Job Corps offers training for disabled veterans at Golconda center
Twelve disabled veterans attended a Golconda Job Corps Center open house as part of a state effort with the Illinois Department of Employment Security to expand training opportunities. The program helps veterans gain employable skills and credentials, with center counselor Jim Steffen noting 480 disabled veterans in Southern Illinois. Victor Harris emphasized the program as a bridge to workforce viability, aiming to broaden outreach.
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Mounds Shooting Death Leaves Community in Shock
Neighbors recall Jones, nicknamed Pearhead, as a kind father to a daughter with Jessica McElrath. They describe tension and rising youth violence, criticizing police response time as a fatal drug deal gone bad remains suspected. Reed calls for change to protect the town’s future.
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Marion VA Center cleared for standard surgeries and upgrades
The Marion VA Medical Center gains permission to perform standard level surgeries after policy changes and enhanced oversight by the VA. Staff expands to about 1,300, credentialing and privileging systems improve physician vetting, with Joint Commission praising the process as a best practice. Major funding includes a $13 million surgical suite and ED relocation, a $3.9 million rehabilitation center funded by AMVETS, and modernization of a 16 bed ward.
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Obama calls for $4 trillion deficit cuts with tax hikes
President Obama urged a bipartisan path of spending reductions and higher taxes, proposing an unspecified debt fail safe if Congress stalls. He challenged Republicans over Medicare and tax cuts for the wealthy, speaking at George Washington University near the White House with Rep. Paul Ryan in attendance.
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