Carbondale set to hear water rate increase proposals
The hearing during Monday's city council meeting will discuss a 10 year first rise in water rates, raising the minimum bill. Current vs new tiers show a shift to 1.10 per 1000 gallons for 1–100000 gallons and 95 cents for over 500000, affecting 98.7 percent of accounts.
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Tom Woolf
Carbondale
State of
Illinois
Chuck Vaught
Paul Sorgen
Jack Foster
Vaught
SIU C
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Murphysboro
Carbondale High School raises administrator pay 4.9 percent
The District 165 board adopted a new salary schedule retroactive to the first of the month, setting ranges for nine administrators. Highlights include Superintendent Reid Martin earning about 39,800 with retirement, and principals Charles Warren and Dale Smith at roughly 30,500 and 31,700 respectively. Eleven-month and ten-month positions are noted for different roles.
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Tony Stevens
Carbondale
District 165 Board of Education
Mittee
Reid Martin
Margaret Hollis
Don Yost
Yost
Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund
East
Charles Warren
Central
Dale Smith
Carbondale grade supervision questioned by parents and evaluators
Carbondale parents urge more direct teacher supervision as first graders work in up to five reading groups per class with long independent periods. Evaluators from the state found the district's reading program equal to or better than peers, with final recommendations due April 30.
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Jean Ness
Carbondale
Illinois
Springmore
Winkler
Sherri Millar
Springfield
Jeanine Lawson
Sharon Roberts
Olney
Roberts
Debora Beverly
Richard
Haney
State Board of Education
Mount Vernon
Beverly
Board of Education
School Administration
George Edwards
Delores Smith
Easter and Passover menus align this year in food section
Easter and Passover fall on the same day this year and feature a selection of special recipes in the Food Section. The pieces highlight seasonal dishes and festive meal ideas to help families create memorable celebrations.
Easter candy may bring healthier basket options this year
Parents can improve Easter baskets by swapping sugary treats for nutritious options. The piece notes that candy remains common but suggests thoughtful choices to boost nutrition while preserving tradition for children.
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Peter Cottontail
Mail fraud warns of scams from a one percent risk
A postal inspector cautions that while most mail order firms are legitimate, a small one percent commit fraud, making victims unlikely to recover losses. The column titled Tuesday Dollars and Sense discusses how con men use mail to defraud and how readers can protect themselves.
Southern Illinoisan home delivery and contact details
Publication details for the Southern Illinoisan with offices in Carbondale Herrin Murphysboro and Marion. Subscription rates by carrier and mail across 18 county area listed. Postmaster address changes to Box 2108 Carbondale Illinois 62901.
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Southern Illinoisan
USPS
N. Illinois
Carbondale
Ill
N. 16Th
Herrin
S. 12Th
Murphysboro
Illinois
Carbondale Free Press
Herrin Daily Journal
Murphysboro Independent
Marion
Mining Congress to Hear Heinz at St Louis Coal Convention
Sen John Heinz III Republican Pennsylvania coal caucus chairman will address the 1981 American Mining Congress Coal Convention May 11 in St Louis. Rep Joe Gaydos Democrat Pennsylvania chair of the Health and Safety Subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee also speaks May 10 13. About 4000 coal industry officials expected to attend.
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John Heinz III
Pennsylvania
Senate Coal Caucus
American Mining Congress
St. Louis
Cervantes Convention Center
Joe Gaydos
House Education and Labor Committee
Marion seniors council to install kitchen appliances
The newly opened Marion Senior Citizens Council will have a dishwasher, ice maker and garbage disposal installed next week. Funding is being arranged for a second stove and other kitchen appliances. Members discussed fund raising at their regular meeting, including a salad bar luncheon May 2 open to the public.
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Marion
Senior Citizens Council
Farmer discusses Day World trilogy at SIUC seminar
Peoria author Philip Jose Farmer, author of the Riverworld Series and winner of Nebula and Hugo awards, spoke at Southern Illinois University Carbondale about teaching, reading and writing science fiction. He tested ideas for a planned Day World trilogy while noting readers seek realism and imagination. He stressed that even a fantastic premise requires careful, concrete description and that science fiction writers are voracious readers across many fields.
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Tom Woolf
Farmer
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Science Fiction Writers of America
Library friends elect Morris Library officers
Ellen Leavitt of Carbondale was elected president of the Friends of Morris Library, and Anthony Venegoni of Herrin was elected vice president at the group’s late Saturday meeting.
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Ellen Leavitt
Carbondale
Friends of Morris Library
Anthony Venegoni
Herrin
Jonesboro Sets Graduation Dates For May
Jonesboro Grade School Board fixed May 26 for graduation with May 19 for kindergarten, May 14 for the sports banquet, and a May 7 to 8 field trip to Springfield. Principal Shawn Davis noted administrators attending a Dallas education conference.
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Jonesboro
Shawn Davis
Kindergarden
Springfield
Davis
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