Wages in Southern Illinois lag by career stage
Illinois wage data show Southern Illinois entry level pay at 9.13 per hour or 18 982 yearly while median pay reaches 14.05 per hour or 29 218 yearly and experienced pay averages 22.48 per hour or 46 760 yearly as of Q2 2010. An economist notes the disparity hinges more on education than region. The Southern Economic Development Region covers 19 southern counties.
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Heated Medicaid battle as Quinn pursues cuts
The battle over Gov. Pat Quinns proposed Medicaid cuts heats up with two months left in the budget process. Quinn offers 2.7 billion in cuts aligned to a bipartisan House blueprint for a 33.7 billion budget, about 200 million less than he asked. The 14 percent cuts would erase the FY2013 Medicaid deficit as talks continue toward a July 1 fiscal year start.
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Titanic's 100th anniversary as symbol of change and risk
The sinking of the Titanic marks a century of reflection on transformation and progress. It evokes courage and cowardice, fascination with wealth, and the peril of overconfidence as World War I looms later. The episode remains a potent cultural touchstone for examining Western society’s shifts.
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Titanic Sinking Spurs Regional Reflections On Progress
In Southern Illinois the Titanic disaster is framed as a moment in a long arc of progress. Eric Jones of SIU Museum notes the aftershock did not halt daily life, while Williamson County historian Bob Jackson compares it to later crises. He cites NASA probes and the Hindenburg in context of ongoing regional momentum into the new century.
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