Spanish Detachment Pursues Lewis and Clark Across Plains
In the journals of the Corps of Discovery from May 1804 to September 1806 the expedition faces mosquitoes and delays as the Spanish detachment led by Pedro Vial leaves Santa Fe on August 1, 1804. Vial reaches Nebraska but never catches the Corps. Edited by Gary Moulton of the University of Nebraska.
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Louisiana
Corps of Discovery
Pedro Vial
Santa Fe
Vial
Nebraska
Gary Moulton
The
University of Nebraska
Ken Burns
Governor ousts seven members of state hospital board
SPRINGFIELD Gov Rod Blagojevich removed seven members of the Health Facilities Planning Board and pledged a new five member board by month’s end. The action comes after a whistleblower lawsuit alleging Chicago business ties to the board and hospital projects, with new safeguards and possible repeal planned in 2006.
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State Hospital Construction Review Board
Springfield
Rod Blagojevich
Troubled Health Facilities Planning Board
Blagojevich
Chicago
State Board
Edward Hospital
Naperville
Accuracy Find Faulty Divorce Report in Local Paper
The note alleges an error in the Southern Illinoisan about the divorce of Lavon Marie Lenard and Thomas Edward Lenard Sr. The claim states the couple, both residents of Macedonia, were granted the divorce on July 27, 2004, in Franklin County, and asserts wrong information appeared in print.
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Jackson County
Lavon Marie Lenard
Thomas Edward Lenard Sr
Macedonia
Franklin County
Families adapt routines as school year begins
A family adjusts meal times and daily schedules to support homework and discipline for Emily and her siblings. They shift dinners earlier, enforce baths and feeding, and balance outside play with study. Ruth Shade has homeschooled most of her eight children for 19 years, with two teens now using DVD programs.
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Ruth Shade
Robinson
Emily
Shade
Start dates and prep rush as Southern Illinois back to school looms
A regional roundup lists start dates for area schools from Aug 17 to Aug 24 including Carbondale, Carterville, Marion, Johnston City, Jonesboro, Carrier Mills, Eldorado, and Murphysboro. The piece also cites families stocking supplies, teachers like Marilyn Sanders and Pat Grimmer stressing preparation, reading routines, and the shift to school routines and bedtime.
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Southernlinois
Carbondale Community High
Carbondale
Carterville
Marion
Johnston City
Jonesboro
Carrier Mills
Eldorado
Murphysboro
SIU Gymnasts Spark Olympic Ties Through History
Orlofsky recalls mixed Olympic experience at SIU with teammates at Rome 1960 Munich 1972 and Tokyo 1964. He discusses diet during Games and Opening Ceremonies as a highlight, honors his late eligibility to compete and later roles as coach judge and educator.
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Orlofsky
Western Michigan
Atlanta
SIU
Rusty Mitchell
Jim Ivicek
Munich
Mitchell
Meade
Rusty
Horizon Judge frees firm to void union contract in coal case
The Ashland Kentucky Horizon Natural Resources unit faces major change as a bankruptcy ruling voids the six year UMWA pact at Zeigler No. 11. Union leaders and miners fear loss of health care, with 800 active workers and 2,300 retirees impacted. The coal firm operates 42 mines across five states and plans appeal of the decision.
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Horizon
Ashland
Kentucky
West Virginia
Illinois
Indiana
Colorado
Coulterville
Addington Enterprises Inc
Zeigler Coal Holding Co
Old Ben Coal Co
Old Ben
Southern Illinois
Zeigler
Eastern Kentucky
Zeigler No. 11
UMWA
Roberts
Umwa 1992
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Corps of Disco
Whitehouse
Columbia River
Lee Enterprise
Canalynn Rice
IRS
Taxe
Harris & Company
Perts
Ces Nationwide Company
Wall Street
Community Health & Emergency Services Inc
Cedar Court Clinic
Cedar Court Carbondale
Ajay Ponkshe
Elenie Smith
Christa Pestka
Shoshana Church Pediatrics
PAC Family Practice
Rachel
Marilyn Sanders
Covenant Christian School
Sanders
Pat Grimmer
Carbondale Community High School
Kristen
Cates
Thesouthern
U.S
Florida
Rome
USC
Cal-Berkely
Ivicek
University of New Mexico
Scott. Lambert
Charleston
W.va
HNR
Addington
Horizon Natural Resources
Phil Hepp
Hepp
America
Carl Garascia
Benton
Garascia
Bethlehem Steel
Umwa Horizon
Federal Bankruptcy Court
Lexington
Howard
U.S. District Court
Shawneelink
Carbondale Civic Center
Illinois Avenue
Chante T. Trinh, M.D
Shawnee
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