Insurance costs upset Southern Illinois doctors
Dr Vern Reddy, a Marion pulmonologist, moved from Ohio amid $40,000 yearly malpractice insurance. He net yet sees premium changes, predicting next year’s figures. Lawmakers debate the Health Act of 2008 to cap punitive damages at 250,000 while preserving economic losses, with doctors wary of a one size fits all cap and insurance-rate regulation.
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Vern Reddy
Marion
Illinois
Ohio
ISMS
U.S
House of Representatives
Bost
John Shimkus
Granite City
House
Senate
Costello
Charles Drueck
Swedish Covenant Hospital
Chicago
Drueck
Reddy
Polar Bear Plunge at Rend Lake Draws Community Support
93 participants plunged into icy Rend Lake to raise funds for a children's cause with honorary chair Glenn Poshard starting the event. Local figures from Benton and O'Fallon joined, including Benton High teacher Sara Supancic and Wal Mart manager Tim Mieldezis, who noted the cold water and strong donor turnout.
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Glenn Poshard
Poshard
Jim Cavins
O’fallon
Metro East
Cavins
Rend Lake
Sara Supancic
Benton High School
Supancic
Minor
Tim Mieldezis
Benton-West City
Wal: Mart
Mieldezis
Wal-Mart
Keith Mitchell
Mitchell
Five generations of Lamberson family gather in Johnston City
A Johnston City family photo shows Ruth Lamberson seated with great grandson Jayden Ogden in the top image while she holds great great grandson Kyler Morrison in the bottom. Standing are Jayden’s grandfather Rick Curtis great grandmother Peggy Curtis and Destiny Ogden. Kyler’s mother April Morrison grandmother Karen Turnage and Peggy Curtis. Turnage lives at the Lake of Egypt.
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Ruth Lamberson
Johnston City
Lamberson
Jayden Ogden
Jayden
Rick Curtis
Peggy Curtis
Destiny Ogden
Kyler Morrison
Kyler
April Morrison
Karen Turnage
Turnage
Lake of Egypt
Death notices gather deaths from multiple towns
Benton Charles Bihl 83 died March 1 2003 at Franklin Hospital Marion Wilda Chapman Roberts 90 died March 1 2003 at Shawnee Christian Nursing Home Pittsburg George Cline Norris 96 died Feb 28 2003 at Michell Hughes Marion Centralia Arvil E Helmig 85 died Friday in Friendship House Centralia services Monday Trinity Lutheran Church burial Hillcrest Memorial Park VFW and American Legion rites Hoyleton Elda Sachtleben 88 died Saturday Carlyle Healthcare Center pending arrangements Styninger Pacey Funeral Chapel
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Benton
Charles Bihl
Franklin Hospital
Mitchell-Hughes Funeral Home
Marion
Marion — Wilda Chapman Roberts
Shawnee Christian Nursing Home
Pittsburg
George “Cline” Norris
Trinity Lutheran Church
James Gullen
Perry Schefelker
Hillcrest Memorial Park
VFW
American Legion Post
Styninger- Pacey Funeral
Hoyleton
Elda Sachtleben
Carlyle Healthcare Center
Carlyle
Teacher recalls kindness in letters as unit deploys
Students wrote to Thompson praising his impact and urging him to return. One note thanked him for teaching kindness and being a good friend to everyone, while another described his help welcoming a new Logan student. Thompson and 14 fellow soldiers from the Salem armory head to Marseilles, Illinois, as part of a larger deployment from Paris, Illinois.
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Thompson
Logan
Judy White
Marseilles
Ill
Salem Armory
Paris
Du Quoin Chamber Sponsors March Speakers
The Du Quoin Chamber of Commerce will host two March events with Saluki broadcaster Mike Reis and Saluki basketball stars Jermaine Dearman and Sylvester Willis as guest speakers at the Wednesday meeting at Perfection restaurant. A 6:30 p.m. start follows a 6 p.m. board meeting, with tickets at $10 and RSVP due by Tuesday. A chamber luncheon is set for noon March 12 at Studios To make reservations call 542-9570 or email dqchamber at 1cliq.net.
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DU Quoin
Sylvester Willis
To Perfection
Onecliq
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