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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 18, 2011
Page
1
FEMA teams along with Illinois Emergency Management and the U S Small Business Administration document widespread damage in Southern Illinois while noting most residents lack flood insurance. The piece cites Brent Stewart and directs readers to floodsmart.gov for information.
In Carbondale Reed Station Mobile Home Park residents returned after floodwaters receded to a devastated scene. Large dumpsters lined every block, with many beside abandoned trailers whose doors stood ajar and creaking in a light breeze.
In Springfield Senator Jeff Schoenberg says two thirds of retired state workers should start paying more for taxpayer funded health insurance this year. Unpaid costs would begin with nonunion retirees, while union workers wait for a July 2012 bargaining result. The forecast cites unusually low retiree costs, with only about 9 percent paying any benefit in retirement.
State Rep. Mike Bost says the House proposal for the Du Quoin State Fair remains around 1.5 million dollars with an additional 750000 for non fair operations. The plan has been sent to the Senate. A poll asks readers how they would feel if the fair is canceled.
Illinois Senate sponsor Senator Gary Forby announced House Bill 390 would lease about 160 acres of Pyramid State Park to Knight Hawk Coal for surface mining, creating 45 jobs and a $120 million local impact while keeping park land undeveloped. The plan will reclaim mined land and donate it back to the state after operations.
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