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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 2002
Page
1
Apolo Anton Ohno could win two more medals as he competes in the 500 meters and the team relay after already securing gold in the 1500 and silver in the 1000. Former Saluki Garrett Hines and the U S four man bobsled team lead into finals in Salt Lake City as the games proceed.
Brain Rafalski congratulates Bill Guerin after Guerin’s goal in the semifinal against Russia. NBC coverage lists bronze medal hockey and multiple winter events with a full-day schedule. Forecasts call for mostly sunny Sunday, highs near 60s, with cooler air Friday night and Saturday.
Gov. George Ryan's budget aims to eliminate 119 recreation coordinators statewide, with 32 positions at eight Southern Illinois institutions. Union workers in the Corrections Leisure Activities Specialist ranks face layoffs as part of broader prison staff reductions, while four superior nonunion Level 4 posts are spared. Eric Russell, an activity coordinator at Ina's Big Muddy Correctional Center, argues active programs keep inmates engaged and reduce disturbances.
Betty and John Riley of Dix memorialize their deceased son John with an organ donor license plate issued last November. The plate carries the boy's initials and supports organ donation education. statewide 1,219 organ donor plates have been issued as of November.
Police hunt a white male armed robber who entered Vergennes Banking Center in Vergennes Illinois at 5 18 p m on Friday wearing a ski mask and using a dark handgun. He fled in a white newer Ford Taurus with unknown plate as state police and sheriffs investigators sweep the single bank in the 300 resident Jackson County town.
West City firefighters battled a motel fire at the Super 8 on 711 W Main St Friday evening. Fire Chief Jim Reed said crews arrived shortly before 8 p.m., knocked the fire down in about 20 minutes, and remained on scene until 9:30 p.m. to clear smoke. No injuries were reported, though guests were shaken. The blaze damaged an entire room with estimated losses near 10000 dollars.
Russia seeks a gold for skater Irina Slutskaya and presses for fair treatment in a pivotal hockey clash with the United States as tensions rise at the Salt Lake City Games. IOC officials say concerns will be reviewed but no results will change. Putin accuses judges of bias as Russia reels from a 3-2 semifinal loss to the U S.
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