Post office aims to keep Christmas mail on schedule
Carbondale regional post office official says late cards mailed tonight should reach Illinois and nearby states before Christmas. First class mail and priority packages sent this evening should travel without trouble within the region. Weather and the Thursday Christmas help ease deliveries. there is no inbound backlog and total mail volume is similar to last year.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Carbondale
Hubert L. Goforth
Missouri
Kentucky
Indiana
Tennessee
Goforth
Winchester: Job referral program not new just limited
Milligan, moved from the Department of Transportation to mental health, describes his role as a pilot project to recruit and place people efficiently. Officials deny ghost payroll claims while detailing cross department referrals and pro rated payments of 10 000 to each department over 12 months.
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Bernardi
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Winchester
Governor's Office
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Thompson
Springfield
Thompson Press
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Skilbeck
Patronage Game highlights ghost payroller Milligan
Southern Illinoisan reports on Dale Milligan and Rep. Robert Winchester amid Illinois patronage. Milligan admits referring names to the mental health department, saying his job is a patronage role. Bittle notes reform still allows political influence within Civil Service procedures.
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Springfield
Milligan
Illinois
Southern Illinoisan
H.B. Koplowitz
Robert Winchester
Koplowitz
Murphysboro
Union County
Illinois Times
Non Sequitur
Carbondale
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Bittle
Region 5
Anna Mental Health Center
Anna
Mental Health Department
Planets glow may resemble Christmas Star in Southeastern skies
A bright light will appear in the southeast sky on Christmas season, believed by some astronomers to resemble the Christmas Star. The glow results from Jupiter and Saturn in conjunction, an event occurring every 20 years, visible to naked eye as two separate bodies.
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Southern Illinois
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Jesus
Illinois
Carbondale
Arnold Pearlstein
B.C
Jupiter
Saturn
Mars
Pearlstein
Cirius
William Harrison
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James Garfield
William McKinley
Warren Harding
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
John F. Kennedy
Murphysboro woman named caseworker in Simon's office
U S Rep Paul Simon of Illinois named Paula K Ashman of Murphysboro as a district caseworker in Carbondale. She will assist constituents with federal programs such as Social Security Medicare and Black Lung, after prior roles in education district accounts and local contracting firms.
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U.S
Paul Simon
Carbondale
Murphysboro
Paula K. Ashman
Clay
Ashman
Tri-County Special Education District
Laventhal and
Horwath
Russell Miner Electrical Contractor
Jackson County sheriff silent on firing amid trial
Sheriff Don White offered no comment on firing of a county employee who testified for the prosecution in his official misconduct and theft trial. A deputy and jailer predicted firings, with Elsie Pierson’s dismissal cited and Truitt awaiting potential action. The grand jury had brought the charges, and White was acquitted on two counts while four were dismissed.
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H.B. Koplowitz
Southern Illinoisan
Jackson County
Don White
White
Elsie Pierson
Pierson
Gene Truitt
Truitt
David Youngberg
Youngberg
Williamson County state's attorney hospitalized after viral illness
Former Williamson County State's Attorney Charles Garnati, 28, of Carterville, was hospitalized over the weekend after a viral attack Thursday left him immobilized. He was taken by ambulance to Herrin Hospital from his parents' home in Herrin as his condition worsened. Doctors could not identify the exact illness but described it as a virus or flu occurring in the area. Garnati hopes for release soon and may require a week or more of rest.
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Charles Garnati
Garnati
Carterville
Herrin Hospital
Herrin
Garnall
Roznowski
Roach
Bigham
Armstrong
Du Quoin council meetings spark debate on openness
Du Quoin Mayor Robert Armstrong defends informal pre meetings as efficient while Commissioner Jerome Roznowski resigns, citing lack of public discussion. Roach and Murray back Armstrong, Roznowski laments reduced public input though argues openness is essential.
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du Quoin
Robert Armstrong
Jerome Roznowski
Robert Murray
Armstrong
Ralph
Tiny
Roach
Wayne Bigham
Bigham
Roznowski
Murray
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