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Alcohol not on grocery shelves quite yet TARA KULASH Daily Egyptian The Carbondale City Council passed an ordinance to allow grocery stores liquor licenses Tuesday at the City Council meeting which took place at the Carbondale Civic Center. Mayor Joel Fritzler said
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before the Carbondale Local Liquor Control Commission, he said, for a final approval or denial. Fritzler said if the local license is approved, then the store must apply to the State of Illinois for a state liquor license. Please see ALCOHOL | 2
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The Drug Enforcement Administration recently reaffirmed its position that marijuana has no accepted medical use. In Illinois, medical marijuana remains illegal despite an effort from the Illinois General Assembly in May to begin a pilot program
for it. Chris Julian-Fralish, alcohol and other drugs coordinator at the Wellness Center, said there are usually cons along with the possible pros of medical marijuana. “Addiction does occur with it,� he said.
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Marijuana might have some positive uses, but like anything, there are two sides to the issue, Chris Julian-Fralish said. Some research may point to cannabis having medical value, but the drug can also lead to loss of memory and motivation, harm relationships and lead to dependency or even addiction, said Julian-Fralish, alcohol and other drugs coordinator at the Wellness Center. “Not to say there’s not uses for it,� he said. “I think the science shows there is. It’s just how deep have we gone into the science of it? We haven’t yet, and we’re still learning.� The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ruled July 8 that marijuana has no accepted medical value and would therefore remain a Schedule I drug, which is illegal in all cases, according to a July 11 Time article. The ruling follows the Illinois House of Representatives failure in May to pass HB 30, The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Pilot Program Act. The bill would have established a system for the physicianprescribed use of marijuana by patients. According to Illinois statutes, possession of less than 2.5 grams of marijuana carries the penalty of up to 30 days in jail and/or a fine up to $1,500. For between 2.5 and 10 grams, the penalty is up to six months in jail and a $1,500 fine. Carbondale’s local ordinance on cannabis possession sets considerably lower penalties.
For possession of 10 grams or less of any substance containing cannabis, the penalty is a fine between $250 and $750 plus a $100 administrative fee. The recent DEA ruling will not affect how the law is enforced, said Robert Hanson, DEA St. Louis Division public information officer. “We enforce federal laws as they’re written,â€? he said. He said though he wouldn’t say marijuana is a lower priority, methamphetamine, cocaine and heroin are the major problem drugs in the region. Julian-Fralish said there are major issues facing the effective medical use of marijuana. “When you have a prescription ‌ the dose, the strength, all of that is pretty uniform ‌ There’s none of that for medical marijuana,â€? he said. “There’s a lot that needs to be done to make it work, if it will work.â€? Julian-Fralish said though it may relieve pain, there are other ways of dealing with such issues. “People resort to the easiest things sometimes,â€? he said. “There are other ways to do it that take a little more time, a little more effort, but we’re the prescription nation, so we want a pill that fixes it. This pill comes in leaf form.â€? Ryan Hess, director of Align Healthcare, said he thinks marijuana is an effective pain reliever, based on what his patients tell him, and he would be willing to prescribe it if it were legalized. “I think they should sell it and they should tax it,â€? he said.
He said probably more than half of his patients have reported using it, and they often don’t fit the stereotype of a stoner college student but are often professional members of the community. Hess said marijuana is like any other legal herbal treatment he uses at Align. “If it comes out of the ground, it’s supposed to be there,� he said. “I would rather someone do something natural as opposed to something synthetic.� However, Hess said it has the potential to become addictive. “There’s a lot of people who are pretty crazy about it,� he said. Julian-Fralish said no one who’s been referred to the Wellness Center for marijuana use has claimed it was for medical use, though people have said it is for pain or stress. He said he thinks some people support medical marijuana just to get it legalized in a general, underhanded way. He said he isn’t sure people necessarily use it purely for medical purposes even if it appears so. “What I have to ask someone is, is it because there’s no other option, or is it because you like the high?� Julian-Fralish said. “People wouldn’t do it if it didn’t feel good.� Benjamin Nelson, an undecided freshman from Dixon, said he thinks it should be legalized for medical use and otherwise. “I just feel like the benefits outweigh the risks,� he said. He said its advantages are that it makes you feel good and can fight pain. Lindsay Sherrill, an undecided senior from DuQuoin, said if marijuana was legalized then it would probably be abused. But if it required a prescription, she said it could help as a pain reliever. Please see MARIJUANA | 2
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manager of Neighborhood CoOp, said the process will take a couple of months for his store. He said on top of the application process, the Co-Op needs to order a beer cooler and have it installed, as well as a shelf for wine. He said his employees
will also need to be trained to spot fake IDs, but he hopes to have alcohol on the shelves by September. “It’s so exciting,” Murphy said. “It’s resulted in the largest change in Carbondale’s liquor code since 1968.”
Smoked cannabis can be effective in reducing pain and increasing appetite, according to American Medical Association documents. Rescheduling of the drug would be supported insofar as it would facilitate further research into its medical potential. Julian-Fralish said he thinks marijuana could be at least
decriminalized in the future, but the decentralized efforts for medical legalization will lead nowhere. “There has to be a solid system in place for treatment … for regulation … some standard methods that go with it, and no one’s doing that,” he said. “They’re trying to piecemeal something together, and that will fail.”
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SIUC brings back ceremony to celebrate new students WHITNEY WAY Daily Egyptian SIUC is bringing back the convocation ceremony to inform incoming students of their expectations as college students as well as celebrate their transition into college life. “The convocation is an opportunity where students get a formal induction into the university,” Chancellor Rita Cheng said. “We want students to understand the significance of this transition in their lives.” SIUC has incorporated a convocation ceremony into the Saluki Startup, a week of welcome for new students. New students will accompany university faculty and staff, dressed in ceremonial robes, in the SIU Arena at 5 p.m. Aug. 19 where the chancellor,
provost and dean of students will welcome students to the university and inform them of their new responsibilities and expectations as college students. Cheng said the university has conducted surveys that concluded students are not satisfied with orientation and preparatory information. She said the university wants to improve new student orientation programs. “We have been finding ways to improve support efforts new students need to succeed,” Cheng said. “It’s a way to focus more on retention (of students).” Mark Amos, director of Saluki First Year, said SIUC has held previous convocation ceremonies but decided to remove the program. He said he is not aware of why the ceremony was removed. “Administration decided to bring
(the ceremony) back so students will have a formal welcoming to the university,” Amos said. “Students will get a sense of how important the transition they’re making really is.” Amos said the ceremony is intended to inspire new students to succeed academically and look forward to graduation. “(The convocation) will serve as a first commencement type of ceremony that students will be able to compare to graduation,” Amos said. “It’s very rare for faculty to come together like this.” Amos said the chancellor invited all SIUC faculty and staff to attend the ceremony, and faculty are required to wear ceremonial clothing. He said all new students are encouraged to attend. In a press release, Julie PayneKirchmeier, director of University
Housing and co-director of Saluki First Year, said students who participate in Saluki Startup events are more likely to get involved on campus and succeed academically. Chris Freeman, a junior from Matteson studying engineering, said he entered SIUC in 2009 and would have liked to experience a convocation ceremony. “Something like that would let me know college is for school and fun … and would help students stay focused,” Freeman said. Freeman said he believes the convocation will benefit new students by emphasizing the importance of academic responsibility. Saluki Startup will consist of an orientation in which students will learn from current faculty and students what tools they will
need to be successful from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.; the Convocation processional will be from 5 to 6 p.m.; the Southern Social, a barbeque where students can socialize with faculty and current students, will be from 6 to 7 p.m.; and Dawgs Night Out, which is an event held in the Student Center where students will enjoy the comedy improv group Laser Tag, movies and a free midnight pancake breakfast. Amos said the university plans to continue the convocation ceremony in the future. “The main point is to get students excited about attending the university and letting them know they have a lot to look forward to,” Amos said. “This is a critical point in their lives, we just want to let them know it’s important.”
Suspect in 1957 slaying says OK to Illinois return GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEAT TL E — A former police officer accused in the 1957 slaying of an Illinois girl agreed Wednesday to return to that state to face a murder charge. Jack Daniel McCullough, 71, waived his right to fight extradition in a brief hearing Wednesday in King County Superior Court in Seattle. Dan Donohoe, a spokesman for the county prosecutor’s office, said he would be transported to DeKalb County, Ill., within 30 days. “The sooner he gets to Illinois and gets his trial, the sooner he can come home,” McCullough’s stepdaughter, Janey O'Connor, said after the hearing. “He’s been saying all along he wants to go to Illinois and prove he’s innocent.” McCullough was arrested early this month at the Seattle retirement home where he was living and working as a night watchman after investigators said newly uncovered evidence undermined his alibi in
the disappearance of 7-year-old Maria Ridulph. McCullough, then known as John Tessier, lived near the girl in Sycamore, 50 miles west of Chicago, and matched the description of the suspect given immediately after the disappearance by Ridulph’s then-8-year-old friend, Cathy Sigman, who last saw her on Dec. 3, 1957, at about 6 p.m. Sigman said she left Maria with a young man and ran home to get some mittens; when she returned 15 minutes later, the two were gone. Thousands of people joined in the search for the missing girl, and fearful parents kept their children locked indoors. The case ultimately caught the eye of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, who requested daily updates. Maria’s remains were found the following April, about 120 miles away. In a jailhouse interview with The Associated Press on July 7, McCullough said he didn't kill the
girl and maintained the same alibi he gave when first questioned by investigators when he was 18: that he could not have committed the murder because he had traveled to Chicago that day for military medical exams before enlisting in the Air Force. He insisted his military personnel records at a National Archives repository in St. Louis would help exonerate him, but an archivist confirmed to the AP that McCullough’s file was destroyed in a fire there in 1973. Police haven’t revealed why they took another look at Ridulph’s case. McCullough said he, himself, called the FBI in roughly 2008 to report that a dream prompted his recollection of another boy who lived in the neighborhood and fit the suspect’s description. Investigators started talking to McCullough’s relatives and other witnesses. According to a probable cause statement filed in the case, when they spoke with his high school sweetheart last year, she
pulled out a decades-old framed photo of them and found his train ticket for Chicago that day — unused. Detectives wrote that when McCullough was questioned in 1957, he claimed he had traveled to Chicago by train. Sigman picked McCullough’s photo out of a montage detectives showed her last September, the police statement said. She said she wasn’t asked to identify McCullough as the suspect immediately after the slaying. McCullough told the AP he doesn’t know how his high school sweetheart wound up with the ticket, but it was unused because his stepfather gave him a ride to Chicago for the exams, and afterward someone he met there gave him a ride to Rockford. From Rockford, a drive of more than 40 miles from Sycamore, he called home to ask his stepfather to come pick him up, he said. Investigators say they’ve confirmed a collect call was made from
Rockford to McCullough’s home in Sycamore just before 7 p.m., slightly less than an hour after Ridulph disappeared. But Rockford is also roughly on the way from Sycamore to where the girl’s body was eventually discovered, in far northwestern Illinois. Police have suggested that even if McCullough did go to Chicago that day, he could have been back in time to commit the crime. When he was first questioned, he told investigators that his military exams had ended by noon, the affidavit said. The police affidavit also alleged that McCullough has a history of molesting girls. One young witness told agents in 1957 that he sexually abused her on numerous occasions, and in the early 1980s he lost his job with the Milton police department in Washington state after he was accused of sexually abusing a runaway in her early teens. He pleaded guilty in 1983 to unlawfully communicating with a minor.
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Republicans sue over Illinois legislative remap DEANNA BELLANDI Associated Press Top Illinois Republicans filed a lawsuit Wednesday to invalidate the state’s new Democraticdrawn legislative district map, a move that was expected as the GOP tries to mitigate the political damage that the new boundary lines could inflict. House Republican leader Tom Cross and Senate Republican leader Christine Radogno contend in the lawsuit that the map shortchanges blacks and Latinos and dilutes the voting strength of Republicans. Four individual voters were also named as plaintiffs in the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court against the Illinois State Board of Elections. Democrats were in charge of the redistricting process, which was
based on the latest census, because they control both the Legislature and the governor’s office. Gov. Pat Quinn signed the map into law last month. “They should be ashamed of themselves. We are optimistic that the court will agree with us and will help give our residents a fair map that accurately reflects our population, especially our growing Latino population,� Cross said in a statement. The GOP also alleged the map was not available publicly long enough for sufficient review. This certainly won’t be the last lawsuit over redistricting in Illinois. Some of the state’s big-name Republicans also are expected to file a lawsuit challenging the state’s new congressional divisions. That map also lumps Republican incumbents together in an effort to try to erase GOP gains in the U.S. House. Illinois
sent five freshman Republicans to Congress in the 2010 election — four who unseated Democrats and one who won Republican U.S. Sen. Mark Kirk’s old House seat in Chicago’s northern suburbs. Quinn’s office defended the redrawn General Assembly map that creates new state House and Senate districts. “This open and transparent process resulted in a map that represents our diverse state and protects the voting rights of minorities,� Quinn’s spokeswoman Annie Thompson said in a statement. Quinn was not available to comment because he is out of the country on a trip to Israel. Among other things, the Republicans’ lawsuit claims the new map doesn’t create enough opportunities for Latino voters to
elect representatives of their choosing and doesn’t create enough majority black voting districts as it could. Sen. Kwame Raoul and Rep. Barbara Flynn Currie, the two Chicago Democratic lawmakers who oversaw redistricting, were confident the map would stand up to a legal challenge. Raoul said they had advice from an expert to ensure the map complied with the Voting Rights Act when it came to the makeup of minority districts. “I feel confident that the map that we passed into law will pass muster,� Raoul said. The Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund, or MALDEF, said it was still studying the state redistricting map and the Republicans’ lawsuit. State Sen. Martin Sandoval of Cicero said he supports the new state
legislative map and was critical of the Republicans' lawsuit. “They're Johnny-come-latelies in supporting the Latino community in Illinois,� he said. Sandoval said he would be “very critical� of any Latino groups who join the GOP suit. The GOP lawsuit also complained that the map sets 25 incumbent Republican members of the General Assembly against one another while only eight Democratic incumbents find themselves in that position. “The redistricting plan’s pitting significantly more incumbent Republicans against one another than incumbent Democrats is a deliberate attempt to enhance Democrats' prospects for re-election and targets Republicans to prevent their reelection,� according to the lawsuit. Republicans want the map redrawn if their lawsuit is successful.
End of Minn. shutdown brings relief, frustration MARTIGA LOHN Associated Press Minnesota’s state government shutdown ended Wednesday after 20 days, millions in lost revenue and frustration on the part of residents and politicians. Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton pushed for months to raise taxes on the state's richest residents to provide more money for social services, while Republicans adopted a “live within our means� motto. In the end, the
state will spend more by delaying aid to schools and borrowing against future payments from a legal settlement with tobacco companies. In contrast, the proposal being floated Wednesday in Washington would cut entitlement programs while raising some taxes. In both cases, members of both parties have bitter pills to swallow, but in Minnesota, there's not even the satisfaction of having finally solved the problem. Republicans were equally unhappy, having voted to spend more than they
wanted. They also gave up on proposals to ban funding for stem cell research and curb public employees’ bargaining rights, while agreeing to a $500 million construction financing package Dayton wanted for university buildings and flood projects. The shutdown closed state parks and two state-regulated racetracks, suspended driver’s license exams and some services to the vulnerable and even threatened to prevent some bars from purchasing alcohol. Court rulings kept payments to schools,
local governments and subsidized health care programs going, and as the shutdown ground on, a judge gave relief to some programs — including child care assistance — by ruling they were essential. The state lost millions of dollars in the shutdown, including lost revenue from lottery sales, tax audits and state fees and concessions, plus money spent preparing to shut down and the cost of unemployment and health benefits for laid-off workers. The full cost wasn’t expected to be known for some time.
Republicans and Democrats have been at odds for years over how to address persistent state budget deficits, with GOP leaders pushing for deeper spending cuts and Democrats arguing for new taxes. This year, Dayton became the state’s first Democratic governor in 20 years, while Republicans took over both legislative chambers for the first time in 38 years. The two sides argued bitterly over taxes and spending for months before their failure to pass a budget by the start of the fiscal year sent the state into a shutdown.
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McIntosh made his first appearance on the field for SIU back in 2009 when he replaced an injured Dieker against Youngstown State. He immediately threw an 86-yard touchdown, which is the second longest completion in school history, according to the SIU Salukis website.
He led the team to a 5-1 finish and helped SIU keep their No. 1 national ranking into the playoffs that year, but he still had to compete with a healthy Dieker in 2010. "Competition makes everybody better, so the more competition you have, the better it is for your team," McIntosh said. Lennon said when the team does physical tests, McIntosh's numbers are always around the top. That isn't
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lost on teammates like Harris. "He's very dedicated to making himself better, whether it be in the film room or the weight room," said Harris. "I think he can even outlift some of our linemen." Harris said McIntosh is a very soft-spoken guy, so when asked about outlifting his linemen, McIntosh laughed and said, "No comment." Nonetheless, McIntosh will have
a tough job ahead of him trying to lead the team after a tough 2010 campaign that saw SIU fall out of the national rankings and end their seven-year run of consecutive playoff appearances. Lennon said he won't be doing it alone though. "The quarterback position is the most important one on the field. That's where everything starts," Lennon said. "But really what we want to do is take the pressure off
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him, and we feel like we've got good enough players around him to do that." McIntosh has already proven to his teammates that he's ready to lead the team this year. "He has a lot of experience, and he handles himself well," Harris said. "He's a veteran, so he's direct, and he knows the offense well so everybody looks up to him as the leader."
Free fall to forget all; skydiving offers vistas CORY DOWNER Daily Egyptian Feeling the earth beneath your feet doesn’t have the same significance every day. On May 16, I was part of a group of eight who went on a unique, adrenaline-rushed adventure at Archway Skydiving in Vandalia. Of the eight in the group, seven of us faced our first jump. It may seem tantalizing to be 13,500 feet above the ground, and Leif Brockman, 24, of Peoria, said it is. The day before the jump,
Brockman flew from Dallas to St. Louis, and during the takeoff and landing, he said he tried to estimate the point of elevation where he would willingly jump from the plane and put his life in the hands of his instructor and faith in his parachute. “I could look out the window and see buildings down below, but I couldn’t really get an idea of how high we were,” Brockman said. “It was hard to imagine I was going to be jumping out and see something similar to what I was looking at then.”
NBA lockout affects more than players, owners JOE RAGUSA Daily Egyptian Denver Nuggets point guard Ty Lawson asked his followers on Twitter Monday if he could file for unemployment. Obviously Lawson was joking. But for many of the NBA's team employees this lockout, which started precisely at midnight EST July 1, is no laughing matter. Teams have begun cutting their costs by any means necessary, and that means the lower-level employees are getting tossed to the street. According to NBC Sports, the NBA laid off 114 of it's league office employees last week, which is about 11 percent of their total workforce. The Detroit Pistons fired 15 people, the Charlotte Bobcats let go of seven workers including their radio play-by-play man and even the Los Angeles Lakers had to let go of 20 people despite having the league's highest player payroll, according to the HoopsHype website. It's easy to get lost in the players vs. owners saga that both the NBA and NFL lockouts have become, when trying to figure out which one is attempting to pull one over on the other while hammering out the details of a new collective bargaining agreement. Those who are truly getting the short end of the stick are the team employees who weren't making millions of dollars as they have now become expendable. NBA spokesman Mike Bass told the Associated Press July 14 the layoffs in the league office had nothing to do with the work stoppage and said they were "a response to the underlying issue that the league's expenses far outpace our revenues." That sounds like the exact reason
why the NBA is in a lockout in the first place. ESPN's Stephen A. Smith said 22 of the 30 NBA teams are losing money, and cuts are certainly in order. The issue with the bargaining agreement is just how much of a cut the players are going to have to take. And with guys such as Miami Heat guard James Jones telling the Associated Press that the owners "want it all," it does not seem like an agreement is going to be reached anytime soon. This creates some interesting problems in the upcoming months. For players such as Kyree Irving, Derrick Williams and Kemba Walker, they left college early to get a jump on their NBA careers. "It sucks. I wish I could play because that's the reason I came out of school," Walker told ESPN's Andy Katz Monday. "But everything happens for a reason, and I'm just going to wait and see what happens." For NBA veterans who don't want to wait and see, the European basketball market is as enticing as ever. Deron Williams is the first star to sign overseas, according to ESPN, and it has been speculated that players such as Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash and Dwight Howard will do the same. All of this is leverage for the players to use against the owners, letting them know that if the NBA is not willing to pay them what they want, somebody else will. With teams hemorrhaging money, it doesn't seem like the owners will be conceding soon. For the people inside the NBA who actually have to walk the unemployment lines now, they will just have to wait this out like the rest of us. It's too bad they don't have millions of dollars, endorsements or a contract waiting for them in Europe to fall back on.
Skydiving has been around for quite some time. According to the U.S. Parachute Association’s website, the first official recreational jump happened in the 18th century. While there are serious risks involved, skydiving has steadily become safer. In 2009, the sport saw the lowest number of deaths in its history. Out of 3 million jumpers, 16 died. Sarah Crockett, 31, of East Alton, took part in her second skydiving adventure. She said it is the closest thing to flying she will probably ever get, and it is an experience
unlike anything else she's done. She said some people don’t understand why others seek the thrill of skydiving, but she understands the danger that goes with the sport. “Someone I work with asked if I was wanting to die, but I very much want to live,” Crockett said. “This is living.” She said it can be scary, but the instructors do an excellent job to keep your mind busy and make you visualize the jump before you do it. She recommends skydiving to whoever thinks he or she would be interested in the unique freedom it offers. She suggests people rely on
word of mouth to select a location with experienced staff. While the sport may not be for everyone, it is a way for thrillseekers to get their fix. I've wanted to do it for a very long time, and I hope to do it again. There are many avenues the sport can take, and people are constantly finding new ways to keep it interesting. Skydiving has continued to innovate with the addition of base jumping and wing-suits, and with more people than ever getting the itch to jump, the sport is bound to hover above the rest.
Discus thrower takes on the heat
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Jeneva McCall, a senior from Dalton studying psychology, throws a discus Wednesday at Lew Hartzog Track. In June, McCall finished fourth in hammer throwing at the USA Track and Field Championships, only one place away from qualifying for the International Association of Athletics Federation World
Championships. Saluki Athletics recently broke ground on a new track and field facility, as part of the Saluki Way project and will be located east of Abe Martin Field. The 3.96 million dollar project will include a regulation NCAA 400-meter track, accommodations for field events and seating for up to 250 people.
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Black Lillies in bloom with Americana country-rock DARCE OLUND Daily Egyptian The sweet Americana country music of the Black Lillies will be carried by the summer breeze at Thursday’s Sunset Concert in Turley Park. The Knoxville, Tenn. band was formed in 2008 by leader and musicscene veteran Cruz Contreras. He plays guitar, mandolin and sings lead vocals. The other group members are Tom Pryor on electric and pedal steel guitars, Trisha Gene Brady on acoustic guitar and vocals, Jamie Cook on drums and Robert Richards on bass. The group’s sound recalls the country duo of Kasey Chambers and Shane Nicholson. Bearing a slight resemblance to Lady Antebellum, the Black Lillies create a traditional Americana sound with an old-school country vibe. The music sounds pure and organic both lyrically and instrumentally. According to the
band’s Facebook page, they are influenced by all types of music. “It would be easier to cite artists and bands that weren’t an influence. If I’ve seen it, felt it, tasted it, heard it, it’s an influence. Guns N’ Roses and Madonna come to mind,� Contreras posted. Contreras has been in the music business for awhile. Over the years he has gone through some life-altering ups and downs, which ultimately aided in the seasoned, emotional vocals he provides for the Black Lillies. Contreras was previously with Robinella and the CCstringband, who almost made it to the big time. After Contreras and Robinella and the CCstringband split, he lost his way, so to speak. In typical country style, Contreras used his pain and hard times as material for a new start. The Black Lillies’ debut album, “Whiskey Angel,� was the result. According to its website, the group put the album together over the course
of a weekend in Contreras’ living room. The band also got its name from a track off the album. On Tuesday, “Whiskey Angel� won Best Americana Album in the Independent Music Award Vox Pop Poll, a people’s choice-style award. Each member of the band brings something special to the group as a whole. Contreras’ weathered baritone voice is complimented perfectly by Brady’s harmony vocals. The vocals shared between Contreras and Brady bring to mind the back and forth between Johnny Cash and June Carter. Brady’s voice is sweet and elegant when needed, but she can also wail. Cook keeps the songs chugging with great beats on the drums and Pryor adds a special flourish with his unique pedal steel sound. Whether the song is slow or upbeat, the lyrics tell an emotional story. If you’re a fan of country-rock Americana music, the Black Lillies will tickle your fancy.
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Chicago Farmer, otherwise known as Cody Diekhoff, is a name familiar in the southern Illinois community. Born and bred in Delavan, the musician is no stranger to rural Illinois, and despite his national tours, he continues to call the town, with a population under 2,000, home. As he picks his acoustic guitar and plays the harmonica, the folksinger does more than play music – he tells a story. Along with Ed Anderson and Scott Tipping of Backyard Tire Fire and Magic Box, Chicago Farmer will play at Tres Hombres 9:30 p.m. Saturday, a show destined to be a powerhouse of sound. Through lyrics driven by southern Illinois culture, the Farmer sings for the working class and the soldiers; he even has a song in which he refers to his dog as a deployed man. He touches on economic hardships and commemorates the god-fearing people of Delavan. He sings of a place where jobs are gone, there are home-cooked meals and people who stay committed to their roots despite hardships. Their lives begin and end in one town because their home is what they love.
s he picks his acoustic guitar and plays the harmonica, the folk-singer does more than play music – he tells a story.
Its a lifestyle unfamiliar to many, but for those raised in the area it can hit close to home. After his show in 2010, it was no secret that he would become a personal favorite. Aside from the poetic lyrics he sings, the Farmer’s deep vocals are delivered with emphasis. He digs deep into his lungs, and what comes out is an emotionally stimulating, smooth, harmonious sensation. Music from both Backyard Tire Fire and Chicago Farmer can be found on Daytrotter, a website
that hosts recording sessions from various artists. Both acts have made names for themselves in Chicago,and have appeared in many blogs. Chicago Farmer has also been mentioned in Chicago Acoustic Underground and Chicago Innerview Magazine. As for the show itself, there’s no doubt the musicians will bring all they have to the table. Whether its a set up in the bar or the dining area, if the tunes don’t make people dance, they’re bound to make some heads bob.
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Mother accused of concealing death of daughter, 8 WEST FRANKFORT — A southern Illinois woman was jailed Wednesday on charges that she tried to cover up the death of her 8-year-old daughter, whose body was found in a crawl space of their home. Franklin County prosecutors charged Mary Jophlin, 28, on Tuesday with concealment of a death. She was being held Wednesday at the county jail in Benton. Online court records don’t list an attorney for Jophlin. Alexus Smothers’ body was found Tuesday after Jophlin placed a 911 call to police to report her daughter was missing, Police Chief Jeff Tharp said. Within minutes, Tharp said, the child’s body was found in a basement crawlspace. Authorities haven’t said how the girl died. A pathologist who specializes in children’s deaths was scheduled to perform an autopsy Wednesday in Bloomington. The county’s state’s attorney did not immediately respond to a phone message Wednesday seeking comment about whether additional charges might be brought against Jophlin in her daughter’s death. Jimmie Whitelow, a spokesman for the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services, said his office is investigating allegations of abuse and neglect in the case. State child-welfare officials investigated a 2004 allegation of neglect involving the family, and at least one Jophlin’s three children was placed in state custody before the child was returned to her in 2005, Whitelow said. The department has had no contact with the family since then, he said.
Testimony begins in Ill. baseball-bat killing EDWARDSVILLE — An attorney for a southwestern Illinois man says his client argued with a woman police say was beaten to death. But James Stern insists to jurors that Scott Moore didn’t kill her. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Stern made that claim Tuesday in opening Moore’s first-degree murder trial in Madison County in the 2009 death of 54-year-old Catherine Fowler. Authorities say Fowler was fatally beaten with a baseball bat in her Granite City apartment. Her body was found after her purse was discovered outside, near the building. Thirty-four-year-old Moore also charged with armed robbery and home invasion. A prosecutor, Neil Schroeder, told jurors a witness saw Moore going through Fowler’s purse and tossing it in a trash bin. Schroeder also says blood and DNA evidence would implicate Moore.
Jewelry theft ring operator going to halfway house CHICAGO— A former Chicago Police Department chief of detectives who helped run a nationwide ring of jewel thieves has been released from a federal prison into a Chicagoarea halfway house. A Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman says the transfer of 82-year-old William Hanhardt to a halfway house comes about six months before he is scheduled to be release from custody in January. Hanhardt pleaded guilty in October 2001 to running an alleged organized crime theft ring that stalked jewelry salesmen and stole more than $5 million in diamonds over 20 years. Bureau of Prisons spokesman Chris Burke said Tuesday that Hanhardt was being held at a federal prison in Terre Haute, but he declined to disclose the location of the halfway house where he will live until he completes his sentence.
New commission to oversee Ill. charter schools SPRINGFIELD — Illinois is getting a commission to decide when charter schools should be created and then make sure they’re running properly. The commission gives advocates a new path for approval of charter schools instead of having to go through local school boards or the State Board of Education. Gov. Pat Quinn signed the commission into law Wednesday. He will submit a slate of potential members and then the State Board of Education decides who actually serves on the commission. Charter schools are public schools that are exempt from some state laws so they can try new education methods or pursue particular goals. Advocates say officials have been slow to approve new charter schools.
Body of Ill. swimmer recovered in Wis. lake KESHENA, Wis. — Authorities in northeastern Wisconsin have recovered the body of an Illinois man who presumably drowned earlier this week. Menominee County deputies identified the body Wednesday as that of 45-year-old Donald B. Keenan of Waukegan, Ill. Sheriff Butch Summers says Keenan apparently drowned while swimming with relatives Monday afternoon. Emergency officials received a 911 call that day reporting that a swimmer in Legend Lake failed to resurface. A dive team searched for two days but couldn’t find him. A Green Bay Press-Gazette report (http://bit.ly/pPwFDX ) says an off-duty officer recovered the body Wednesday morning. Menominee tribal medical examiner Rod Boivin says Keenan’s death has been ruled an accident. No autopsy is scheduled.
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Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is a 9— Don’t let your confidence make you cocky. It’s not a good time to gamble or take expensive risks. Pay thorough attention to details, as you get the job done.
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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is a 7—Are you afraid that you’re building a house of cards? Give up the seriousness and enjoy the game while it lasts. Then start a new one. Nothing lasts forever.
Gemini (May 21-June 21) — Today is a 5— An urge for freedom may start bubbling, and a new opportunity could offer the perfect avenue. Watch out for jealousies and hidden roadblocks. Spend lightly, and rest at home.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is a 7 —Stay close to home and take it easy today, to avoid catching a virus. Finish a task for satisfaction. Hold off on investing or signing contracts till tomorrow.
Cancer (June 22-July 22) — Today is an 8—Things may seem extreme today, and you may feel called to impulsive action when a surprise development opens new doors. Get an expert opinion. Persistence brings rewards.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7— Changeable conditions call for time at home, under the roof, surrounded by loved ones. Practice solving a difficult puzzle. Then relax with a bubble bath.
Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7—Expect some surprises today. Don’t gamble unless willing to lose. It’s a good day to keep a low profile and handle domestic or routine work chores. Keep your money in the bank.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8—Your shyness charms now. Don’t take yourself too seriously, as everything will lighten up tomorrow. Focus on the projects that call to you, and let worry wait.
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JOE RAGUSA Daily Egyptian There are several differences between the Military Academy at West Point and SIU, but on the football field, those differences don't mean much to junior quarterback Paul McIntosh. "With the program, there's very little difference between the
two," McIntosh said. "I'm not waking up at 5:30 every morning to do three formations, though, which is nice." McIntosh is known to be all business when it comes to football, senior running back Shariff Harris said. That way of thinking came way before McIntosh's days at West Point. "My parents are pretty serious
people. I just kind of grew up in that atmosphere," McIntosh said. The son of a high school principal, McIntosh left West Point after a few months and little playing time. He was named Indiana's Mr. Football and Gatorade Player of the Year in 2007 as a high school senior, according to the SIU Salukis website. He's an asset that head football coach
Dale Lennon appreciates greatly. "He's very athletic, and that makes him a dual threat at the quarterback position," Lennon said. "He can definitely hurt you with his feet, his arm strength is getting better, and his understanding of reading defenses is giving him a lot of confidence." With former quarterback Chris Dieker’s graduation last year, the
Saluki coaching staff can now make a gameplan that better uses McIntosh. "With Chris Dieker, people knew we were going to sit back in the pocket with five-step drops," Lennon said. "Now with Paul, the run threat is there, and now the play action can help set up the pass." Please see MCINTOSH | 5