SIU aviation program trains pilots and shuttles officials
The SIU aviation track at Carbondale operates a small charter service for university officials, including shuttle flights to Springfield for meetings. The program, started in 1965 with 35 aircraft, blends training with work flights and offers a two year degree toward a private pilot license amid steep costs.
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Kappi Marcus
Southern Illinois University System
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Southern Illinois
SIU
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Murtag
Tom Woolf
SIUC
Illinois
Acra
Miranda Faith Hill
National Intercollegiate Flying Association
Inaccurate Hall of Fame Story Cited by The Southern Illinoisan
The Sunday baseball feature on Jackie Robinson incorrectly stated he would be posthumously honored with the Congressional Gold Medal. A press conference in Washington was referenced as Wednesday to support the bill, but officials say the information was wrong and the article misreported the timing and event.
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Jackson County
Jackie Robinson
Associated Press
Los
Iraqi burned wheel: Amin surrenders as Iraq find possible nerve agent drums
U S troops say Iraqi chief liaison to U N inspectors surrendered in Baghdad. A 55 gallon drum near Baiji tested positive for possible cyclosarin and mustard agent. two mobile labs were found at the site along with buried missiles. Amin al-Yasin, a key figure in Saddam’s programs, is in custody.
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Amin
Hossein Mohammed Amin al-Yasin
Saddam
Baiji
U.S
U.S. Central Command
Stewart Upton
As Sayliyah
Qatar
Ted Martin
10Th Cavalry Regiment
Martin
Tigris
David List
List
Central Command
Coalition
Defense
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Blagojevich promotes budget plan on barnstorming tour
Governor Blagojevich pitches a 2 billion bond refi from pension funds plus 550 million from casino license sale and higher gambling taxes to fund education and health while touring the state. A Garin-Hart-Yang poll found 84 percent support the plan among 600 voters, with 63 percent backing Blagojevich against 30 percent opponents.
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Blagojevich
Washington
Garin-Hart-Yang Research Group
Pulaski official trims pay to cover secretary costs
Pulaski state's attorney Gile proposes keeping his salary and using the state's share to pay the secretary, risking double taxation if forced to take full pay. He notes the office handled many traffic cases generating 343,693 in 2001 fines for the county and warns staff reductions could hamper crime work in a county with high crime rates.
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