NPF Softball Tour Lands Four Team Series at Rent One Park
The National Pro Fastpitch league brings a four team series to Rent One Park starting July 7 with a banquet and clinic. Florida Pride features eight former Olympians including Osterman Kretschman Watley Mendoza Lawrie. Games run July 8 9 10 with tickets from seven to twenty dollars and road games for all Diamonds.
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Round Rock
Texas
Nolan Ryan
Round Rock Express
Florida Pride
Team USA
Cat Osterman
Kelly Kretschman
Natasha Watley
Jessica Mendoza
Danielle Lawrie
Kempf
United States
NPF
Lawrie
The
Diamonds
Orlando
Fla
SIU BOT Approves SIUC Reorganization to University College
The SIU Board of Trustees approved reorganizing the SIUC campus into a University College model at its Springfield meeting. A February Carbondale quorum issue delayed action. Pending IEHB approval, a unit will be designated to refine services for new and transfer students with no new hires planned.
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SIU Board of Trustees
SIUC
Springfield
Carbondale
Illinois Board of Higher Education
University College
FAA official resigns over sleeping air controllers scare
Washington The FAA chief Randy Babbitt announced the resignation of Hank Krakowski head of the Air Traffic Organization after disclosures of four incidents in which controllers slept on the job The agency ordered a top to bottom review and added a second overnight controller at over two dozen airports while David Grizzle temporarily assumed Krakowski duties during the search for a replacement.
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Washington
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Randy Babbitt
Hank Krakowski
David Grizzle
Krakowski
Babbitt
Reno-Tahoe
Reno
California
SIU to consider 9 percent tuition hike amid budget gaps
SIU President Poshard proposes a 9 percent tuition increase for new freshmen to offset state budget cuts and enrollment declines. The board weighs accompanying student fee hikes, including about 67 dollars more annually for wireless in housing and health insurance costs, while graduate assistants push for fee freezes.
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Hightower
Poshard
Carbondale
SIU
SIUC
Rita Cheng
Kristi Brownfield
Graduate Assistants’ Union
Brownfield
Marquita Wiley
William Ronan
Ronan
Donna Manering
May
Lesser City Water Clash Ends With Agreement on Payments
The city of Lesser and RLCD reached a temporary settlement after threats to cut water service to about 2,100 residents. Franklin County Chair Randall Crocker and Jefferson County Chair Robert White brokered terms requiring an immediate $15,000 payment, ongoing full water payments, and a monthly fund statement showing at least $90,000 held. Both sides said they will continue court actions pending litigation.
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RLCD
Franklin County Board
Randall Crocker
Jefferson County Board
Robert White
Lesser
Ned Mitchell
White
Crocker
Mitchell
Larry Sanders
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Thesouthern
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Mike Richardson
Fish Tales Pet Shop
Illinois Star Centra Mail
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Fishtalespetshop.com
Kurt
City of Lesser
Gmail.com
Mediacom
Mediacom Vip
Illinois
Bennington & Lowe
Boyee
W. Dam Laneer
Rendlakemarina.com
Tip
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Memorial Hospital of
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Southern Illinois Healthcare
Sih.net
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