Town Square Chautauqua Series brings presidential portraits to Carbondale
The Town Square Chautauqua presents "The American Presidency" at Town Square Carbondale with actors dramatizing figures from Andrew Jackson to Eleanor Roosevelt. Evening show 6 30 p.m. at the freight pavilion along with daytime lectures at various sites. Contact 618 457 5100 for events and help with federal agency inquiries at Equality Municipal Building 138 N Calhoun and other venues.
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Town Square
Carbondale
White House
Andrew Jackson
Ulysses S. Grant
Mary Todd Lincoln
Eleanor Roosevelt
Freight Pavilion
U.S
John Shimkus
Equality Municipal
N. Calhoun
Cave-in- Rock City Hall
W. Canal St
SIUC weighs modest rise in admission standards
SIUC leaders explore raising minimum ACT score from 21 and class ranking for incoming freshmen while seeking to preserve diversity. Chancellor Walter Wendler warns against drastic cuts and pledges a hand crafted approach that considers each applicant individually, with final decisions expected by fall 2006. Seymour Bryson of the Center for Basic Skills notes the program assists freshmen with essential study skills.
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SIUC
Walter Wendler
Wendler
Seymour Bryson
Peddle Power Anna officials weighing sales permits
Cobden farmer Wayland Duty has run a weekly farmers market at Fred's parking lot in Anna for ten years. Officials in Anna discuss sales permit rules as the market continues to serve as a mainstay for local shoppers and growers.
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Easar
Alex Switzer
Anna Farmers’ Market
Steve Draper
Anna
Cobden
Wayland Duty
Duty
Fred’s
Third party slate forms to place Rodewald on ballot
Randolph County state’s attorney candidate Randall J. Rodewald forms the People’s Party after his removal from the Democratic ballot for petition improprieties. The party fields four candidates Judy Yankey, Tina Steibel, Frank Cane, and Rodewald, collecting 1,800 signatures—far above the 605 required—on June 21 to appear in November. Ballot order places Democrats first, Republicans second, then the People’s Party. Rodewald aims to win, saying the party marks new ground in Randolph County politics.
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Randolph County
Randall J. Rodewald
Rodewald
Chester
People’s Party
Lehman Drive
Judy Yankey
Ebenezer Road
Rockwood
Tina Steibel
Bloom Street
Red Bud
Frank Cane
Palestine Road
Pat Laramore
Laramore
Southern Illinois backs Blagojevich budget rally
Local politicians including Jim Fowler Larry Woolard and Ken Gray joined assistant transportation secretary David Phelps in Carterville to promote Gov. Rod Blagojevichs budget saying it would benefit Southern Illinois. They warned of jeopardy to regional projects if the budget failed and urged citizens to support the plan.
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Carterville
Illinois
Springfield
Rod Blagojevich
Jim Fowler
Larry Woolard
U.S
Ken Gray
Transportation
David Phelps
Southern Illinois
Phelps
Summer Strains PAWS Shelter Funds In Anna
Pets Are Worth Saving PAWS in Anna faces a tough summer with tight finances as donations drop. PAWS Place manager Penny South notes the bank balance was low last week and fundraising shifts to fall, while board president Cathy Sheeley mentions a pending raffle for a red Chevrolet Aveo to raise much needed cash.
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PAWS
Penny South
Paws Place
East Vienna Street
South
Paws Board
Cathy Sheeley
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