Blagojevich to cut 28 more Ryan hires
Gov. Rod Blagojevich announced Monday he would fire 28 more state employees to purge last-minute political hires by former Gov. George Ryan. He followed 35 firings earlier this month and said the small business utility advocate post would not be filled. He invited fired workers to reapply if positions remain. Quinn supported the move to reduce bureaucracy.
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Forby discusses budget with educators and parents
Southern Illinois state rep Gary Forby meets with educators and parents as budget shortfalls loom. He chairs an educational advisory group and sits on elementary and secondary education, agriculture, transportation, and aging committees. Attendees urge keeping funding for schools, while noting classroom strains from retirements and larger class sizes.
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National Recording Registry selects 50 historic recordings
The Library of Congress opened the National Recording Registry with 50 selections spanning T S Eliot poetry to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five. The lineup includes Edison recordings, FDR fireside chats, MLK I Have a Dream, Casey at the Bat, Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, Eisenhower D-Day address, Hindenburg crash narration, Aretha Franklin Respect, and the first Grand Ole Opry network broadcast. Billington chairs the board. Ivey named director. The registry preserves digital copies and invites public and board input.
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Deleted records implicate top Interior official in Indian trust case
A court master found Neal McCaleb, then Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, violated court orders and federal law by deleting months of electronic records tied to a class action alleging the U S government mismanaged up to 137 billion dollars in American Indian oil gas and timber royalties since 1887. He said the deletions were a mistake and notified the court.
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