Irene Weakens but Floods Remain Across N Y and Coast
The Associated Press reports Irene weakened but floods persist along the East Coast. Manhattan faced seawater surging into streets and a marina wall flooding near the New York Mercantile Exchange. Cleanup crews restore power as damage runs into billions and at least 18 deaths are listed.
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Carbondale considers changes after low election turnout
Carbondale councilors discuss reform after a February primary drew about 17 percent of 11 000 registered voters. Mayor Fritzler backs review while Councilman Wissmann pushes to set a quick plan to improve turnout and efficiency for 2013 municipal contests. The general election turnout rose to about 25 percent.
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Joel Fritzler
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Schwarm shares horseman method at Du Quoin Fair presentation
Schwarm has ridden since age two and runs a 30 year horse business. He credits his grandfather, a show judge, with teaching him to learn from good horsemen. In a free Rural King sponsored talk at the Cow Town USA area, he demonstrates guiding horses like a dance, focusing on footwork to change direction.
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du Quoin
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Know Your Horses at Du Quoin State Fair Demonstrations
Mark Schwarm will demonstrate horse training techniques daily at the Du Quoin State Fair with free performances at 5 and 7 30 pm on weekdays and 12 30, 4 and 6 pm on weekends. Details on clinics at Shady Lane Farm in Paducah or Win Thru Farm in Marion by contacting mschwarm frontier com or visiting mark schwarm com.
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Frontier Com
Coal Research director at SIU Carbondale to retire
John Mead, director of the Coal Research Center at Southern Illinois University Carbondale since 1989, plans to retire at the end of August. A Indiana University graduate in 1976 and a 1979 University of Illinois law degree holder, Mead shifted from law to energy policy and air pollution, working with the Illinois Energy Resources Commission and state departments before focusing on energy diversity and coal use in Illinois.
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Illinois Energy Resources Commission
Illinois Departments of Energy and Natural Resources
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Alan Rogers
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