St. Louis Post-Dispatch from St. Louis, Missouri • Page A001

THENO.1ST.LOUISWEBSITEANDNEWSPAPER•READBY1.3MILLIONADULTSEACHWEEK Brains and brawn 1M TOMORROW 78 FORECAST A16 TODAY 76 TONIGHT 56 Vol.131,No.126©2009 STLtoday.com/birdsnest• POST-DISPATCHWEATHERBIRD SCHOLARATHLETES honorrollincludestwoseniors whowillattendWestPoint startingnextmonth. Recall mailer spurs outrage companyherecallsit BYMATTHEWHATHAWAY 314-340-8121 ANDELIZABETHEHOLLAND 314-340-8259 ASt.Louiscompanythatsellsex- tendedauto-servicecontracts recentlyhasmailedmorethan warningthattheirvehicles maybe partofamanufacturersrecalldueto Consumerswho receivedthemailers fromConsumerPro- tectionServicestold thePost-Dispatch thepostcardsled themtobelievethere wereproblemswith theirvehicles.They saytheywereangry tolearnthemailers ingtacticintendedto getthemonthephonewithservice- contractsalesagents. Theyneedtoquitsendingthis amailinglastweekthatsuggested therewasaproblemwithher2006 Jeep. Asafety-relateddefectinyour townloftdeveloperandthechief executiveofCarhillEnterprises, whichalsodoesbusinessasCon- sumerProtectionServices.Hesaid hiscompanyprovidesconsumers will. Thewholepointwastogive saidTuesday.

ANDNICHOLASJ.C.PISTOR• Police workedintoTuesdaynight tryingtounravelthemystery ofwhokilledamotherandher twoyoungsonsintheirhome inaquietsubdivisionofthis quiettown. ThebodiesofSheriCole- theirhouseat2854Robert Drive. Asourceclosetothecase saidsomeonehadscrawleda messageonawallinside.The lawenforcementsourcealso saidthatChristopherE.Cole- mancalledpoliceshortlybe- fore7a.m.Tuesday,sayinghe hadbeenatagyminsouthSt. LouisCountyandaskingthat theycheckonthewelfareof hisfamily.Thesourcewould notelaborate. Neighborssaidtheysaw traughtandflailingonhis drivewayshortlyafterthe bodiesofhiswifeandsons werediscovered.

TheformerMarinemilitary policeofficerworksinsecurity worldwidetelevisionevange- listorganizationinnearbyJef- fersonCounty. Neighborssaidhehadtold theminthepastofreceiving threateninglettersrelatedto hisworkforMeyer. manderoftheMajorCase ilyhadcalledpoliceinthepast butdeclinedtobeveryspe- wassomeinteractionbetween anunknownindividualand themthatwassuspiciousin essarilyaboutacrimebutthat theycontactedpoliceand wantedtodocumentsomein- onherdoorandthedoorsof otherneighborslastweek andaskedifanyonehadseen anythingunusualrelated U.S.audit saysSIUE misused grants 314-340-8017 Afederalauditcompletedlastweek saysSouthernIllinoisUniversity Edwardsvillemisusedfederalgrant moneyintendedforhelpingdisad- vantagedyouthsandshouldreturn mentofEducation. Thereportcriticizestheuniversity forfailingtousethemoneytoserve asmanystudentsasrequiredbylaw, spendingfundsonnoneducational excursionssuchastripstoSixFlags, andnotkeepingproperrecordson studenteligibility. SIUEhasknownofproblemswith theoutreachprogramsformorethan ayear.

tieswhileconductingaroutineaudit inthefallof2007.Theschoolthen whichuncoveredmoreproblems. Theuniversityalreadyhas firedfiveemployeeswhoprevi- ouslyrantheprograms.Acriminal Insurers tryto avoidU.S. asrival Theyoffertolowerrates forself-insuredwomen. BYRICARDOALONSO-ZALDIVAR TheAssociatedPress Healthinsur- Tuesdaytoreduceratesformillions ofwomenandacceptclosefederal regulationoftheirindustry. Thehigherpremiumsnowaffect 5.7millionwomen,manyofthem self-employedpeoplewhomustbuy theirowncoverage.

Theindustryistryingtoheadoff creationofagovernmenthealth planthatwouldcompetewiththem toenrollmiddle-classworkersand theirfamilies.PresidentBarack ObamaandmanyDemocratsfavor itwoulddrivethemoutofbusi- ness.Employergroupsalsoareleery, fearingapublicplanwouldentice lowerpremiums. Wearenotaskingpeopletotrust Garett Gavin Signsofrecovery Fedchieftellspanelheexpectsreturntogrowththisyear. Post-Dispatch SITEOFHOMICIDES Jefferson Barracks Park Columbia GolfClub RiverLakes GolfCourse ILLINOIS MO. 2854 28 5 4 Robert Drive 2854 Robert Drive 255 255 3 evDri evDri evDri ILL. MO.

St. t. Louis ouis St. Louis DETAIL DET AIL AREA AREA DETAIL AREA 1MILE NewYorkTimes whereamotherandhertwosonswerefoundslainonTuesdaymorning. BenBernankeonTuesday soundedmoreoptimisticthan hehasinalongtime.

TheFederalReservechair- nomicCommitteethathesaw hopefulsignsfortheeconomy, includingfirmerhomesales, arevivalinconsumerspend- ingandsomeimprovementin lendingconditionsforbanks, businessesandindividual borrowers. whethertheeconomyiswell ontheroadtorecovery. Afterastretchofunrelent- havebeenmoremixedlately. manufacturingallhavebeen betterthanexpected. Yorkresearchfirm, those forecastingnearer-termre- coveryhavetherecentdataon BernankeonTuesdaysaid heexpectstheeconomyto startgrowingagainthisyear.

Wecontinuetoexpect economicactivitytobottom suggestedtherecessioncould endthisyearifthegovern- mentmanagedtostabilize thefinancialmarkets.This expectsanendtothereces- sionthisyearbutalsoareturn togrowth.Barringanother majorfailureofthebanking theworstoftherecessionhas passed. Economistssaythereces- sionstartedinDecember thefalloflastyearwhenthe gettheclearestsignyetof whethertheseglimmersare real.That’swhentheLabor Departmentwillreleaseits glemostimportanteconomic indicator. Asbadasthejobmarketis, itnolongerseemstobegetting worseatanacceleratingpace. InbothFebruaryandMarch, theeconomylostfewerthan Theaverageforecastfor joblossesinAprilamong investigatingthetriplehomicideTuesday. andtheneighborhoodwheretheyoungmotherandhertwo boyswerekilled.

MORECOVERAGEONLINE CLAYDIVORCECASE STLtoday.com/politics Hillin Carhillchief executive.