Spirit of Christmas gift drive aids Alto Pass helper
ColumnIST Gary Austin of Alto Pass stacks gifts for the Spirit of Christmas Program gift drive as part of a community effort. Also noted are winter weather forecasts for roads, state school bankruptcy concerns, AOL stock impacts, Turkey-US base talks, local court misdemeanors, Dear Abby, wrestling entertainment trends, and weather outlook with snow.
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Gary Austin
Alto Pass
Cancer Survivor Fights Disability Law Change
Linda Fallowell battled cervical cancer that spread to her brain while fighting a changed disability rule. Diagnosed in 1999 she endured chemo radiation and infection with anemia requiring transfusions. Despite a 10 percent survival chance she kept working until unable and pressed for relief from medical costs and support.
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Linda Fallowell
Fallowell
Nickelodeon to feature Jackson County 4-H garden on TV
Linda Rush reports Jackson County 4-H club Somerset Clovers will be shown on Nickelodeon News with Linda Ellerbee. A film crew shot at the University of Illinois Extension office garden in Murphysboro about the Plant a Row for the Hungry program. The segment, likely airing in February, highlights the group’s donations of 1,164 pounds this year and 5,872 pounds since 1999.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County
Nickelodeon
Linda Ellerbee
University of Illinois
Ava Road
Jason Bolling
St. Louis
Bolling
Angie Kuehl
Kuehl
Terry Sharp
4-H
Extension Service
Sharp
Judge drops child porn case of Anna man
Union County Circuit Court Judge Rodney Clutts dismissed 59 counts against James Bradley Garrett, 33, who was arrested Aug. 15 on charges including child pornography and solicitation. State's Attorney John Bigler argued photos were available to distribute, but the judge found insufficient probable cause to proceed. Garrett’s attorney noted the case hinged on intent to distribute rather than creation.
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Union County
James Bradley Garrett
Anna
Rodney Clutts
Garrett
Clutts
John Bigler
Bigler
Patrick J. Cox
Bush allows CIA to kill American al-Qaida operatives
U S officials say President Bush authorized the CIA to target and kill American citizens aiding al Qaida overseas under a secret post 9 11 finding. The authority applies globally with high level decisions, and one American was reportedly killed under this rule though not as the direct target.
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Bush
CIA
al-Qaida
Washington
U.S
Yemen
Qaed Salim Sinan al- Harethi
Kamal Derwish
Derwish
SIUC Faculty Bargaining Round Buoys Long Negotiations
SIUC faculty association and administration begin their longest bargaining session in 10 months as talks continue since February without agreement. In November the union authorized a strike if no deal by February 3, and to strike early if good-faith bargaining fails. President Daneshdoost emphasizes seeking an agreement while preparing for the worst.
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Carbondale
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Walter Wendler
Morteza Daneshdoost
Daneshdoost
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