Ewing College sidewalk memorial project in Carbondale
Column notes Gordon Carpenter pointing to a discovered sidewalk linked to the old Ewing College as the town refurbishes it in memory of Illinois oldest learning institutions. Nearby reports cover a Trico School District contract, Marion lake levels, a SIUC farming talk, and Illinois AG candidate Lisa Madigan's stand on prison closings amid weather, plus a Jordan gun attack and daily forecasts.
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Gordon Carpenter
Ewing College
Illinois
Suspects linked to Tacoma killing and synagogue shooting
Tacoma police tie two East Coast sniper suspects John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo to the February murder of Keenyn Cook, 21, shot when she answered her door. Ballistics link two firearms used in the attack and a .44 caliber revolver borrowed from the same man tied to a Temple Beth El shooting.
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Tacoma
Wash
David Brame
John Allen Muhammad
John Lee Malvo
Keenyn Cook
Brame
FBI
Muhammad
Malvo
Jim Mattheis
Keenya Cook
Mattheis
Cook
Nichols
Mildred
Isa Nichols
Temple Beth el
A Father's Farewell Ends With Hope and Hard Choices
New Haven report on Felix Del Valle a 46 year old with Lou Gehrig's disease facing terminal decline. He raised four children alone, contemplates placing them with a kind adoptive family while fearing separation. Lori Burgess offers to help raise the kids after his death as social workers and family watch.
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Janet del Valle
Felix
New Haven
Conn
Lou Gehrig
Janet
Felix del Valle Jr
Kyla
Felix del Valle
Felix Jr
Crystal
Day Street
Hamden
Clark’s Dairy
Lori Burgess
Long Wharf
Burgess
Visiting Nurse Association
Lori
Convicted warden seeks clemency in Illinois case
Judy Barham, wife of former Shawnee Correctional Center Warden William Barham, filed a clemency request with the Illinois Prisoner Review Board for her husband. Barham, 48, is serving a four year sentence in federal prison for reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence after a 2000 car crash that killed prison employee Jerry Isom.
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Southern
Jerry Isom
Kionka
Jim Fowler
Harrisburg
Southeastern Illinois College
Department of Corrections
Donald Snyder
Illinois voters fret over finances and retirement in Worry Index
Surveyed downstate residents express concerns about financial security and retirement. A Decatur musician and an East Moline mother highlight urban and rural worries while nationwide events shape opinions. The Coalition for Consumer Rights releases results ahead of elections, noting regional differences in concern over education and crime.
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Springfield
Brenda Grawe
East Moline
Ronnie Ballard
Decatur
Kenny G
The
Temptations
John Cox
Carbondale
Bush
Middle East
Iraq
Coalition For Consumer Rights
Illinois
Gail Siegel
Siegel
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Campbell Hill
Trico
Marion
Siuc
Williamson County
Lisa Madigan
U.S
Jordan
Amman
Thesouthern
the Southern Illinoisan
Abby
Helen O'Neill
BY Richard Goldstein
Springfield Bureau
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