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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 2003
Page
2
A Providence affidavit cites The Station nightclub owners buying low grade packing foam from American Foam Corp for soundproofing. The dealer says the cheap material was highly flammable and produced dense toxic smoke. Investigators seized samples and invoices during visits to American Foam's Johnston HQ.
The Forest Service says no additional wilderness is needed in the 17 million acre Tongass National Forest, clearing the way for timber sales. The decision follows a court-ordered review and aims to protect about 90 percent of the Tongass as wild lands while planning 656,000 more acres for logging. The agency also proposes 1.4 million acres of wilderness in Chugach National Forest if Congress approves.
Creighton faces SIU in a pivotal MVC clash with a share of the league title and an at large bid at stake. The game marks the end of three senior careers Kent Williams Jermaine Dearman and David Carney and features SIU's 26 game home win streak and a high emotion atmosphere in a sold out arena.
The Southern Illinoisan caller hotline reports an accuracy issue from Jackson County. Thursday's Flipside listed the wrong band for the Zone Lounge. the correct act is Nesby, a group playing classic and new rock.
Thomas School students perform a Harlem era inspired program featuring Langston Hughes and Jacob Lawrence influence. The room brings together children of diverse races as they proclaim freedoms to attend any school and choose friends freely.
The Treasury Department's Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau announced rules requiring any health benefit claim for beer wine or liquor to be backed by scientific evidence and to include warnings about health risks of moderate and heavier drinking. The rules take effect in 90 days and apply to labels and advertisements.
SIU leaders testified before a House committee on strategy to implement budget cuts amid a projected $4.8 billion state deficit. Wendler outlined a plan for 5 percent cuts this year and another 5 percent over four years, stressing planning over reaction.
Illinois lawmakers approved most of Gov. Rod Blagojevich's cabinet nominees while delaying one key appointment amid a state budget crisis. The Senate confirmed 12 of 18 nominees as freezings on spending linger over pet projects and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity funding. Corrections nominee Ernesto Velasco remains on hold. Lavin faces questions about the freeze as he seeks quick Senate approval.
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