Senior OCT Band Member Turns 61 in WVU Marching Band
Morgantown West Virginia University marching band features baton twirler 300 student musicians and Larry Schwab a gray haired ophthalmologist who turned 60 last year and joined to relive youth. He practices 20 hours weekly and calls his baritone horn a trumpet on steroids. He says this is the highlight of his day making new friends mostly 20 years old.
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Morgantown
W.va
West Virginia University
Larry Schwab
Schwab
Weather Today and Tonight for Southern Illinois
Partly cloudy conditions prevail with highs in the upper 60s and lows in the lower 40s. Wednesday calls for more partly cloudy skies with near 70 degree highs. Details on 8A plus subscription options and 24/7 online service.
Du Quoin PTO treasurer charged with felony theft
Para Hollis, 31, of 8044 Greens Market Road, charged with stealing more than $12,000 from the Du Quoin Parent Teacher Organization while treasurer between November 2000 and October 2001. Released on $50,000 bond. court date set for 1:30 p.m. Wednesday. case investigated by Du Quoin Police and Perry County State's Attorney.
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DU Quoin
du Quoin Parent Teacher Organization
Para Hollis
Greens Market Road
Hollis
Perry County
High court upholds moment of silence in schools
The Supreme Court declined to hear the Virginia minute of silence case, preserving Virginia’s law that requires a daily silent period in public schools. Justices did not rule on merits, noting insufficient votes to hear an appeal. ACLU challenged as incompatible with 1985 ruling.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Virginia
Randolph A. Beales
Capitol Hill
American Civil Liberties Union
Alabama
Warren Barry
ACLU
4Th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Flowers trial roiled by new legal maneuvers
In Benton a planned trial for Christopher Elementary School teacher David E. Flowers spiraled into a day of legal maneuvers as defense and prosecutors spar over withheld information. Flowers, 52, faces 16 counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and 16 counts of aggravated battery alleging fondling and touching students in his class between 1997 and 2000. The defense contends several girls altered their accounts, and that crucial information was not forwarded by the attorney general’s office, signaling forthcoming tactics to cast doubt on the charges.
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Benton
Christopher
David E. Flowers
Flowers
Timothy Capps
Capps
DCF
Budget crisis could force sheriff to lay off workers
Jackson County budget talks yield a balanced plan but forewarns layoffs. Sheriff Bill Kilquist says eight positions may go from a 40-person payroll, as the general fund faces a roughly $727,250 shortfall against a $7.27 million request for the year starting Dec. 1.
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Murphysboro
Jackson County Board
Jackson County
Bill Kilquist
SIUC alumnus donates 100000 to university
James Jannetides, SIUC alumnus and founder of University Loft Co., returned from Indianapolis to donate 100000 to SIUC. The gift funds a new professorship in business ethics and honors Project Achieve, aiding students with learning disabilities. Jannetides credits SIUC's support and his dorm loft idea from Abbott Hall.
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Carbondale
James Jannetides
Jannetides
Southern Illinois University
Indianapolis
SIUC
University Loft Co
Abbott Hall
STUC
Thompson Point
College of Business and Administration
Project Achieve
Project
Achieve
Southern Illinoisan
Steve Binder
University
Sears Tower Skydeck grand reopening hosted by former president
Former president attends a grand reopening event at the Sears Tower Skydeck to celebrate the return of public access, highlighting a renewed skydeck experience and community interest in a landmark of the state 3A region.
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