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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 2002
Page
1
Column highlights student activity at the University Museum with hands on Styrofoam crafting as part of a local arts feature. Also notes rain prospects for corn growers seeking relief.
A Lee Enterprises series analyzes property tax collections from 1992 to 2001 in 48 Illinois counties. It shows total real estate taxes rising more than 50 percent in most areas, nearly doubling inflation, while personal incomes grew about 50 percent. Local officials defend the rises as funding essential services, even as some taxpayers call it burdensome.
In Lake of Egypt area, vie for property and large homes turns tense as longtime residents like Berna Patterson blame outsiders for rising values. Patterson notes reckless driving by newcomers, framing the conflict as economic and cultural. Community tensions rise amid heat and change.
State would provide funds for a Rend Lake water park as developers seek bank backing. Adventure River Water Park Inc. president Mike Bala says financing hinges on a Southern Illinois bank and a final cost is not set, with a potential $6.4 million cap for a 3 to 5 slide layout and 150 to 200 jobs. The project targets a May 31, 2004 opening, drawing up to 200,000 visitors annually.
SIUC Carbondale law school reports a 21 percent rise in enrollment as students respond to a weak job market. Dean of admissions Mike Ruiz cites the broader trend of increased law school and graduate program applications. Some students go directly from college, others return to school after time in the workforce.
Nine Quecreek Mine miners trapped 240 feet underground for 77 hours vowed to live or die as a group and tied themselves together so bodies would be found if they drowned. They wrote messages to loved ones as rescue teams pulled them out in a yellow capsule. Blaine Mayhugh told reporters he feared he would not see his wife and kids again after being rescued.
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