Schaumburg native's hope of leaving Beirut soon dims.(News)

0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August, 2006 | by Peterson, Eric

Byline: Eric Peterson Daily Herald Staff Writer Editor's note: This is the third of an occasional series of reports from Joe Ashur Jr. of Schaumburg, a DePaul University student who is currently in Beirut. Joe Ashur Jr. said Friday he believes an Israeli-Hezbollah cease-fire is the only thing that's going to get him home from Beirut in time to resume classes at DePaul University next month.

More importantly, he feels it's the only thing that can ensure his extended family will have food and other basic supplies after he's gone. The road between Lebanon and Syria has been bombed out, cutting off the only supply route the beleaguered nation has had recently - and the only way he saw out of the country a few weeks from now. During the fall and spring,...