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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 2001
Page
9
Lt. Gov Corinne Wood revealed wealth during her Republican gubernatorial bid. She reported income over 1.1 million last year while earning a salary above 100000, with husband Paul declining to discuss totals. Campaigns may exceed millions. joint assets are in a blind trust.
Wood positions as the moderate alternative to conservatives like Patrick O Malley and Jim Ryan, arguing differences with Ryan on abortion, gun control, and O Hare expansion. She points to stands on transportation, senior healthcare, and education as proof of readiness to take tough positions.
The East Coast terrorist attacks forced cancellation of the third day of Wood's campaign tour. Wood was in Champaign and sought to return to Chicago, but state police urged Springfield. With air traffic grounded she rode by car to the capital and spent the day watching TV news at her in laws' house.
A leak of contact details lists Anthony Man as the Springfield Bureau Chief with mailing address at the Statehouse Press Room in Springfield Illinois, phone lines and email shown, plus Fox contact number.
Du Quoin native Lt Col Edward M Stanhouse, a 19 year Air Force veteran, avoided injury after the Pentagon attack though his new office remodel was behind. His father William O Stanhouse and family recalled the shake and fear for his colleagues. Rod Rushing, Pinckneyville native and Johnsons Control electrical engineer, also avoided harm after being in and out of the Pentagon during remodeling and frequent flying for work.
Cars roll through Murphysboro for the Grand Car Truck Show and Shine drawing enthusiasts from Illinois Missouri and Kentucky. The eight year old event drew 67 entries with classes for Model A and Model T cars Mustangs Corvettes and Corvairs. Winners earned trophies and plaques. One of the oldest vehicles belonged to Scott and Lisa Linders of Sparta a black 1933 Ford.
Amy Crain and Shawn Miller escaped the World Trade Center attack with their dog Zoe, leaving behind a thriving Tribeca home furnishings store Room. They fled from their 30th floor apartment, returned to Anna by Friday, hoping for normalcy as they recount their abrupt displacement and loss of work.
ODIN-Sanders and Rohr Ambulance Service of Odin, the primary provider for Franklin County, informed employees Sunday it would close due to cash flow issues. Owners cited two months without Medicaid reimbursements and two weeks of unpaid wages as staff report Benton Ambulance Service and West Frankfort Fire Department are covering emergencies.
Amy Crain and Shawn Miller aim to reopen Room, their home furnishings shop in Tribeca, New York, citing upscale clientele from World Trade Center workers and residents. They describe the area as wealthy and their intent to reopen despite the WTC site changes.
Ken Seeber describes Cahokia Mounds once spanning over five square miles with up to 20,000 residents, temples and leader homes on earthen mounds, a 100 foot tallest terrace, a two mile stockade, and a Mississippian culture that vanished by 1400.
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