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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 29, 2003
Page
1
Column items list topics including a state gun show background check measure, serial killings suspect returned to Louisiana, traffic charges across multiple counties, SARS quarantine for Canadian high schoolers, a pen pal visit in Murphysboro, and investigations into a city mayor. Weather to page 12A. The Souther Illinoisan notes 2002 excellence award.
President Bush signs the third large tax cut package in U.S. history totaling 350 billion dollars over ten years. The IRS releases new withholding tables to boost paychecks starting next month and refunds for parents due this summer. The White House hails the plan as a driver of economic expansion amid partisan warnings of deficits and debt.
At Blue Berry Hill Farm outside Cobden strawberry fields welcome visitors for y pick. Charlie Stadelbacher explains the retail focus over wholesale profits after a 1995 takeover. The stand sells berries at 3 dollars per quart and 15 dollars for six quarts, with a one dollar per pound discount for self-pickers. Open 8 am to 8 pm daily.
Budget critics at the Illinois Statehouse attacked Gov. Blagojevich revenue plans as interest groups push for the state to bid on its final riverboat casino license. AFL CIO leader Margaret Blackshere urged action before the session ends, while officials argued state ownership could spur higher bids from private operators and fund schools and health care.
The Rend Lake Conservancy District Hears 60 plus applications for a new general manager while debating wholesale water rates and media coverage of an audit that led to the firing of Kevin Davis. Interim GM Terry Black outlines contract details forthcoming with a June 4 hire target.
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