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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 2001
Page
1
In Japan, fortune telling via sushi plates and quirky online tools gains popularity. Web sites offer five-sushi combos to label personality traits like Abalone Person and predict daily outcomes using underwear and Doppelganger Alter Ego methods, drawing hundreds of thousands of hits since 2000.
Rain in the upper 40s with a chance of showers. Tonight will be partly cloudy with lows in the lower 30s. Tuesday partly cloudy with highs in the upper 40s. For service, call 800 228-0429 option 2 or visit www.thesouthern.com 24/7.
Landowners and registered voters in Carbondale challenge a downtown property tax aimed at funding the Main Street revitalization program. Attorneys say petitions may fall short of required 51 percent thresholds, with critics like SIU student Pat Kelly arguing the levy unfairly hits short-term residents. The tax is 54 cents per $100 of assessed value, about $90 more yearly for a $50,000 property.
The United States sent 26 400 tons of corn aboard the M V Ikan Mazatlan and about 500 tons of frozen chicken parts on a Crowley Liner to Havana in the first direct agricultural exports since 1963. American agribusiness leaders, led by ADM, call it a hopeful step toward expanded trade with Cuba and a possible door to normalized relations.
Lynnette Penrod in Murphysboro received a 5 foot white pine as a kind replacement for a stolen tree planted by her late brother. A landscaping couple, who asked to remain unnamed, donated and planted the tree to lift her spirits after last year’s loss. She plans no decorations to keep the act quiet, hoping the tree stands as a lasting reminder of strangers’ kindness.
Nearly 200 unmarked graves from a century ago will be dignified with reburial in the Dunning Memorial Park on Chicago's northwest side. The remains, found by construction crews, come from Cook County's former insane asylum and poor house where residents lacked records or grave markers.
A brief column lists deaths and a calendar alongside television world classifieds with sparse readable items. The readable fragments mention obituaries and program listings but lack clear names or dates.
Chicago earns an early berth with a victory that locks in a playoff position. Key performers include standout guards and a dominant team defense as the season nears its middle. The win reinforces the club’s momentum and confidence heading into upcoming matchups.
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