Column One Bob Ellis Turns News Into His Book
A writer, Bob Ellis, turns a simple Three Angels Broadcasting Network assignment into his latest book on Page 1B. Inside State reports five people charged in the killing of a Peoria bar games supplier. Page 3A. News briefs note stocks and mixed signals as markets stay wary. S: The Southern Illinoisian notes a weather outlook with 60 percent showers today and 70 percent tonight, plus New Year’s rain chances and a 2002 award for General Excellence.
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Paducah Residents Plan Federal Lawsuit Over Douwntown Rehab Bias
Paducah residents will file a federal lawsuit today alleging city agents violate the Fair Housing Act. Donnie Ingram, operator of Colonial House and The Madison rehab facilities, says women in rehab and their children are being barred from Lower Town by city officials. He cites a taped conversation with city planning director Tom Barnett urging relocation, referencing late-night ambulance calls and outsiders.
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Drake retires after 31 years directing SIU Carbondale Arena
Gary Drake, SIU Carbondale Arena director, retires after 31 years arranging events from basketball games to major concerts including B B King Grateful Dead Bruce Springsteen and James Taylor. He moved to Carbondale in 1969, graduated in 1971, and oversaw acts and festivals while growing the arena into a valuable SIUC asset.
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Suspected militant kills three Americans at Yemen hospital
A gunman masquerading as a visitor killed three American missionaries at Jibla Baptist Hospital in southern Yemen and wounded a fourth. Yemeni officials named Abed Abdul Razak Kamel as the attacker, with investigators unsure of any terror link.
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IDNR Ordered to Release ATV Park Documents
Judge Bruce Stewart ruled the Illinois Department of Natural Resources must disclose documents on private land purchases for Shawnee National Forest adjacent ATV parks. The order directs IDNR to provide files to RACE within 30 days, waive copying fees, and pay RACE's attorney fees.
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Environmental group sues IDNR over land grant documents
The Regional Association of Concerned Environmentalists sued the Illinois Department of Natural Resources in 2000 after IDNR refused to provide documents about private land purchases funded with public grant money. Judge Bruce Stewart ordered disclosure, fee waiver, and attorney fees, with IDNR given 30 days to respond.
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