Performance based funding to reshape higher education
Lt Gov Sheila Simon backs performance based funding as a likely future for state universities. SIU President Glenn Poshard says the change is coming and SIU must be judged by improvements and clear goals rather than a universal model. Chancellor Rita Cheng notes readiness at SIU Carbondale with approaches like the university college.
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Sheila Simon
SIUC
SIU
Glenn Poshard
University of Illinois
Poshard
Rita Cheng
Carbondale
University College
One Dead and One Arrested in Williamson County Murder
A 47-year-old man, Randall Feazel, was charged with first degree murder in the death of his uncle Don Essary, 68, at their rural Williamson County home. A neighbor’s 911 call reported a naked Feazel forcing entry, bloodied and threatening residents before deputies found him later at his own home.
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Williamson County
Randall
Randy” Feazel
Don Essary
Charles Garnall
Pulliam Road
Saline County
Feazel
Essary
Paul Newton
Thompsonville
Jurors see brief video in Carbondale brawl murder case
Jurors in the Patrick A. Greene and Trevis S. Thompson murder trial viewed a grainy about one minute clip from Nov. 20 showing the Frontier Communications building wall and the moment Orlando Lamont Clark was found unresponsive after Carbondale police were dispatched at 1:23 a.m. Sirens are heard at the end. The footage, stored on a memory card, came from a warrant related search of a prosecution witness.
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Murphysboro
Patrick A. Greene
Trevis S. Thompson
Carbondale
Jackson County
Frontier Communications
Orlando Lamont Clark
Man rescued eight days after disaster in Fukushima
Rescue teams pulled a man alive from a wrecked house eight days after the earthquake and tsunami as crews moved to restore power lines to the Fukushima Dai-ichi plant. Japanese authorities admitted slow response while seeking U.S. aid to avert a meltdown, with over 7,200 dead and thousands missing.
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Fukushima City
Japan
United States
Fukushima Dai-ichi
Carbondale Chamber Polls Ranks Mayoral Picks
The Carbondale Chamber of Commerce emailed 325 members and received 60 responses. George Maroney led with 47.5 percent, while Sam Goldman had 28.8 percent Joel Fritzler 16.9 percent and Steven Haynes 6.8 percent. The question asked which candidate voters planned to support for mayor.
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Carbondale Chamber of Commerce
George Maroney
Chamber
Maroney
Sam Goldman
Joel Fritzler
Steven Haynes
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