Corporate owned farmland in Illinois mostly by business groups
A consumer group tied to the Illinois Farmland Coalition says a study shows 52 percent of 1.3 million acres of corporate owned farmland are held by non family owned corporations led by coal, utilities, and cannery firms. It notes only 3 percent of all farmland is corporate owned and urges limits on absentee ownership.
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Mary Ann McNulty
Springfield
Illinois Farmland Coalition
Coalition
Illinois South Project
Illinois
Census Bureau
Judy Shepherd
Shepherd
Department of Agriculture
Mike Williams
Ms. Shepherd S
UMW Political Arm Sets Four Major National Goals
The COMPAC National Council of the United Mine Workers outlines four federal legislative priorities. It aims to strengthen the Mine Health and Safety Act, convert oil-burning boilers to coal, modify the Clean Air Act to favor more coal, and stabilize the Black Lung Disability Trust Fund while preserving act integrity. It also plans to resist deregulating natural gas.
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Compac National Council
United Mine Workers
U.S. Senate
House Democratic Councils
UMW
Sam Church Jr
Council
Ronald Reagan
Nationalompac Council
Black Lung Disability Trust Fund
Forest funds disperse $229000 to Southern Illinois counties
Area counties share almost $229,000 from the Forest Service through PILT payments. Payments of timber sale, mineral extraction, special use and recreation fees support roads and schools. Counties listed include Pope, Gallatin, Hardin, and Union, with totals varying per county.
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Illinois
Orest Service
Shawnee National Forest
Kander
Gallatin
Hardin
Jackson
Johnson
Massac
Pope
Saline
Union
Will
Thompsonville High Receives $400 Career Education Grant
Thompsonville Community High has received a sub grant from the 27 county Career Education Service Center. The funds will be used to purchase materials for the school's Career Education Resource Center.
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Thompsonville Community High Hool
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Jcpenney
Mike Chylewski
M.C
Helene Curtis
C Penney Company. Inc
Thompsonville High
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