Lunch Bunch Highlights Weekly Meals of Three Friends
For 35 years Carolyn Saunders Thelma Bobbitt and Geraldine Kelley have met weekly to share a meal and good times. The page 1B items note related reports on Smith murder hearing sewer plant costs Brad Cole chairing a regional Delta zone Cruz pardon objections and other regional topics.
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Thelma Bobbitt
Geraldine Kelley
Carbondale
Brad Cole
Mississippi Delta
SIUC faculty back at bargaining table in push for deal
Chancellor Walter Wendler announced that SIU Carbondale and the Faculty Association are returning to bargaining to possibly reach a tentative contract. The plan foresees no salary increase this year but a five percent rise each year for four years, totaling up to about 15 percent over three remaining years, with specifics not disclosed. President Morteza Daneshdoost noted the faculty group’s reaction to the proposal at the Dunn-Richmond Center.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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Edwardsville
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Next Generation by Justin Walker: Anna-Jonesboro back in spotlight
Eighteen years after the 1984 state title run, Anna-Jonesboro High School football returns to prominence. The 2002 Wildcats, 10-1, meet rival Du Quoin in a Class 3A quarterfinal at 1:30 p.m. Former assistant Corey Miller recalls strong, community-driven support in past seasons and notes fans are returning as the team wins again.
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Hackethal abuse trial at standstill
In Jonesboro the Larry Hackethal criminal sexual abuse case stalls as both sides delay progress on Day Four. Defense and prosecution rely on expert testimony about how abuse evidence was gathered while witnesses, including Hackethal’s wife, testify no observed sexual behavior. The 1995 incidents involve a girl who was around 10, with another contact alleged in August 2001 at Hackethal’s Cobden auto shop.
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Althoff
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Jackson County
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Al Qaida fears rise on ominous patterns and chatter
Washington officials warn renewed terror threats may arise from patterns linked to past al Qaida strikes. FBI bulletin notes potential for spectacular attacks with high symbolic value and mass casualties. Rice defends hunt for bin Laden while alert status remains unchanged.
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