Sparta BluesFest Attracts Large Crowd For Ninth Annual Event
Music fans packed Sparta City Park for the ninth annual BluesFest as Homegrown Blues Revue opened the all day festival followed by six performers including headliner Roomful of Blues. The eight piece band blends swing rock blues and soul and has earned multiple Grammy nominations and blues awards.
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Blues festival lineup features Mark WELLEN Mil and St Louis acts
The event showcased the band of the late Johnnie Johnson alongside Renee Smith, The Scott Miller Band, and the Piping Hot Buttery Biscuits of Blues. Patrons noted weather improved this year after two sweltering or rainy prior festivals and enjoyed a varied Delta to Chicago and Texas blues program.
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Family ties at John A. Logan College board meeting
John A. Logan College faces nepotism allegations as relatives of staff and trustees populate the payroll. The board plans to review hiring procedures after a personnel directory shows family members across departments and on the board itself. Chief figures include board chair Don Brewer and trustee John O Keefe with relatives in key roles.
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Governor signs mine safety law in Illinois
Governor Rod Blagojevich signs a broad mine safety reform into law in Springfield. The bill requires Illinois 18 underground mines to upgrade safety gear including air tanks and wireless tracking for miners, inspired by a West Virginia mining disaster that left 12 workers dead.
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Poshard Defends SIU Leaders Over Plagiarism Charges
Southern Illinois University President Glenn Poshard defends SIU Carbondale and Edwardsville chancellors amid plagiarism allegations. He called former SIUE professor Christopher Dussold s claims against Walter Wendler and Vaughn Vandegrift vindictive and not right. Vandegrift and Wendler admitted unintentional omissions and pledged to improve attribution.
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