Taps bugler shortage updates veterans services in Metro-East
Mel Jones 70 plays Taps at veterans funerals highlighting a Metro-East shortage of buglers. VFW and American Legion posts say few buglers remain, forcing use of a recorder amid decades of declining volunteer participation.
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American Legion
Allen Depping
VFW
Fairview Heights
Illinois seeks federal waiver for new adult health program
Governor George Ryan met with HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson to obtain a waiver enabling Illinois to draw federal matching dollars for a Family Care program. The plan would start by covering 80,000 adults with $84 million in federal funds, expanding to 300,000 adults later, with eligibility capped at 65 percent of poverty level initially and eventually up to 185 percent.
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Manion Loses Suit Over SUV Stunt Rules Waiver
In a Decatur radio stunt case, Rachel Manion challenged a 47 day SUV mercy contest. The 4th District Appellate Court ruled she signed a waiver promising not to sue, a factor controlling the decision despite claims of rule violations.
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West.com
Treasury secretary urges simplification of tax code in Chicago
Treasury Secretary Paul O Neill urged Congress to simplify the federal tax code during a Chicago Economic Club event. He condemned the code as indecipherable and said it burdens job creation. He pressed for CEO accountability post Enron and for timely investor disclosures each quarter.
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Witness questions slaying suspect initial alibi in trial
Fairfield AP report notes Lesa Bridgett testified that Julie Rea's account of an intruder and a struggle before Joel Kirkpatrick's stabbing did not add up. The case, moved to Wayne County Circuit Court, accuses Rea of first degree murder in 1997.
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Bloomington
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