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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 2003
Page
1
Column One notes lawmakers and educators pressing the governor for a viable school funding solution. The piece outlines state funding gaps and prospects, with focus on policy shifts and potential fiscal impact on districts. It emphasizes the urgency of bipartisan action to ensure classrooms remain adequately funded.
U S forces penetrate Baghdad blasting targets amid palm groves as air campaign tightens for a final ground assault. Saddam Hussein's militia appears downtown while Iraqi troops man key districts at night. Tens of thousands flee as residents doubt assurances.
In the 1980s and 1990s Southern Illinois faced widespread mine closures and job losses as the Clean Air Act shifted Illinois coal usage to Western sources. The Illinois Coal Association notes a drop from 71 mines and 18,000 miners in 1978 to under 10 mines and about 2,000 miners statewide, with Franklin County illustrating the local impact.
Southern Illinois readers learned Mediacom will carry 62 Fox Sports Midwest Cardinal games this season after rejecting a surcharge offer for 25 additional broadcasts. Mediacom cites fairness in not charging all customers extra while noting some April and May games may still appear.
Experts say severe acute respiratory syndrome may inevitably spread worldwide despite containment efforts. More than 2,000 infected, Hong Kong seeing daily new cases as officials stress quarantine measures amid uncertainty about the disease’s long term trajectory.
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