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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 2003
Page
1
Governor signs the education budget, affecting financing statewide. The edition notes a 70 percent chance of showers with highs in the mid 80s and tonight’s partly cloudy, posting long-range forecast and weather details across pages.
Rend Lake Conservancy District board schedules a special Friday session to discuss a cash settlement with former general manager Kevin Davis amid mediation in St. Louis. Davis, owed about $82,000 yearly, contends wrongful discharge. no lawsuits filed yet.
Steve Pochie's career spans multiple plants in Herrin and nearby towns, with layoffs at U S Gypsum and Diagraph Bradley intensifying hardship. Regional unemployment stats appear low, but officials say many workers shift to low paying fast food jobs. The Pochies face reduced income and Connie Pochie’s battle with Lou Gehrig's disease, leaving just about $20 after bills.
Business, community and academic leaders gathered at John A. Logan College for a rural economic development hearing. Sponsored by Rep. Mike Bost, the event was the fifth in a series by the House Republican Rural Economic Development Task Force to assess downstate competition and craft stimulus ideas for the 2004 session.
President Bush Told reporters in Pretoria that any U S help may be limited to advisers and trainers to avoid overextending forces. He cited Pentagon training of African peacekeepers from Nigeria and Senegal as a continuing strategy while acknowledging lawmakers concerns over new overseas military entanglements.
Governor Rod Blagojevich travels to Southern Illinois University Carbondale Coal Development Park in Carterville at 1 p.m. to sign House Bill 2866. The act creates partial financing for new electric generating facilities and promotes clean coal research to boost the region's economy, with Rep. Mike Bost noting the measure positions Illinois for progress on coal technology.
U.S. Attorney Miriam Miquelon resigned amid a Department of Justice inquiry into matters from her service in the Southern District of Illinois. Judge G Patrick Murphy confirmed the investigation and said the court would not be informed of specifics. Miquelon’s office denied the allegations and said the resignation was personal for economic reasons.
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