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e waited until we were done with our budget reductions and reorganizations before we launched the national search last fall. — PAT SUTPHIN | DAILY EGYPTIAN
Samuel Beech, of Carbondale, fishes at Crab Orchard Lake at sunset Monday. Beech, who started fishing at age 7, only recently returned to the sport. “It’s just something to do outdoors,” Beech said. Please see page 6 for the full story.
Jeremiah Jahn, of Makanda, and Vince Contreras, of Carbondale, practice T’ai Chi Tuesday during the weekly T’ai Chi gathering at the Gaia House. Ellen Schart, the T’ai Chi group leader, said if practitioners met at the Gaia House once a week, it would take more than two years to learn all 108 moves in the T’ai Chi art. The group has met at the Gaia House since 2001. Please see POSITON | 3
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NATHAN HOEFERT DAILY EGYPTIAN