Springfield session preview maps taxes telemarketing and more
The Springfield Legislature returns for the spring session with a Southern Illinoisan Bureau series outlining top agenda items. Weekly topics include taxes home unity AFSCME casino riverboats telemarketers death penalty education local legislators and weather and notices from New York firefighters marching near the Brooklyn Bridge.
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SIUC Tuition Boost Proposal Sparks Student Opposition
SIUC Chancellor Walter Wendler proposes a significant 20 percent tuition increase this fall followed by 15 percent annual hikes for three years. Undergraduate Student Body president Michael Perry of Gridley calls the plan unacceptable, arguing the double-digit rise and rising operating costs burden students and threaten SIUC’s status as a flagship campus. Tuition was slated to rise 5 percent this year.
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Israeli forces seize Arafat compound in Ramallah clash
Israeli troops backed by tanks stormed Yasser Arafat headquarters in Ramallah, holes punched in walls as fighting raged room to room. Five Palestinians and two Israeli soldiers were killed, 60 detained and 25 wounded. A Palestinian suicide blast in Jerusalem killed two Israelis.
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Powell tells Arafat to end terror attacks
Secretary of State Colin Powell pressed Yasser Arafat to curb terrorism while urging Israel to restrain its actions. U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni stayed in the region to push for a cease-fire as Powell blamed the attacks for derailing the peace process and defended Israel’s right to respond to deadly bombings that killed 30 in three days.
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Pope John Paul II Weakens During Holy Week Walk
Pope John Paul II, kneeling and grimacing, stood near the end of the Good Friday procession in Rome as officials arranged a special altar at St. Peter's to spare him climbing steps. Doctors cite arthrosis in a knee as a factor, though aides expect him to preside over Easter Masses if possible.
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Grade school club promotes edible packing peanuts lesson
Fifth graders Amber Lamm Kara Epperheimer and Jacqulynn Nunley led Winkler School energy club members in classroom visits on recycling and energy. They demonstrated how plastics can be made from corn, how bottles are chopped into pellets and blown into bigger shapes, and how five soda bottles can become one large shirt.
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