Carbondale to Lose Three Longtime City Leaders
Carbondale plans retirements of Fire Chief Jeff Anderson, Maintenance and Environmental Services Manager Wayne Wheeles, and engineering technician Bill Jezierski at month end. Anderson, 55, has 31 years with the fire department and will step aside after 1998’s ascent to chief. Wheeles, 58, has 35 years with the city and led the department since 1980, overseeing recycling program growth. He aims to spend more time with grandchildren after retirement.
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Carbondale
Jeff Anderson
Wayne Wheeles
Bill Jezierski
Anderson
Fire Department
Jeff Doherty
Wheeles
Illinois
Sunday special high flying aerobatics thrill ride
A writer joins SIAC Rotor and Wing, a three member aerobatics team, for a practice flight in late May before their first national competition. The piece details emergency exit drills, unusual ground level altimeter settings, and a power G maneuver that pushes the body to the limit as the plane dives into an abrupt skyward turn.
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Dave Oliver
SIUC
Illinois
SIAC
Lottery plan for education sparks political caution
SIU Carbondale professors Donald Gribbin and Jonathan Bean call Blagojevich proposed leasing of the Illinois lottery a risky election year ploy. They argue state gambling funding for education is unstable, potentially shifting money away from schools and entrenching a private monopoly, with uncertain $10 billion claims.
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Carbondale
Rod Blagojevich
Southern Illinois University
Donald Gribbin
Jonathan Bean
Blagojevich
Gribbin
Bean
Illinois
Independent Review
United States
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