Bowen Center serves deaf emotionally disturbed youths
The Bowen Developmental Center in Harrisburg runs the state’s only program for emotionally disturbed deaf children and adolescents. It offers therapy, education, and living-skills training with work-study options while expanding to include families and siblings in future plans.
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Kristi Bengon
Southern Illinoisan
Marty Field
A.L. Bowen Developmental Center
Harrisburg
Bowen
Field
Rene Tiffin
Wabash
Ohio Valley Special Education District
McKinley Grade School
Tiffin
Illinois
Illinois Department of Mental Health
Bowen Developmental Center
Department of Mental Health
Miss Tiffin
Illinois State School For the Deaf
Sparta school pact set
A seven hour session led by a federal mediator produced a tentative agreement for a new one year contract between Sparta Unit School District 140 and the Sparta Education Association. The proposal will be explained at a July 16 meeting at Lincoln School cafeteria.
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Tony Stevens
Southern Illinoisan
Sparta Unit School District 140
Sparta Education Association
Lincoln School
SEA
Albert Hopke
Hapke
The
Board of Educaton
Ed Koenig
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service of
St. Louis
Lake Egypt removed from IEPA critical list
Bonnie Marx reports the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency has removed the Lake of Egypt Public Water District from its critical review list after a misclassification caused by a customer complaint. The district noted no real pressure problems, citing a meter distance causing friction and elevation to skew readings.
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Bonnie Marx
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
IEPA
Lake of Egypt
Shadowers
Southern Illinois
de Soto
Elkville
Cobden
Evansville
West Frankfort
Landfill Dilemma in Johnson County Deepens
Fourth in a series on waste sites outlines Johnson County's struggle to find a compliant landfill. IPCB and IEPA rules demand soil liners, groundwater protection, and costly permit steps, while counties face financial and geological hurdles. Operators note frequent tough rules and uneven enforcement as they balance public health with feasibility.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois Pollution Control Board
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Illinois
Johnson County
Shawnee Hills
Max Ray
Ray
IPCB
Ilnois Environmental Protection Agency
Land Pollution Control Division
Everett Allen
Allen
de Soto
IEPA
Ethacoal funding in Illinois debated by governor
Illinois funding of ethacoal research seeks 200000 to continue blending coal and ethanol to cut sulfur dioxide. Rep Jim Rea announced the bill passed and awaits Gov James R Thompson, who has 60 days to sign after it reaches his desk. Thompson vetoed similar money last year.
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B. Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
James R. Thompson
Jim Rea
Christopher
General Assembly
Thompson
Parental group eviction ends stay at city center
Circuit Judge Bill Green ordered Preparation for Parenthood to vacate the Emma C Hayes Center within 10 days. The agency must repay back rent and double rent for two months after its lease expired April 30. The ruling follows a city lawsuit amid funding losses and IRS liens. Green’s order notes back rent of 752 dollars paid and a reinstated nonprofit status.
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Tom Woolf
Southern Illinois and Carbondale Social Service Agency
Emma C. Hayes Center
Bill Green
Parenthood
Gloria Thomas
Green
Emma C. Hayes
Jackson County
Elizabeth Byrnes
Preparation For Parenthood
United Way
Illinois Family Planning Council
Secretary of State
Internal Revenue Service
Byrnes
In the Belly of the Beast Letters from Prison review
A critical look at Jack Henry Abbott’s In the Belly of the Beast Letters from Prison by Ben Gelman. The piece outlines Abbott’s background from Utah and Marion to New York publishing, describes the book’s topics from punishment to Marxism, and notes Mailer’s foreword and the vivid, unsettling prison life Abbott recounts.
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Jack Henry Abbott
Random House Inc
New York
N.Y
Norman Mailer
Mailer
Gary Gilmore
Abbott
Gilmore
Utah State Penitentiary
Utah
Utah State Industrial School For
Marion
Engels
America
Pris
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