Sub teacher shortage hits Southern Illinois districts
Southern Illinois districts compete for substitutes as year starts. Murphysboro raises pay from 60 to 75 to attract workers, hoping to outpace Carbondale. Carterville offers 55 with possible increases. Regional lists cap at 85, often pulling from Franklin Williamson EOEs. Meridian and Shawnee districts rely on retired teachers, adding 9 to retirement totals, while all acknowledge eventual supply limits.
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Jan Bush
Carbondale
Carterville
Janice Brown
Franklin- Williamson
Brown
Lynn Byrd
Meridian Elementary
Pulaski County
Byrd
Brent Boren
Shawnee
Union County
Carterville Expands Primary as High School Holds its Niche
In Carterville, Principal Don Smith steers Carterville Intermediate School toward a new $1 million expansion opening this week, adding much needed classrooms. Nearby, Carterville High School, 82 years old, remains a staple on Division Street as hopes rise for future state construction funds to address aging facilities.
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Keith Liddell
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Carterville High School
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Costello urges exit plan to use troops on U S border
Congressman Jerry Costello, speaking at John A Logan College, urged President Bush to craft an exit strategy from Iraq and deploy the 150,000 troops there to secure U S borders. He stressed London terrorist plot as a wake up call and called for a concrete plan, not a timetable.
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Iraq
Costello
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John A. Logan College
London
Grand American a magnet for outlet vendors at complex
Mickey Stewart of Great Outdoors Company watches shoppers along vendor row as Grand American opens at the World Shooting and Recreational Complex. He relocated here after leasing space years earlier, confirming his long-term plan despite the move from Vandalia. The event drew steady crowds as the Amateur Trapshooting Association's Grand American began.
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Mickey Stewart
Great Outdoors Company
Vendor’s Row
World Shooting and Recreational
Amateur Trapshooting Association
Stewart
Vandalia
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