulators freeze wholesale phone rates for six months
The FCC imposed a six month hold on rates regional carriers charge competitors to lease their networks for local service. If rules arenot ready, regionals could raise lease prices up to 15 percent or more for new customers. Industry officials doubt the FCC can craft complex rules in time.
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Washington
FCC
Avalanche of cannabis seized at Ava residence yields 1156 plants
Jackson County deputies and SIEG seized 1156 cannabis plants from a Marlboro Avenue home in Ava on July 27. The residents Thomas Naas and Patricia Harris, jailed in Casper, face Jackson County charges and extradition after Wyoming cases.
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Ava
Southern Illinois Enforcement Group
Marlboro Ave
Thomas J. Naas
Patricia M. Harris
Casper
Wyo
Wyoming
Naas
Harris
Illinois
Jackson County
Jackson County Sheriffs Department
SIEG
Marion salon burglarized
Marion police investigate a burglary at Color FX Salon 1201 N Van Buren St. over the weekend. An owner said an unknown suspect used barber scissors to break into a cash register and steal an undetermined amount of cash.
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Color FX Salon
N. van Buren St
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