Jackson County 4-H lifts troops spirits with mail drive
Column ONE reports Jackson County 4-H members using mail to boost U S troops morale on Page 1B while other items note West Frankfort hospital reopening efforts, Du Quoin laborers union contract, Williamson County airport security plan, West City Wal-Mart proposal status, and national news on evacuations from India and judges overturning library filters on computers.
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Jackson County
4-H
U.S
ICC halts 618 area code split in Illinois
The Illinois Commerce Commission delayed plans to split the 618 area code after a federal order requires pooling of phone numbers starting July 29. Numbers will be allocated in blocks of 1,000, with a local company, GlobalEyes Telecommunications of Murphysboro, returning 230,000 numbers. Andrew Aken voluntarily relinquished the control at the ICC’s request.
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Murphysboro
Illinois Commerce Commission
Illinois
The
NeuStar
ICC
Andrew Aken
GlobalEyes Telecommunications
GlobalEyes
ICC Time
Marty Cohen
Citizens Utility Board
Photographer Keith Cotton Brings High Art to Small Town Appleknocker
In a rural Southern Illinois hamlet, Keith Cotton runs a Manhattan style portrait studio from the town’s old bank building. He crafts full frame color and monochrome portraits without props, mixing modernist clarity with Norman Rockwell ambience. See focused on page 2A.
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Keith Cotton
Anna
Cotton
Time
Rolling Stone
Vanity Fair
Tabbie Little
Mark Allen
Allen
Corden
Illinois
Walton’s Mountain
George Jones
J.lo
Appleknocker Lane
Yellow Moon Cafe
Manhattan
Tribeca
Midwest
Annie Leibovitz
Norman Rockwell
Dongola works to recover after April tornado
In Dongola residents band together with heavy equipment to clear debris after an April 28 tornado. Share and Care Inc. volunteers aid about 30 families lacking insurance as FEMA and Illinois EMA run disaster recovery centers in Dongola and nearby towns. The community reports extensive cleanup and rebuilding decisions await.
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Dongola
Paul Schmidt
Kemper Cpa Group
Anna
Share and Care Inc
Schmidt
Share and Care
Becauss
Federal Emergency Management Agency
Lorene Osman
Osman
FEMA
Illinois Emergency Management Agency
Illinois
Williamson County Emergency Services Disaster Agency
Marion
Illinois House approves budget while Senate backs tax plan
The Illinois General Assembly passed a 22.8 billion general funds budget with splits 92-22 in the House and 55-2 in the Senate, amid partisan bickering. The Senate also approved cigarette tax hikes to 98 cents a pack, raising 240 million, but action stalled on broader tax increases as Gov. Ryan weighs a balanced-budget plan.
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Springfield
Illinois
House
Senate
George H. Ryan
Ryan
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Williamson County
West City
Wal-Mart
State Department
India
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Pinckneyville
Harrisburg
Crosswort
Faith
Walt Horoscop
Thesouthern.com
the Southern Illinoisan
United States
Susan Skiles Luki
Associated Press
BY Anthony Man
Springfield Bureau
David S. Luechtefeld
Okanville
Larry D. Woolard
Carterville
William L. O’daniel
Mount Vernon House
Mike Best
Gary F. Forby
Benton
James D
Jim” Fowler
Dan Reitz
Steeleville
John C. Jones
Mount Vernon
Michael J. Madigan
Chicago
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