| Moon faces second DUI charge in less than a year
Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon has been charged with driving under the influence stemming from a traffic stop in late December. According to police, Moon was driving an SUV with expired plates when he was pulled over early on Dec. 28 in Medina, Wa. A police officer smelled "intoxicants" in the vehicle, and Moon refused a field sobriety test and a breath test. He was arrested for investigation of DUI and driving with a suspended license and released later the same day by the Kirkland Police Department. Moon is scheduled for arraignment at 10:30 a.m. Feb. 5 in Kirkland Municipal Court. His attorney, John Scott Fox, said in a statement Moon "unequivocally states that his ability to drive was in no way impaired by alcohol," according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Pictorial book on Du Quoin's history flies off shelves
The commission, which formed about three years ago, released in December a pictorial history book called "Historic Du Quoin: Images From the Past," and more than 500 copies have been sold so far, said Main Street Director Pam Pereira."We can't keep it on the shelves," said City Attorney Aaron Atkins, who serves as the organization's legal counsel.Atkins said the book focuses on almost every aspect of Du Quoin's history, including the influence of blacks in the city, coal mining, schools and the founding, among other topics.The book covers more than 150 years of history but does not provide a comprehensive story, he said.With the success of the book, the commission has been talking about creating a sequel to document other parts of history, Atkins and Pereira said. Sales from the book will be used to hire a consultant to work on having some of the city's buildings placed on the National Register of Historic Places.Debbie Oxford, owner of Faith Photography and member of both Main Street and the preservation committee, has been in the process of converting a historic downtown building into a new photography studio.
Dow Jones industrial average closes down 128.11 points
The rest of the comeback, for the economy as well as the stock market, may depend on a turnaround in the battered housing market and renewed confidence among U.S. consumers.The Dow Jones industrial average, down 465 points shortly after trading began, bounced around throughout the session before closing with a milder drop of 128.11, or 1.06 percent, at 11,971.19, according to preliminary calculations.U.S. stocks began the day following the lead of markets abroad that had plummeted for two straight days, and also extended their own steep losses from last week. Fears of a U.S. recession -- one that would spread to other economies -- had investors fleeing stocks worldwide.The Fed, in a step anticipated by many traders, moved before the opening of trading, cutting its benchmark federal funds rate by 0.75 percentage point to 3.50 percent and the discount rate, the interest the Fed charges banks directly, to 4 percent.
EDITOR'S CHOICE
The move was meant to help the Whites focus on pulling clear of the relegation zone, with both player and manager maintaining that it was in the best interests of the team. But it served only to create confusion when it emerged that the pair were at odds over who instigated the move. Lee said he had relieved the veteran midfielder of the coaching role he gave him when he became manager in April, but Speed insisted he had resigned. .
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