Big Mo Blagojevich and local cheer for teens gifts
Connor Fenton and Miriah Chapman of Carterville collect 200 teddy bears to donate to St. Louis Children's Hospital patients. Southern Illinois gains a transition team boost as Blagojevich names Ray Lenzi and Shirley Booker. Local schools face academic warnings. plans for Heritage Woods assisted living advance in Benton. Judy White earns 2002 President's Prize, and Morris Library expansion proceeds. Willisville forms its own police department.
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The Southern Illinoisan Editorial Policy Contact
The Southern Illinoisan publishes daily from Carbondale Illinois. Readers may submit letters up to 250 words signed with telephone verification. Letters not published include libelous or personal attacks. "Voice of the Reader" and "The Vent" appear Saturdays with guidelines unchanged.
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Readers Debate War Tactics and Civilians as Threat Watchers
A reader argues actors should end Iraq conflict without force and praises civilian vigilance citing Amber Alert and other alerts. The column defends alert civilians, cites Massachusetts dam digger law near Logan Airport, and questions civil liberty objections to civilian monitoring.
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Cherie Booth and the Blair Real Estate Scandal Flashpoint
Philip Terzian outlines Cherie Booth Blair as a high paid British lawyer tied to a lifestyle guru and con man. links to a Bristol real estate deal, deportation inquiries, and a televised press conference amid a widening controversy that threatens her bench chances and Prime Minister Blair’s standing.
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Decline in Aphrodisiacs Sparks Wildlife Toll
A report notes men increasingly seek natural products to boost performance while warning that widespread use harms wildlife. Sea horses and green turtles are ground up, along with parts from tigers and rhinos, threatening species as couples seek Saturday night intimacy.
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Viagra lowers animal aphrodisiac sales study suggests
A study by Frank and William Von Hippel links Viagra's 1998 market entry to a sharp drop in reindeer antler sales, a traditional animal-based aphrodisiac. Preliminary data caution broad claims, with no proof yet that all animal boosters decline.
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