Bush marks Katrina anniversary in Biloxi amid rebuild hopes
President Bush returns to Biloxi one year after Katrina to pledge federal support, noting $110 billion in aid with $77 billion released and just $44 billion spent. He calls the effort the beginning, not the end, saying reconstruction will take years while acknowledging progress and lingering skepticism among residents. A warmer welcome greeted him than anticipated at the next stop.
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SIUC professor studies hometown in New Orleans
SIUC anthropology professor Roberto Barrios, a Guatemala native who emigrated to the United States at 13, spent two months this summer in New Orleans. He examined sociopolitical relations between government and residents as he reflected on his hometown’s post Katrina changes.
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Roberto Barrios
New Orleans
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Guatemala
Barrios
Louisiana City
Gulf Coast
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
SIUC
Perry deputy clerk charged with embezzling forty three thousand
Perry County deputy clerk Debra Heck was arrested on a felony theft charge for allegedly embezzling about 43 000 from the county clerk's office over 21 months ending in August 2006. She posted bond, appeared in court, and was fired by County Clerk Kevin Kern.
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Perry County
Debra Heck
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Jennifer Foutch
du Quoin
Kevin Kern
Kern
Du Quoin State Fair Food Dominates Visitor Draw
At the Du Quoin State Fair the main attraction is the food with over 100 vendors offering fried bologna fried Twinkies and more. Karen Cox of Herrin runs the State Fair Pork Tent for King's Food Service now in its fifth year, praising the crowds and noting favorites like the Reuben and walleye sandwiches despite weekend rain.
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DU Quoin
John Rednour Jr
Rednour
Karen Cox
Herrin
Cox
King’s Food Service
King’s
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