Landmark land swap questioned over endangered bats
Harrisburg based Sierra Club Shawnee committee calls a proposed exchange between Shawnee National Forest and Peabody Energy one of the worst. The plan would swap 384 acres of forested land near Gallatin County for 831 acres held by Peabody in Pope and Jackson counties, with Indiana bat habitat on the forest side.
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Shawnee National Forest
Peabody Energy
Harrisburg
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Shawnee National Forest Committee
Peabody
Gallatin County
Ohio River
Saline River
American Land Holdings of Illinois LLC
Forest Service
Pope
Jackson Counties
Marching For Life in Jackson County Carbondale
Sharee Langenstein coordinated the March for Life at Town Square Pavilion in Carbondale. About 50 participants marched east on Main to Wall to Walnut, then back to the pavilion while pastors led prayers. The event protested Roe v. Wade and featured Langenstein marching with several children as local supporters waved.
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March For Life
Town Square
Carbondale
Main Street
Wall Street
Wall
Walnut Street
Sharee Langenstein
Josh Schatzle
Hope Church
Leo Hays
Ava
Activists Renew Push for School Vouchers in Illinois
Activists who backed last year’s school reform plan plan a spring revival to push voucher funding using tax dollars for private and religious schools. The drive targets students in underperforming or economically distressed areas, with collusion from conservative advocates and Democratic lawmakers. Illinois Policy Institute analyst Collin Hitt says lawmakers will be asked to revisit the issue this year.
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General Assembly
Illinois
Collin Hitt
Illinois Policy Institute
Hitt
Program keeps local retirees active in Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois Learning in Retirement has run since 1998 offering retirees activities learning and socializing. Gary Hartlieb chair of Membership and Publicity Committee says the program counts 250 members across Southern Illinois.
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Southern Illinois
Gary Hartlieb
Southern
Involved group hosts monthly talks at Dunn-Richmond Center
Retirement oriented group invites non members to attend monthly meetings at 9:30 a.m. with a 10:30 program in Carbondale at 150 Pleasant Hill Road. Dues are 25 dollars yearly. Classes offered each fall with two sets of courses for retirees. Affiliated with SIU Division of Continuing Education. Call 618 536 7751 for details.
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Pleasant Hill Road
Carbondale
Illinois
Southern Illinois
SIU Division of Continuing Education
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