Rider shares lessons with fairgoers at horse program
Schwarm explains horse training ideas during a Sunday demonstration with Honey the quarter horse weighing 1000 pounds. He emphasizes attitude and timing, noting horses are keen and respond to the rider’s approach. The couple, Schwarm and Carole Crisp, live in Paducah and Marion with two sons involved in the family business.
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Alan Rogers
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Mead Coal Research Director Plans Retirement
Mead, head of a coal research institute at SIU, announces retirement after leading the university’s mining and engineering program renowned for environmental studies. interim director Tomaz Wiltowski will guide the institute while Mead explores future leadership and global energy potential.
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Southern Illinois natives fare well in storm
Southern Illinois natives report light damage from Irene as Fayetteville residents prepared amid warnings. Ashley Degenhardt and Jenna Chandler rode out the hurricane with their children while husbands served in Iraq. Delware State University officials said inland areas dodged the worst, with minimal campus disruption and a move-in rescheduled.
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Fayetteville
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Jenna Chandler
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New York City
Ryan Degenhardt
Bradley Skelcher
Carterville
Delaware
Thompson
Irene Leaves New England Relief After Evacuations Lifted
As Irene weakened to a tropical storm and moved into New England, New York officials lifted evacuation orders for 370,000 people and signaled a cautious recovery. Power outages affected 4 million, with estimated insured losses at 2 to 3 billion and total costs near 7 billion, while authorities warned of lingering flood risks and rising waters.
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Carbondale weighs easing primary elections under SB 1586
City attorney Mike Kimmel says home rule authority could let Carbondale trim primary candidates from four per seat to two if Illinois Senate Bill 1586 passes. Jackson County Clerk Reinhardt notes primaries cost between 20K and 25K, shaping debate over reducing races and expanding voter choice. Executive director Larry Frang pushes for more participation even as costs loom.
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Home Rule Authority
Mike Kimmel
Jackson County
Larry Reinhardt
Reinhardt
Larry Frang
Illinois Municipal League
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