Illinois coal interests back Clean Air Act extension
Illinois coal backers expect passage of a reauthorized Clean Air Act this year, with focus on sulfur reductions and acid rain. Key figures Taylor Pensoneau and Gerald Hawkins urge status quo on coal issues, while environmentalists oppose HB 5252 for weakening enforcement and not curbing acid rain.
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Illinois Coal Interests
Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinois
Congress
Illinois
Illinois Coal Association
Taylor Pensoneau
Midwest
Pensoneau
D-Ma- Kanda
Clean Air Coalition
Simon
James Broyhill
R-N.c
Hawkins
Home energy aid funds available in Southern Illinois
Several agencies begin accepting Home Energy Assistance Program applications in February for income eligible households. Applicants need income proof for 90 days, a current energy bill if energy is paid directly, and the head of household's Social Security number. Income limits range by household size, with specific figures for 1 to 4 persons.
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Southern Illinois
Egyptian Economic Opportunity Council
Randolph County
Chester
Swanwick St
Red Bud City Hall
E. Market
Illinois Power Company
N. Market St
Sparta
Steeleville
Jackson County
Locust
Murphysboro
N. Marion St
Carbondale
Perry County
du Quoin
E. South St
Perry
Jackson
Randolph
Johnson and Union County
Shawnee Development Council
Karnak
Jonesboro
Franklin and
Williamson County
Volunteer Services Inc
Benton
N. 10Th St
Wit and Wisdom Center
E. Main St
West Frankfort
S. Park
Herrin
N. Court
Marion
Williamson
First-Ever Blood Drive At Carbondale High Tops Goal
At Carbondale Community High School the first blood drive drew 158 units, far exceeding a 100-unit goal. Senior Andy Garrett and classmates signed up early, while Principal Dale Smith led by example as the first donor, with no serious after effects.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Andy Garrett
Michelle Altekruse
Gina Payne
St. Louis
American Red Cross
Carbondale Community High School
Students of America
Key Clubs
Dale Smith
Carsrud Named Carbondale Citizen of the Year
Donn Carsrud owner of Carbondale McDonald’s restaurants and former Towne Central president was named Carbondale Chamber of Commerce Citizen of the Year. The 52 year old arrived in 1961 to run the first McDonald’s in town and later opened a second location near SIUC. He is a long time chamber member, Rotary director, and hobby winemaker with three children.
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Tom Woolf
Southern
Turley Park
U.S. Postal Service
Carsrud
Westown Mall
South Illinois Avenue
SIUC
Towne Central
Southern Railway buys Cairo-Mt. Carmel line
The Southern Railway will purchase the 120 mile Cairo Branch line from Conrail for 4.6 million dollars, preserving service to Cairo and Mount Carmel. The deal excludes 24.5 miles to Lawrenceville and awaits ICC approval after a hearing on abandonment. The Cairo Branch, long used to ship coal to Chicago steel mills, may be repurposed to load Ohio River coal for export.
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Associated Press
Cairo
Mount Carmel
Southern Railway
Conrail
Paul Simon
D-Makanda
Lawrenceville
Interstate Commerce Commission
Simon
David Carle
Southern
ICC
Carle
Chicago
Ohio
Philadelphia
Illinois
William Schue
Nolen and Meeks Named New Logan College Foundation Directors
Carbondale residents Dr. Fred Nolen an orthodontist and Dr. Wrophas Meeks a radiologist were elected to three year terms on the John A. Logan College Foundation Board. They succeed William A. Corny and Carol McDermott. Both have prior foundation involvement and active civic roles.
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Nolen
Meeks
Logan College Foundation
Carbondale
Fred Nolen
Wrophas Meeks
John A. Logan College Foundation
William A. Corncy
Carol
Joyce at 100: SIUC lecture marks Joyce centennial
Richard F. Peterson, SIU Carbondale English professor, will deliver the Harry T. Moore Memorial Lecture on Joyce at 100 as part of the university's James Joyce Centennial Celebration. The talk, with a defense and prosecution format, is free and open to all in Morris Library Auditorium before 8 p.m. Various campus events follow through June including plays, films, and readings tied to Joyce and his works.
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Ben Gelman
Southern Illinois An
James Joyce
Joyce
Richard F. Peterson
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Harry T. Moore
Moore
Peterson
Dublin
Ireland
Mary Lavin
William Butler Yeats
Alan M. Cohn
SIUC
Ulysses
Finnggan
Lewis Carroll
Morris Library
Charles Dodgson
Peterson and Cohn
Dante Alighieri
Florence
Italy
Swit
O’brien
Finnegan’s
Siuc Theater
Judith F. Lyons
Calvin A. Maclean
Siuc English Department
Calipre
Joyce Film Festival
Joyce Funnerall
Finnegan
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Toby Moffett
D-Conn
Broyhill
Ronald Reagan
Sandy Spelliscy
Reagan
Coalition
Harris
Harris Organization
Ms. Spelliscy
Jerry Lower
Anna Lezhen
June Davis
Julie Flannagan
Jim McHose
CCHS
Red Cross
Marilynn Daniel
Health Occupation Club
Russell Branch
Keith Young
Melodi Ewing
Glenna McFarland
Missouri-Illinois Blood Center
Smith
Carbondale Rotary
Donn Carsrud
Cairo-Mt. Carmel
Harry Moore
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