Miners vote on UMW-BCOA contract amid mixed views in Southern Illinois
Southern Illinois coal miners from Consol and Zeigler mines expressed mixed opinions after voting on the United Mine Workers Bituminous Coal Operators Association contract. Many criticized the absenteeism policy and the 40 month term, while some praised pay and supported fellow union members facing hardship and a potential strike. Key voices included Charlie Loos of Coulterville, Ted Cunningham of Pinckneyville, Cecil Shockley Jr. of Sparta, and David Sauerwein of Marissa who shifted from no to yes.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois
United Mine Workers-Bituminous Coal Operators Association
Charlie Loos
Coulterville
Loos
Consolidation Coal Co
Burning Star No. 4
Charlie Fruits
Ava
Consol
Cecil Shockley Jr
Sparta
Zeigler
Ler
BCOA
UMW
Gaston
Pinckneyville
District 12
Kenneth Dawes
UMW International
David Sauerwein
Marissa
Sam Church
B. R
Bobby”’ Brown
Sauerwein
Herrin writer chases big time with 5000 songs in 20 years
Dave Cox of Herrin, though busy selling fencing supplies, pursues a Nashville break as a country songwriter. He claims to have written over five thousand songs in twenty years, writing in a blue truck, recording demos, and sending tunes to Nashville while awaiting a hit.
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Kristi Bengon
The
Southern Illinoisan
Dave Cox
Cox
Missouri
Herrin
United States
Nashville
Tenn
West Frankfort
Billy Cole Reed
Outlaws
Chains of Love
Marion
Cal Smith
Marion Fence Manufacturing
No Prosecution For Giant City Park Officials Says Justice
Jackson County State's Attorney John Clemons announced no criminal charges will be filed against anyone connected with Giant City State Park unless new information arises. The four month probe by the Conservation Department and Clemons' office found some administrative irregularities but not criminal violations.
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H. B. Koplowitz
Giant City State Park
Jackson County
John Clemons
Illinois Department of Conservation
Clemon
Robert Kristoff
Park
Tim Merriman
Kristoff
Conservation Department
Jackson County State’s Attorney’s Office
Division of Internal Investigations
Illinois Department of Law Enforcement
Carbondale to unveil solar program to cut energy cost
Carbondale moves to launch a municipal solar utility study aimed at cutting home and business energy bills. The plan, backed by Shawnee Solar Project, envisions audits, low cost loans, and an Energy Consumption Tax funded five year program totaling 2.65 million dollars with CIPS sharing costs.
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Carbondale
Tom Woolf
MSU
Illinois
Susan Mitchell
MSA
Shawnee Solar Project
Community Energy Development Fund
Central Illinois Public Service Co
CIPS
Marion postal site inspections planned this month
Marion Postmaster Albert Vanhorn said proposed post office sites within a four block radius of the current facility will be inspected later this month by a U S Postal Service real estate representative from Mission Kansas. He noted feasibility study results will influence site selection and that offers were sent to the real estate division after a May 22 deadline.
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Marion
Albert Vanhorn
U.S. Postal Service
Mission
Kan
Tower Square Plaza
Vanhorn
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Zeigler Coal Co
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Cunningham
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Zeig
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Jerry Lower
Clemons
Giant City
Tom Killala
Kenney
Superman
Chuck Mullins
Paducah, Ky
Metropolis
Man of Steel
Postal Service
Tower Square Merchants Association
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