Tea party rally draws 100 in Marion third annual Tax Day gathering
Larry Morse defends tea party members against liberal media labels and praises their courage. More than 100 people joined Marion Tea Party supporters in the third annual Tax Day event, voicing concerns over state and federal governance and calling for accountability and constitutional fidelity.
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Larry Morse
U.S
Oteve Jahnke
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Jean Street
Vienna
Protests Outside SIUC Installation Demand Bargaining Rights
About 200 SIUC faculty staff and students gathered outside Shryock Auditorium ahead of Chancellor Rita Chengs installation to demand collective bargaining. Protesters carried signs urging negotiation over coronation and called for a return to negotiations as contract talks stalled with a last best final offer including four furlough days to balance the budget.
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Carbondale
SIUC
Shryock
Rita Cheng
Randy Hughes
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Hughes
Local teen wins national duck stamp contest
Abraham Hunter, 17, of Vienna won the U S Fish and Wildlife Service 2011 National Junior Duck Stamp Art and Design Contest. This is described as the pinnacle for youth wildlife artists, likened to winning the Super Bowl.
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Abraham Hunter
Vienna
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Hunter
Rita Cheng Installed as SIUC Chancellor at Shryock
Rita Cheng completed a formal installation as SIU Carbondale chancellor at Shryock Auditorium joining week long ceremonies tied to the research fair and School of Music performances. Speakers included Lt Gov Sheila Simon and James Rosser with music by SIU School of Music and a poem read by Brandon Merrell.
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SIUC
Rita Cheng
SIU
Glenn Poshard
Shryock Auditorium
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Carbondale
School of Music
Chicago
Springfield
SIU Foundation
Sheila Simon
Center For Dewey Studies
Larry Hickman
California State University Los Angeles
James Rosser
Jessica Stout
SIU School of Music
Simon
Brandon Merrell
Allison Joseph
Budget deal spares River to River Relay
The relief came as Congress approved the federal budget on Thursday. Without funding by 7 p.m. Friday, organizer Brad Dillard would have altered the 24th River to River Relay starting at 6:15 a.m. at McGee Hill on federal property, risking a shutdown.
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Carbondale
Barack Obama
John Boehner
Harry Reid
Brad Dillard
Congress
Dillard
McGee Hill
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