Mayors debate over RLCD settlement sparks resident questions
Residents challenge RLCD settlement in which Davis received 250000 terms. Mayor Ned Mitchell and board members Curtis Cockrum and Pete Micheletto defend the deal while others urge caution. The district cites insurance and audit reviews as factors, and officials stress recovery efforts ahead.
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Davis
Ned Mitchell
Rednour
Mitchell
Curtis Cockrum
Pete Micheletto
Cockrum
Benton
Paul
Ward
Zeigler
Dennis Mitchell
Conservancy District
RLCD
Terry Black
Davis and
Acc accuracy line for Southern Illinoisan hotline
A contact notice asking readers to report inaccuracies in The Southern Illinoisan. It provides two phone lines: 529-5454 ext 5031 from Jackson County and toll free 800 number ext 5031 from elsewhere. The item serves as a reader error-reporting contact prompt.
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Jackson County
Wrong information in sports section prompts correction
Sunday sports copy misidentified pole vaulter Caleb Deere as from Herrin on the All-South Boys Track Team. The paper issued a correction acknowledging the error and clarifying Deere’s actual hometown.
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Caleb Deere
Herrin
Divided voters split on Bush lies and 2004 support
Residents discuss whether Bush lied about Iraq weapons evidence and how it affects voting in 2004. Some label him a liar, while others defend his actions as national security. The piece notes UN findings that uranium reports were forged and CIA inquiries into Niger letters.
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Bush
Bradford
Iraq
Melissa Repking
Carbondale
Repking
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Indicted: Six face charges in Perry County cases
Six people are charged in Perry County related to drug activity centered around a city housing complex. One suspect, Jordan, faces unlawful possession of weapons by a felon and threats against a resident. The housing authority ordered photo IDs, parking permits, and a $500 reward for tips.
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Anderson
Bolling
Smith
Perry County Housing Authority
Jordan
Chicago
Perry County
West Poplar Street
du Quoin
Woods
Kellerman
Guy Alongi
Alongi
Housing Authority
Bush Defends Iraq Intel Amid Uranium Claim Fallout
Bush defends intelligence cited to support a claim he made in the State of the Union that Iraq sought uranium from Africa. CIA Chief Tenet accepts blame for not removing the assertion, while White House officials say they cannot confirm the source but maintain the gist of the British intelligence report. The episode prompts tighter speech-review procedures.
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Iraq
U.N
CIA
U.S
Bush
Africa
George Tenet
White House
Ari Fleischer
Fleischer
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