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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 2002
Page
1
In a high stakes statewide contest Rod Blagojevich and Jim Ryan campaign for the governor's mansion as local, state, and national pages note varied issues from West Nile to retirement protections and county court licenses.
A 37 year old man was shot in a steakhouse parking lot in Ashland Virginia on Saturday night. Police closed parts of I 95 and launched a statewide search for a white van with a ladder rack as the sniper task force headed to the scene.
The Anna Jonesboro homecoming parade opens with sirens and drums, a familiar scene in two merged small towns. Caleb Hale portrays residents as two distinct, characterful communities sharing history yet diverging in mood and daily life.
Carbondale officials report MediaCom will drop ESPN News and ESPN Classic on Oct. 31 and replace them with Wisdom Television and Tech TV due to spiraling carriage fees. MediaCom will continue ESPN and ESPN2, with no current rate increase expected. Disney pricing discussions led to the change, as sports remain the priciest content.
Farmers report one of the worst falls in decades with harvest losses across local counties declared agricultural disaster areas. Mel Gajewski of Consolidated Grain and Barge in Pinckneyville calls the year disastrous and warns the nightmare may last into next year as yields collapse.
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