Groundhog Day events and tribute toll in Punxsutawney and Johnston City
Column highlights Punxsutawney Phil's TV interview and the 116th Gobbler’s Knob trek for the annual forecast. In Johnston City, Trevor Clark marks Groundhog Job Shadow Day with students learning careers, while veterans’ ace Gabreski dies at 83, prompting reflection in a regional roundup.
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Punxsutawney
Phil
Punxsutawney, Pa
Punxsutawney Groundhog Club
Gobbler’s Knob
Johnston City
Trevor Clark
Johnston City High School
Robbie Everly
Clark
Everly
Federal grants boost region's schools
Nine area school districts in Southern Illinois will each receive about 500000 in federal renovation grants. The funds aim to upgrade energy efficiency, boilers, windows, and aging facilities, with districts like Carbondale 95 planning energyretrofits as part of ongoing expansions and Giant City 130 scheduling a septic system and more space.
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Souther Illinois
Anna
Benton
Cairo
Carbondale
Egyptian
Meridian
Mount Vernon
Murphysboro
Zeigler-Royalton
Springfield
Southern Illinois
Elizabeth Lewin
Lewin
Parrish and Lewis
Giant City
Illinois
Keith Oates
Sharing the Vision at Murphysboro Black History Month program
Students at General John A. Logan Attendance Center in Murphysboro performed poems and a rap tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Coordinated by Constance Bartley, the event included teachers, parents, and student speakers sharing dreams for peace and education. The school serves about 450 students in K–5 and 80 in prekindergarten.
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John A. Logan
Murphysboro
Constance Bartley
Sheila York
Debbie Kreutztrager
Larry McKenzie
the Southern
Michael Wallace
Cain Woods
Bush proposal seeks retirement plan safeguards after Enron collapse
President Bush urges quick action on changes to 401(k) rules including 30 day notice before account freezes and easier selling of company stock to prevent repeat of Enron disaster. Enron's shutdown hit 20,795 plan participants and left workers wary of retirement savings.
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Washington
Bush
Enron
Enron Corp
Congress
Deborah Perrotta
Perrotta
3 year old identified after floodwaters pull girl from grandmother
Union County authorities identify Alexis Nicole McCormick as the 3-year-old swept away by floodwaters Thursday evening. Her grandmother, who fell while attempting to cross the swollen creek, was found minutes later, and the girl's body was recovered from a logjam underwater before being pronounced dead at Union County Hospital. Heavy rainfall flooded Kratzinger Hollow Road near Anna.
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Union County
Alexis Nicole McCormick
McCormick
Union County Hospital
Jim Nash
Kratzinger Hollow Road
Anna
Scary rhetoric frames national focus on terrorism and defense
President Bush advisers argue fear tactics justify rising military and homeland security spending and missile defenses. Antony Blinken notes politics influence, keeping attention on the commander in chief while economy and Enron concerns fade.
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Antony Blinken
Clinton White House
Enron
Blinken
Bush
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