Mild tornado year warns of potential surge in activity
Washington AP reports the National Weather Service cautions that despite only 11 tornadoes by mid March, the year could turn above average as Storm Prediction Center director Joseph Schaefer notes it is too early to assume lucked out. The piece also covers a New York judge ordering a smoker mother to stop smoking at home or in her car to maintain visitation rights with her 13 year old son. The decision cites health risks from secondhand smoke and the boy's best interests. Nearby sections list weather forecast, classifieds and sections of The Southern Illinoisan.
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New York
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Prison layoffs hit 119 workers in Illinois system
Gov. George H. Ryan ordered layoff notices for 1,000 state employees to cut costs amid a budget plan. The cuts target Corrections and Human Services, with 119 corrections workers affected statewide and 32 in Southern Illinois. Union officials said AFSCME had not been notified as of Monday.
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Illinois
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Corrections and Human Services
Ryan
Corrections
American Federation of State
Springfield
George Ryan
State Corrections and Human
Governor cites unions in 1000-state layoffs plan
Governor George Ryan blames unions for absorbing budget shortfall and announces layoffs of about 1,000 workers in state Services departments. He says layoffs are the final option to balance the budget, per a news release.
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Afscme
Secret federal bunker sites prove hard to hide
A local lens on undisclosed government installations near Washington details hidden bunkers and tunnel networks. Citizens, hackers, and officials discuss the sites as satellite imagery circulates but authorities offer little official detail. One unnamed civil servant nicknamed Deep Trout describes a hilltop bunker with radio towers and tunnels, amid nearby residents who say the secretive facilities are widely known.
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Washington
Steven Aftergood
The
Federation of American Scientists
Deep Trout
Franklin board fears hospital lacks future
Franklin County officials voiced urgency over Franklin Hospital as multiple buyers pulled offers. SIH will stay only through May 21 under a final extension, leaving 260 employees at risk and prompting questions on liability, ownership of equipment, and legal authority while a committee is formed to meet with the hospital district and SIH.
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Benton
Franklin County
Franklin Hospital
Harry Stewart
Southern Illinois Healthcare
SIH
Community Health Services
Stewart
Dick Rice
Community Health
Tearful testimony in Hackethal abuse trial
A 14 year old girl testifies in Murphysboro that Cobden trustee Larry Hackethal touched her inappropriately while riding in his car after a trip to the Du Quoin State Fair. She says he touched her through her shorts for two to three minutes as his children rode in back. Her secrecy stemmed from fear of losing access to his kids. The jury will decide credibility in the lack of physical evidence.
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Larry Hackethal
Hackethal
Cobden
du Quoin State Fair
Mike Wepsiec
Jackson County
Becky
Wepsiec
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