New SIU AD Moccia Makes Strong First Impression
New SIU Carbondale athletic director Mario Moccia, former Missouri deputy AD, drew applause at a campus press conference. The 38-year-old New Yorker, hired after a 10 week search, will start Aug. 1 with a $165000 salary, overseeing external operations and major programs as he aims to build on Kowalczyk’s legacy.
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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93-year-old woman starts fourth career as entrepreneur
At 93 MaryAnn Abercrombie-Willis embarks on a new venture creating a 10-home subdivision on 10 acres to honor her late husband Kendall. A lifelong educator and school psychologist, she built the Abercrombie-Willis Lodge from a restructured barn and credits three careers to her remarkable life guiding motto.
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Abraham Maslow
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Southern Illinois University Carbondale
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Anna Elementary School
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Blagojevich Probe Shifts to Federal Officials
Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan released a letter from U S Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald saying the Blagojevich administration hiring probe will be handled by federal prosecutors. The letter notes that multiple state agencies are involved and that investigators have developed credible leads.
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New Illinois laws start with fiscal year and big budget
Today marks the start of Illinois new fiscal year with a $55 billion state budget and Gov Rod Blagojevichs All Kids plan. A $10 million statewide testing program begins for districts to win $50,000 grants to hire extra teachers and cut class sizes to about 15 pupils in grades K to 3.
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