Giffords plans resignation this week to focus on recovery
Rep Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona said on Facebook she will resign from Congress this week to devote energy to her recovery from January 2011 wounds. She thanked supporters, noted daily improvement, and said stepping down serves Arizona. President Obama and others praised her courage and service. The 2012 term will end with the resignation.
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Gabrielle Giffords
Arizona
Tucson
Ariz
House of Representatives Chamber
Giffords
Jan Brewer
Barack Obama
Gabby
Obama
House
John Boehner
Nancy Pelosi
California
U.S
Jerry Costello
Belleville
Illinois Education Association blasts school funding vouchers
Charles McBarron spokesman for the Illinois Education Association declares that diverting taxpayer money from public schools is a misuse. He notes the Legislature has spoken on vouchers in recent years.
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Charles McBarron
Illinois Education Association
Illinois Vouchers Debate Resurges In General Assembly
Activists renew push for school vouchers arguing taxpayer savings and public private competition. In Illinois, urban Democrats back vouchers while Sen James Meeks has sponsored bills aiding about 30000 Chicago CPS students. Teachers unions warn against diverting funds and await outcomes of reforms.
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James Meeks
Chicago
Meeks
State Senate
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Senate
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Illinois Education Association
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Ford
Illinois
McBarron
March protest marks Roe v Wade anniversary
Kay leigh Langenstein hand letters Adoption: The Loving Option amid a March protest. Clare Taylor aged 1 rides in a stroller. Teresa age 4 walks with family through the march scene. Langenstein notes her law practice centers on children's issues and guardians ad litem. President Obama marks 39th Roe v Wade anniversary with a pledge to protect a woman's right to choose.
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Clare Taylor
Memorial Hospital of
Carbondale
Clare
Teresa
Retirees Program Keeps Seniors Active in Region
Howard Webb a former SIU English professor helped establish SILIR. The January meeting honored him. 2011 offerings included digital photography genealogy memoirs European art history Civil War with digs in Massac County and the Hill area in St. Louis. 2012 classes cover evolution disease eradication Abraham Lincoln Vikings of early Scandinavia plus iPad and Southern Illinois wildlife. Trips to Plantscape Nursery Herrin and an architectural tour of St. Louis. Hartlieb joined in 2004 and praises SILIR for engaging retirees without tests and sharing expertise.
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SIU
Hartlieb
Massac County
St. Louis
Abraham Lincoln
Southern Illinois
Codeli
Thesouthern
Plantscape Nursery
Herrin
SILIR
Endangered Bats at Shawnee Land Swap Site Prompt Debate
A forest service land swap near Peabody faces scrutiny after Indiana bat habitat was found on the site. Lands Program Manager Ron Scott says data requires analysis and observers, while Bensman accuses the agency of withholding information from the public. USFWS must approve findings under the National Forest Management Act and Endangered Species Act guides.
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Lands Program
Ron Scott
Shawnee National Forest Office
Harrisburg
Bensman
Forest Service
Peabody
Scott
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
USFWS
Shawnee Forest Service
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