Decline of Southern Illinois Coal Hits Franklin County
Franklin County once hosted 14 mines by the 1940s and began with the first mine in 1904. Old Ben No. 26 closed in 1996, marking the last local mine to shut down, with five mines closed between 1990 and 1996 costing over 1,400 jobs and up to 70 million dollars in annual wages. Mayors, miners, and union leaders reflect on the broader economic impact, the Clean Air Act, and the shift to more automated mining. They foresee a possible revival via mine mouth power plants, though job levels may not return to peak 1970s figures.
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Old Ben Coal Co
Gary Bartolotti
Bartolotti
Christopher
Old Ben Coal
Jerry Jones
Lesser
United Mine Workers of America
Jones
Illinois
Southern
Mediacom sparks questions over Cardinals broadcast plan
Mediacom subscribers will see 62 Cardinal games this season with 25 fewer in April and May while 48 games air on WDKA Channel 49. Fox Sports Net notes most cable and satellite subscribers can access the extra games, and Mediacom executives cited $11 million in upgrades and future high speed Internet plans for Southern Illinois.
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Milwaukee Brewers
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Mediacom
WDKA
Paducah
Fox
Illinois
Fox Sports Net
St. Louis
Dish Network
Geoff Goldman
Fox Sports Net Midwest
Goldman
Lou D’ermilio
D’ermilio
Redbirds
Richard Hale
Midwest
Carbondale
Marion
Harrisburg
Herrin
Johnston City
Eldorado
West Frankfort
Carterville
Hale
Southern Illinois
Southern
President Bush Gives Health Officials SARS Quarantine Power
SARS spread likely from contaminated surfaces. On Friday President Bush empowered federal health officials to quarantine Americans who are sick, though no plan to use it exists now. Over 100 suspected US cases, no deaths. Dr Ruth Berkelman warns the outbreak may persist for a long time. Officials urge symptomatic individuals not to fly to limit spread.
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United States
Ruth Berkelman
Emory University
Center For Public Health Preparedness and Research
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ITA
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