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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 2012
Page
1
Gov. Pat Quinn's idea to shift rising pension costs to local schools and universities is described as only a concept by Kelly Kraft of the Governor's Office of Management and Budget. Districts warn it could trigger major cuts or property tax hikes.
The USDA released the first updated Plant Hardiness Zone Map since 1990, offering greater accuracy and detail. It shows most of Illinois in a warmer zone and provides growing season guidance based on last frost dates, helping gardeners like Rita Felty at Plantscape Nursery in Herrin choose plants suited to their area.
At Southern Illinois University Carbondale SIU spring enrollment stands at 18 442 a drop of 322 from spring 2011. Chancellor Rita Cheng noted smaller class sizes and other positive trends with 99 new undergraduates 77 international students and 2 072 off campus enrollments. Colleges of Science and Mass Communication and Media Arts show gains while factors like graduation and mid semester departures shape the drop.
The Center for Biological Diversity and the Sierra Club filed a notice of intent to sue the Forest Service over a proposed 384 acre land exchange with Peabody Energy near Harrisburg Gallatin County asserting failure to consult the Fish and Wildlife Service to protect endangered Indiana bats. The groups warn the swap could harm bat habitat amid white-nose syndrome losses and call the action unconscionable for aiding mining.
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