Cuts threaten arts and music in district budgets
In Marion Unit 2 and Cairo USD 1 districts officials warn that tight budgets force potential cuts to electives like arts and music. Interim leaders note reduced state aid and rising costs, aiming to minimize impact on education while acknowledging tough economic realities. Superintendents differ on current cuts, with Lt. Gov Sheila Simon emphasizing arts value.
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Cairo Usd 1
Marion Unit 2
Frank Barbre
Marion
Barbre
Barbie
Steve Murphy
Murphy
Sheila Simon
Simon
JALC to Upgrade Campus Sites and Relocate Child Care Office
JALC plans to relocate the Child Care Resource & Referral office on Jan 1 to 607 S. Greenbriar St a 40 year old Shawnee Library System building will remain tenant until 2013. A 92 000 purchase at Tippy Road and Willow Street covers three acres enabling east side campus access. renovations costing about 406 000 include asbestos abatement funded by a 20 million bond approved in 2007 with contracts set for the upcoming board meeting.
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S. Greenbriar St
Shawnee Library System
Brad McCormick
Tippy Road
Willow Street
City of
Carterville
McCormick
IDOT
Illinois 13
Division Street
Greenbriar Road
Holloway longtime legislator dies at 79 in Illinois
Former Illinois House member Holloway died at 79 after a long career in public service. He was elected in 1958 and retired in 1975, later leading Egyptian Electric Cooperative as CEO from 1976 until joining the attorney general's office as executive assistant until 1988. Survived by wife Doris and two daughters, memorials are preferred to Westminster Presbyterian Church Sparta. Funeral arrangements handled by McDaniel Funeral Homes.
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Illinois House of Representatives
Egyptian Electric Cooperative Association
Co-Op
Illinois
Neil F. Hartigan
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Sparta
Holloway
Illinois Presbyterian Home
Springfield
First National Bank of
Steeleville
John A. Logan College Foundation
Williamson County
Calif
Judith Pullins
Seymour
Ind
Robert
Alene Holloway
Donald
Lana Holloway
McDaniel Funeral Homes Ltd
Marching Salukis prep for fall season at SIUC
Laux catches up with Kaskaskia College background as the Marching Salukis train in Saluki Stadium. Dani Robison, transfer from Murray State, notes stronger rigor and shared commitment to hard practice and performing. Brozak previews diverse halftimes including jazz big band and a Chicago tribute with the new Saluki Dazzlers. Chris Morehouse expresses enthusiasm for the season.
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Laux
Kaskaskia College
Salukis
Saluki Stadium
Dani Robison
Murray State
Brozak
Chicago
SIUC
Chris Morehouse
George
Morehouse
Libyan rebels seize Tripoli as Gadhafi forces collapse
Rebels surged into Tripoli from the west as Gadhafi's defenses dissolved and his 40 year rule crumbled. Residents welcomed the advance in Green Square renamed Martyrs Square, with Seif al Islam reportedly captured, celebrations erupting nationwide including Benghazi.
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Tripoli
Gadhafi
Libya
Muammar Gadhafi
Gaddafi
Seif al-Islam
International Criminal Court
Netherlands
Green Square
Martyrs Square
Nour Eddin Shatouni
Red
Benghazi
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Scott Fitzgerald
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S. Park Ave
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Moussa Ibrahim
Mahmoud Shammam
Zate
Mayah
Fely & Ture
Rome
Reed Station
Amtrak
Linos
Amtrak.com
Heartland Regional Medical Center
W. DeYoung
Alan Lee Froehling
Carbondale Elks
Illinois Elks Children’s Care Corp
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