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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 2004
Page
1
A report details widespread fraud in a death settlement program. The piece notes investigations and concerns over financial practices tied to beneficiaries, with law enforcement and regulatory scrutiny highlighted across the coverage.
Former U S representative Glenn Poshard has been invited to advise RLCD on its struggles. The 8:30 a m meeting is to discuss how he might help with communication among county boards, the public, and the region. He will not take pay or seek the general manager role, and any involvement would end by December 31.
In Southern Illinois near Jonesboro, scientists from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and Southern Illinois University Carbondale study a shale barren with goldenrod and native flowers. They caution that only about three-tenths of 1 percent of high quality prairie remains in Illinois, with just 66 acres in the region, down from 300 in the 1970s.
Southern Illinois residents remain wary about the economy despite a New York Conference Board report showing U S consumer confidence at 101.9 in June, the highest since 2002. Local business owners in Pinckneyville, Nashville and Du Quoin report mixed results with spotty spring sales, while Rex TV and Appliance in Carbondale notes a harder outlook for big purchases and Sears in Du Quoin credits six years of rising sales, reflecting regional divergence from national trends.
Ten year old Hannah and seven year old Floyd Bastien ran a Monday Kool-Aid stand on Broadway Avenue in Goreville to raise 118 dollars for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. The children, despite rain, sold 25 cent drinks with sugar free mix and hope their effort inspires others to help CF research.
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