Carbondale district weighs budget cuts and school realignment
Carbondale District 95 plans a long range reorganization to save costs by adding classrooms at Lewis, Winkler, Springmore, and Parrish, closing Springmore, and eventually replacing Lincoln with a new junior high. The plan relies on savings from land sales and existing levies, with final board action set after hearings and a May/June timetable.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinois
District 95
Carbondale
Lewis School
S. Lewis Lane
Winkler School
W. Freeman St
Springmore School
N. Springer St
Thomas School
N. Wall St
Parrish School
N. Parrish Lane
Board of Education
Brush Administrative Center
W. Monroe St
Parrish
Thomas and Lewis
Lincoln School
Thompson urges SIUC grads to spark political renaissance
Gov. James Thompson told about 8,000 at SIUC Carbondale graduation that Reagan's landslide signals an American move toward core principles. He urged graduates to judge leaders by full performance, warn against single issue politics, and participate to strengthen democracy. 1981 class includes 4,870 degrees, 503 master’s, and 4,200 bachelor and associate degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cathy A. Monroe
Southern Illinoisan
Reagan
James R. Thompson
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Thompson
Illinois
Thomspon
DuMaroc
Mary Lou's
Father cheers son’s PhD via home video recording
Arvel McDaniel of Creal Springs watched son James receive a Doctorate in Higher Education from SIUC on a videotaped ceremony after being released from Marion Memorial Hospital. The record was made possible by Mildred McDaniel of Oakland City College who ferried the recorder 150 miles and secured power. James McDaniel, 38, earned a PhD after a path from theology and seminary studies to a sabbatical, coal mining, and completing a dissertation on the Council for Advancement of Small Colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James McDaniel
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale
Arvel McDaniel
Creal Springs
Marion Memorial Hospital
Mildred
McDaniel
Oakland City College
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Louisville
SIUC
Council For Advancement of
McDonnell
Sherri
Carbondale fires Public Works director over conflict charges
Public Works Director Bill Boyd was fired after seven administrative charges of conflict of interest. City Manager Carroll Fry announced the termination effective May 22 and named Ed Reeder as acting director. Boyd pleaded not guilty to all charges and can appeal to the Personnel Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Woolf
Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Bill Boyd
Boyd
Carroll Fry
Fry
Ed Reeder
George Twomey
Planning Commission
Stanley Dean
Dean
Ted Boyd
U.S. 51
Scott Ratter
Union County
City of
Anna
Jackson County Clerk’s
Supreme Court and Libel overview by Lawhorne
The Southern Illinois article reviews Clifton O Lawhorne classic on libel law and the Gertz Welch and Sullivan cases, tracing how Supreme Court decisions shaped defamation standards. It highlights Gertz vs Welch, Sullivan, and shifts under Warren and Burger, noting the book's timely analysis from 1980.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Gelman
Chicago
Elmer Gertz
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Henry Miller
Supreme Court of the United States
Gertz
U.S. Supreme Court
Robert Welch
Welch
John Birch Society
American Opinion
Supreme Court
Vate
the Supreme Court
Clifton O. Lawhorne
SIU Press
Minnesota
New York Times
Sullivan
The
Times
South
Montgomery
Ala
Martin Luther King
L.B. Sullivan
the Times
Alabama
Alabama Supreme Court
Lawhorne
Preme Court
Earl Warren
Warren Burger
University of Arkansas At Little Rock
Siu-C
Howard Rusk Long
Siu-C School of Journalism
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Siuc Grads
Petence
Thomson
Gover
Logan
Gerry W. Boester
Don Nolen
Gradu
Joe Jines
John A. Logan College
Carterville
Mildred McDannell
Public Works
U.S
England
Star Chamber
John Peter Zenger
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