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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 2011
Page
1
An Associated Press survey finds more than 32 coal fired plants in about a dozen states will shut down and 36 more may close under new federal air pollution rules. The plants, among the oldest and dirtiest, supply over 22 million households, but outages likely won’t plunge homes into darkness.
Nationally sales rise about 25 percent with local stores reporting gains. Midwest Cash in Carbondale Marion and Harrisburg sees influx of buyers before Christmas and many customers pawn or sell items. SI Pawn Shop in Carbondale doubles Black Friday sales and notes more layaway purchases as shoppers seek bargains on electronics jewelry and games at steep discounts.
North Korea leader Kim Jong Il has died at age 69 after ruling with iron authority and pushing nuclear ambitions that shaped global security fears. The announcement was made by state television from Pyongyang, 17 years after he inherited power from his father.
Johnston City mayor Jim Mitchell received Mediacom’s rate increase notice amid a franchise dispute. The change, effective Thursday, adds 3 to family cable offering up to 80 channels including CBS NBC ABC and FOX, per Mediacom vice president Tom Larsen.
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