Carbondale News Roundup and Weather Headlines
Column One Also Inside Carbondale extended hours for petition filing. Saki loses cancer battle in Carbondale. Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrated in Carbondale. Polls show Americans split on possible Iraq war. Bush orders smallpox vaccine for military. Axis of Evil nations seek nuclear weapons. NCAA suspensions in brawl. Wife of Abby scandal after viewing husband’s tape. Moby attacked signing autographs. TODAY: Mostly sunny with highs mid-40s. tonight mostly clear near 30. Sunday partly cloudy highs lower 50s.
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Counties aid poverty fight in Southern Illinois meeting
Local officials and residents met with U S Rep Jerry Costello and Delta Regional Authority co chair Pete Johnson to review DRA programs aiding 16 Southern Illinois counties as Illinois is among eight states selected for federal poverty relief across 240 counties nationwide. Johnson noted strong first year results.
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Pat Benton raises funds for Pat's Kids in Crainville
In Crainville area, Pat Benton of Zimmer Radio Group collected thousands in cash and checks for abused Southern Illinois children read on air. Dozens donated after a letter drive titled Pat's Kids, including a Marion girl who sent money from her uncle.
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Law resignation deepens Catholic church crisis across nation
Cardinal Bernard Law’s resignation in Boston may ease the sex abuse crisis there but analysts say the wider church faces ongoing scandals and legal probes. Grand jury investigations, hundreds of civil lawsuits, and resistance to reforms keep the crisis alive as bishops struggle with transparency and costs.
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Snow Delays Failed to Halt Southern Illinois Traffic
Snowfall of up to three inches fell across Southern Illinois on Friday, but commuters and shoppers still took to roads. Police and sheriff departments logged several ditch crashes as wet highways aided rapid melt, with the National Weather Service predicting the wintry spell would end by early evening.
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