SIU salaries a rerun of the same tale across years
SIU faculty pay remains below peers as state funding lags. Despite top administrators urging bigger raises, 1986 showdowns hint at modest gains and a continuing trend of limited salary improvements amid broader budget constraints.
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Nancy Weil
Southern Illinoisan
Chance
Southern Illinois University
SIU
Siu-C
Vey
American Association of University Professors
AAUP
STUC
SIUE
Shaw
Board of Trustees
Albert Somit
Siu-E
Earl Lazerson
Somit
California
Wisconsin
Illinois
Lazerson
GED and ASE graduates celebrate at JALC ceremony
Richard Maxey and over 100 others earned GED certificates and Carterville High School diplomas in a JALC ceremony. Loretta Maxey praised his effort as he recalled leaving school in 1951 to serve, then returning to improve his life amid a tough job market.
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Nancy Weil
Southern Illinoisan
Richard Maxey
Loretta
Maxey
John A. Logan College
Maxeys
Herrin
Richard
Matt Funkhouser
Funkhouser
Sandy Funkhouser
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Funhouser
Lake of Egypt
Bonnie Penrod
Mary Penrod
JALC
Kathy Jane Beers
ASE
JoAnn Obis
Carterville
Jack Hill
Carbondale weighs land sale or purchase option
Carbondale officials may reject an Illinois Department of Transportation land sale and consider City purchase of 6.5 acres tied to the Railroad Relocation Project. IDOT valued the land at 120000 dollars, with zoning as light industrial and railroad access plus 1000 feet of US 51 North frontage. The council also reviews a Taco Bell drive up window item and a rezoning for Jim Pearl Inc. expansion amid neighbor concerns.
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Dave DeWitte
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Prairie Farms
U.S. 51
Main Street
Illinois Avenue
Big Ditch
ICG
U.S. 51 North
Carbondale City
Illinois Department of Transportation
IDOT
Taco Bell
Walnut St
Jim Pearl Inc
Carbondale Planning Commission
Marion prison defense opens as former associate warden testifies
Tim Landis reports at Marion prison in Illinois as the civil rights suit over the October 1983 lockdown resumes. Former Associate Warden P W Keohane is expected to testify, with the government presenting its defense of the 20 month lockdown at the U S Penitentiary Marion. Inmates allege systematic beatings and searches to harass prisoners, saying conditions are humiliating and could spark violence unless eased.
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Tim Landis
P.W. Keohane
U.S
Marion
Keohane
Memphis
Tenn
Carbondale
Nancy Horgan
Donna Kolb
Ralph Friederich
Jerry Williford
Marion to discuss new police chief as bond issue eyed
Marion officials convene at 7 30 p m to consider naming a successor to Chief L B Hunter with no expected appointment. Public Health Commissioner Hancock pushes for Assistant Chief Ron Swafford while discussing a possible 575000 sewer plant rehab bond and potential annexations. Hunter to remain as radio dispatcher amid 911 rollout. Mayor Butler warns annexation suits may follow Herrin case dismissal.
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Marion
Robert Butler
Public Health and Safety
David Hancock
Ron Swafford
L.B. Hunter
Hunter
Butler
Hancock
Herrin
Ivan E. Hock
Lorene Hock
Cecile Janssen
Carbondale Names New United Way Executive Director
Debbie Moore of Murphysboro is hired to lead Carbondale United Way for the 1985 fund drive replacing Vivian Agent. Moore, formerly with Blue Cross Blue Shield and retired nursing home roles, has a record in fundraising and community service and will move to Carbondale with her family.
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Carbondale
New United Way
Carbondale United Way
Debbie Moore
Murphysboro
Vivian Agent
United Way
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Moore
Tip of Illinois Health Services
Southern Manor
Patrician
United Cerebral Palsy Foundation
Business & Professional Women’s Club
Business & Professional Women
American Red Cross Blood Services
Perry County jail site to be considered today
Perry County officials meet with the Building Commission to review the proposed site for the new jail. The commission has chosen a specific site, but the county must approve and purchase it due to funding constraints. Howell hints a site may be selected, Hawkins notes the process is nearing actual site selection.
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Perry County
Linda Sickler
Southern Illinoisan
Perry County Board of Commissioners
Perry County Building Commission
Board
The
Building Commission
Te Building Commission
County Board
Gerald Hawkins
Dick Howell
Howell
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Illinois Board of Higher Education
Kenneth Shaw
Dwight Nale
Mary
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