Column One SIUC bookshop renovation under way
Column One Student Center bookstore is undergoing renovations as workers update the facility. Inside notes cover De Soto veteran memorial funding needs, Marion flood assessment, and Benton West City joining to build a new community website.
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The Southern Illinoisan Subscription Info
The Southern Illinoisan lists 24/7 online service at www.thesouthern.com and a toll free number 800 228 0429, option 2, for subscription assistance.
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Carbondale museums face budget cuts in district plan
In Carbondale a park district budget hearing led to a decision to revise capital plans without extra funding for the Science Center or the African American Museum of Southern Illinois. The Science Center faces an 88 percent cut to 5000 dollars, while the museum receives nothing this year.
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Science Center Board
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Eden Thorne
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Rue Miracle or Friendship Miners Trapped Deep in Mine
Miners at Zeigler Coal Company Mine No. 11 near Coulterville prepare for a Friday shift on May 24 before entering the 250 foot elevator to the lower workings. The story blends themes of friendship, heroism, and faith as danger unfolds underground.
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Ken Penrod
Tom Jeter
Penrod
Raymond Smith
Zeigler
Coulterville
Zeigler Coal Company
Gov Ryan trims $502 million. SIUC among victims
Gov George Ryan cut 502 million from the state budget, targeting higher education and financial aid. SIUC faced a budget reduction while the Vienna Correctional Center retained full funding. Education, state universities, college aid, and the Department of Corrections absorbed major cuts as lawmakers prepared to debate the reductions.
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Gotti dies at 61 in Marion prison hospital
John Gotti, the Teflon Don of organized crime, died at age 61 in a Marion Federal Penitentiary hospital after throat cancer spread to Springfield Missouri. He arrived in Marion in 1992 and remained there until 2000 before transfer for treatment as the mafia boss faced life without parole for racketeering and six killings.
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