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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 2003
Page
3
Illinois officials unveil a large scale drug discount plan to curb rising prescription costs for seniors. The program, signed into law by Gov. Blagojevich, groups 1.5 million seniors with nine state agencies to secure discounted prices and save over $100 million annually on drug purchases amid a $5 billion deficit.
AP reports Illinois will start a state run buying club for seniors and the disabled on Jan 1. Residents 65 and older enroll for 25 dollars to receive a card for drug discounts expected to average 20 to 30 percent and funded entirely by the membership fee.
In Peoria a parade welcomed home C Company 6th Engineering Support Battalion as Sgt. Bradley Korthaus and Cpl. Evan James were remembered for drowning while crossing an Iraqi canal in March. Officials including Lt Gov Quinn’s aide and Rep. LaHood praised their service while families voiced grief and pride.
Karin Dovring, poet and propaganda scholar in Urbana, says poetry in politics is a means, not a goal. The Swedish-born author of Road of Propaganda (1959) notes most politicians excel at propaganda and poetry, as she speaks from her role as adjunct research professor at Illinois Institute of Communications Research.
A defense attorney, Barry Alan Mattes, 49, was arrested at Cook County Jail after a drug sniffing dog alerted at a visit. Four ounces of marijuana were taped to his thighs and he admitted plans to pass contraband to inmates. He faces a felony charge and posted bail the next day.
Angel Gustin leads Stitches from the Heart in Nauvoo, supplying handmade layette items to Memorial Hospital Carthage, Fort Madison Community Hospital, and Keokuk Area Hospital in Iowa. Volunteers knit hats and booties, delivering 50 items at a time as nurses distribute them to new mothers in need.
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