Miller Wins Silver In Alpine Skiing Event
Miller earns silver for the United States in the combined Alpine skiing event. Yagudin leads after short program in Salt Lake City with Plushenko fourth as Honda and Goebel contend in men’s quad routines. TV schedule lists NBC and MSNBC coverage across events.
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Mount Vernon Teens Remembered After Tragic Crash
The Mount Vernon area mourns six residents under 22 and two adults after a series of crashes. A memorial forms at Violet Road with a white rose beside a maple tree as schools enact crisis plans and counselors offer support.
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SIU Carbondale to Lay Off 30 Plus Maintenance Workers
SIU Carbondale will lay off at least 30 plumbers carpenters janitors and other physical plant workers as part of 7.4 million in budget cuts announced by Chancellor Walter Wendler ahead of a board of trustees meeting. The layoffs follow state budget reductions linked to Illinois fiscal strains after September 11. Wendler called the situation sickening.
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Prison privatization bid stalls as judge issues TRO
A judge in Morris ordered a temporary restraining order against Illinois plans to privatize prison food and commissary services. The ruling halts the state’s move while the written opinion is prepared, as union officials praised the court action and bidders prepare Friday bid submittals.
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Two held in major meth bust in Franklin County
Franklin County deputies arrested Blake D. Sullivan and Miki Jo Lampley on warrants after a December investigation by West Frankfort Police and the SI Drug Task Force. Authorities say the pair manufactured and possessed more than 900 grams of meth in a West Frankfort motel, an area termed a major drug operation by officials.
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Star witness in Enron case set to testify today
Sherron Watkins, a former Arthur Andersen employee who joined Enron eight years ago and rose to vice president of corporate development, faces congressional testimony as a willing witness. Her sister Julie Reagan described her as nervous yet determined to present a candid account of Enron's collapse.
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