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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 2008
Page
1
Illinois schools will keep random drug testing programs in place following a ruling by the IHSA. The decision allows continued mandatory testing to deter substance use among student athletes, with districts implementing protocols and penalties as before.
Today's weather art by Noelle Foster from Carruthers School accompanies a brief forecast noting a high of 43 and a low of 30. The map and details appear on page 8A.
Community guide lists three service ideas to help others while reducing higher education expenses. Practical steps and local options are highlighted for students and volunteers seeking affordable pathways to assistment and learning.
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama blamed aides for a race controversy from the campaign and pledged to put it behind them at a debate on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Obama said he regretted staff input that fueled the dispute as rivals clash ahead of the South Carolina contest.
South Korean pianist Chan-Mi Ryu, pursuing music at SIU Carbondale, will hold a 3 p.m. Sunday recital at the Carbondale Unitarian Fellowship to raise funds for her $2,000 CESL tuition. Admission is $10, children and students free, with a reception after.
Police Chief Paul Day, a 31 year veteran earning about 44000 a year, is asked by Mayor Joseph Holder to retire by month end with a formal recommendation not to reappoint if he refuses. The council cites finances and Day’s administrative performance as reasons. Day would stay on through late April due to vacation. The move follows officer layoffs and internal reviews. See Pinckneyville page 6A.
Dr Joseph Brown director of SIU Carbondale Black American Studies will headline a King Day observance at Krannert Center Urbana at 5 p m He notes King was killed for supporting striking Memphis sanitation workers and urges the holiday reflect that legacy He also speaks at Salem Baptist Church Champaign at 10 50 a m about King’s historical context and the need to teach future generations accurately.
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