Saline County launches child locating device and Karbondale rehab aid
Column item notes Harrisburg Saline County equipped with a national child locating device, Carbondale hosts Rebuilding Together to rehabilitate low income homes, and a local group gathers humanitarian aid for a Communist country. Also mentions violence in Iraq spreading beyond military targets and a weather forecast for the area with warm temperatures and possible storms.
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Harrisburg
Saline County
Carbondale
Video gamers multitask in college life study shows
Two thirds of college students play video games and gaming is not a nerd stereotype. A Pew study led by Steve Jones finds gaming fits a multitask lifestyle, with about a third playing during class yet not harming studies. Observations in college labs show students writing papers between game breaks.
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Chicago
Pew Internet & American Life Project
Steve Jones
University of Illinois At Chicago
Jones
Peachy peaches shine in Southern Illinois orchards
In Union County near Cobden and Alto Pass the Flamm and Rendleman orchards dominate the peach trade. The season runs July to August with Red Haven and Flamin Fury ready now and a forecast of steady yields, despite a harsh winter. About 30,000 bushels are expected from 25,000 trees across 300 acres, all hand-picked.
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Mike Flamm
Flamm
Southern Illinois
Flamm’s
Cobden
Rendleman
Alto Pass
Lipe
Carbondale
Mileur
Murphysboro
Hedman
Liberia Leader Seeks US Troops as Taylor Seeks Asylum
Liberian President Charles Taylor accepted asylum in Nigeria but demanded a peaceful transition and urged US peacekeepers. President Bush plans Africa trip as regional calls for a force mount. 15 US military experts prepare Liberia assessment amid Western pressure. West African states offer 3,000 troops with 2,000 from the US discussed. Taylor remains in Monrovia surrounded by rebels and conditions a peacekeeping deployment on his departure.
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Monrovia
Liberia
Charles Taylor
Nigeria
United States
Taylor
Bush
U.S
Africa
West Africa
United Nations
Questions linger in region on No Child Left Behind rules
Regional education chief Dan Anderson of Alexander, Johnson, Massac, Pulaski and Union counties says NCLB remains unclear 18 months after its 2002 start. He notes most schools receive federal funds and new rules require highly qualified teachers with proper certification and tests, ending provisional credentials.
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Illinois
Dan Anderson
Alexander, Johnson, Massac
Pulaski
Union Counties
Anderson
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