Pardons show range from minor to life-or-death matters
Springfield AP. Governor Blagojevich has granted 47 pardons since January 2003, including Richard Strobel who dared to seek a record clearance for a 1965 motorcycle theft. Most petitions are minor, with 48 rejected, as the pardon board reviews requests and authorities weigh outcomes.
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Blagojevich
Canada
Ryan
Ken Tupy
Prisoner Review Board
Tupy
Rebecca Rausch
Subcriber Services and Contact Details for The Southern Illinoisan
Subscriber services for The Southern Illinoisan list phone numbers for Carbondale Murphysboro and De Soto areas 351 5000 997 3356 option 2 in Williamson County and 800 228 0429 option 2 elsewhere. 24 7 at www thesouthern com. Also notes annual subscription price 52 weeks 178 and Missed paper replacement policy with 351 5000 or 228 0429 option 2.
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Carbondale
Murphysboro
de Soto
Williamson County
Thesouthern.com
Vegas Monorail Delayed by Software and Shaft Issues
In Las Vegas a $650 million monorail project behind schedule prompts riders to use taxis. Delays stem from a January drive shaft failure and a February software control glitch. Operators must complete 30 days of testing with seven trains before passenger service, amid daily $85,000 penalties to Bombardier and Granite Construction.
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Las Vegas
Patricia Williams
Las Vegas Convention Center
Baldwin
N.Y
Convention Center
Las Vegas Strip
Walker
Bombardier _ Transportation
Granite Construction Co
Watsonville
Calif
Three die after boat capsizes near Mount Hope Bay
In a late night accident off Mount Hope Bay a 17 foot speedboat carrying six from Fall River capsized near Tiverton Rhode Island. Three people died and a fourth aunt remained missing as the boy Christopher Duarte endured 60 to 90 minutes in 50 degree water to reach shore.
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Coast Guard
Duarte
Rose
Dave
Edwina
Andrew Shinn
Allen
Tiverton
Thomas Blakey
Swansea
Mass
Fall River
Blakey
Mount Hope Bay
Sakonnet River
Narragansett Bay
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Kelleigh Ouellette
Michael Caianiello
Caianello
Christopher Duarte
James Duarte
Ouellette
Richard Doehler
Dave Rose
Allen Duarte
Roses
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Lee Enterprises
Southern Illinoisan
N. Illinois Ave
Davenport
Iowa
P.O
Vegas
Cam Walker
Transit Systems Management
Las Vegas Monorail Co
Ameren
Ameren.com
Rhode Island Bay
U.S. Coast Guard
Sakonnett Bridge
R.I
Southeastern Illinois College
College Road
Harrisburg
Southern Illinois Healthcare System
East Main Street
University Mall
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