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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 2002
Page
1
Column notes Mick Foley reflecting on career and life at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Also covers Carterville community dialogue to aid children and Rend Lake College mediation ending without agreement. Court reports list lawsuits across multiple Illinois counties. Weather previews rain chances and mild weekend temps.
Suspects in the deadly sniper spree are in custody after police arrested Army veteran John Allen Muhammad and teenager John Lee Malvo. Muhammad appeared in court in Baltimore, held without bail on federal firearms charges, while Malvo is treated as a juvenile material witness with proceedings closed. A Bushmaster rifle linked to 11 of 13 shootings was found, along with a scope and tripod, in their car.
John Allen Muhammad 41, described as bitter and controlling, rose from a normal Louisiana childhood to National Guard discipline issues, Army honors, and Gulf War service. He converted to Islam, married twice, started and abandoned a karate school, then slid into homelessness. He and 17-year-old John Lee Malvo were arrested in Maryland as investigators pursue a three week DC area killing spree that left 13 shot and 10 dead.
Springfield An arbitrator ruled the state could face significant liability if it lays off about 1,000 workers Gov. George H. Ryan has sought to cut since last spring. AFSCME official Henry Bayer said the decision returns the case to circuit court to decide if layoffs would breach the union contract. The union planned to seek continuation of an injunction. many workers had accepted early retirement incentives. Judy Pardonnet, IDOC spokeswoman, did not comment.
Ridgway siblings Zane and Gage Risley, six year olds in Gallatin County schools, live with Type 1 insulin dependent diabetes. Their mother Melissa notes readings vary despite identical meals. They join the American Diabetes Association Walk for Life in Evansville, the nearest event, with strong support from the ADA Evansville office.
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