Murphysboro Family Adopts Russian Girl Amid Adoption Strife
Masha, nearly five, has lived much in a Russian orphanage and in international custody battles before joining the Langenstein family of Murphysboro. Her sister Sarah, 8, survived polio in China and is partly paralyzed. The Langensteins pursued overseas adoption last year amid bureaucratic delays.
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Michael
Sharee Langenstein
Langensteins
Sarah
Kayleigh
Delaney
China
Smoke Free Williamson County Coalition Pushes Tobacco Regulation
The Smoke Free Williamson County Coalition seeks public support to regulate smoking in Williamson County. Adrienne Herron, tobacco prevention coordinator, offers community and school education and says the group aims to curb smoking and promote smoke free communities with involvement from health groups like the American Heart Association and American Cancer Society.
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Williamson County
Adrienne Herron
Franklin-Williamson Bi-County
Herron
American Heart Association
American Cancer Society
Franklin Williamson Human Services
American Lang Association
Williamson County Coalition
Johnston City
Rich Carter
New IEPA rule could force costly septic testing across Illinois
The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency proposes a National Pollutant Discharging Elimination System permit for all surface discharging septic systems to standardize rules with municipalities. Homeowners face testing fees that could reach hundreds to thousands of dollars, leaving contractors and health department officials puzzled by the scope and cost.
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Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Health Department
IEPA
Illinois
Illinois seeks controls on surface discharge septic systems
IEPA aims to regulate previously unregistered septic systems under Clean Water Act guidelines with hearings likely in two months. Toby Fredert notes roughly 50,000 surface discharge systems exist state wide and Southern Illinois accounts for 95 percent.
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Toby Fredert
IEPA
Fredert
Illinois Department of Public Health
James Killion
Ava
Illinois
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