Plummer seeks debates across Illinois 12th District
Republican Jason Plummer, candidate for Illinois 12th District, calls for a series of debates in all 12 counties. Democrat Brad Harriman welcomes the idea and urges Plummer to release tax returns for openness. Plummer outlined the plan outside Williamson County Courthouse as he urged civil, professional discussion on unemployment, fuel costs, and the deficit. He emphasized natural resources like coal as keys to prosperity and invited independent contenders to join the debates.
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Jason Plummer
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Williamson County
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O’fallon
Brad Harriman
St. Clair County
Harriman
Plummer
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12Th Congressional District
Jerry Costello
Belleville
SMART transit serves five counties with new $2.3 million building
The Shawnee Mass Transit District operates SMART a state and federally funded bus and van system serving Union Alexander Pulaski Massac and Johnson counties. The article follows Betty King a Vienna resident using SMART to stop at a bank and Dollar General with help from driver Nancy Inman and staffer Carmen Murrie. King notes riders and staff accommodate each other while touring the district in a Thursday-morning route.
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Shawnee
Vienna
Bank
Dollar General
King
Nancy Inman
Carmen Murrie
Ben King
Paul Newton
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Inman
ISP probe into fatal shooting continues
Illinois State Police Lt. Stan Diggs said tests are ongoing in the Molly Marie Young case, with DNA, fingerprint, blood spatter and trace evidence analyses pending. Firearms testing on the weapon is also awaited as detectives await results to clarify events of March 24.
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Carbondale
Illinois
Molly Marie Young
Young
ISP
Stan Diggs
Mount Vernon needs hundreds of new housing units
Mount Vernon city officials say 300 to 700 new housing units are needed between now and 2016 to keep pace with job growth. City Manager Ron Neibert stressed the requirement to house the influx of workers and support the expanding local economy.
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Mount Vernon
Ron Neibert
Postal workers protest proposed Senate cuts in Carbondale
About 40 postal workers and supporters gathered Thursday to oppose U.S. Senate Bill 1789 they say would dismantle mail service. John Cooksey of the Illinois State Association of Letter Carriers urged residents to contact senators and representatives as lawmakers consider the bill’s impact on rural service, Saturday delivery, jobs, and benefits. Local and state officials Republican and Democrat attended to show support for postal offices and workers.
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U.S. Senate
John Cooksey
Illinois State Association of Letter Carriers
National Association of Letter Carriers
Southern Illinois
Cooksey
Senate
John Bradley
Marion
U.S
Richard Durbin
Springfield
Jerry Costello
Belleville
Bradley
Stephen Rickers
Mark Smith
Herrin
Postal Service
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