West Frankfort zoning row shows council ignored public
The Illinois Municipal League says West Frankfort council failed to hold a public hearing before rezoning East Main Street. Mayor Orville Nolen defends the May 14 action as a first reading, while the planning commission was bypassed and public input ignored. The piece urges retraction to involve the commission, hold a hearing, and reconsider with citizen feedback.
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West Frankfort
Illinois Municipal League
East Main Street
Orville Nolen
League
Southern Illinoisan
Elizabeth Renshaw
City Planning Commission
Planning Commission
Nolen
Ol’ Orville Nolen
Lessons From a Severance Era at Carbondale High
After a yearlong contract strike in Carbondale Community High School District 165, both sides show improved communication and a push toward clearer budgeting. The Finance Study Committee proposes budget footnotes and an index, suggests moving custodial costs from education to operations, and envisions community volunteers guiding cooperation amid enrollment declines that may reduce teacher numbers in coming years.
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Carbondale Community
Cchs Finance Study Committee
CCHS
Southern Illinois
Two sites show diverging PCB cleanup efforts in Illinois
Dowzer Electric pledges a PCB study for Casey Fork after IEPA request, while Sangamo at Crab Orchard Lake stalls. Fish and Wildlife negotiations lag, and federal oversight via EPA lacks leverage on Interior Department land. Sens. Simon and Dixon seek role in Superfund rules to extend federal cleanup power.
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Dowzer Electric Co
Casey Fork
Sangamo Electric Co
Crab Orchard Lake
Dowzer
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
Sangamo
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
IEPA
Casey
Fish and Wildlife
Justice Department
Sens
Paul Simon
Alan Dixon
Interior Department
U.S. Epa
Moscow trip muddies Nicaragua aid debate
Tom Wicker argues Ortega's Moscow voyage does not alter the case against U S backing for the contras. He notes congressional votes against aid came with fears of appearing soft on communism and warns that nonlethal aid still funds weapons. cites Sen. Dodd's $14 million plan to relocate contras as a plausible alternative, unlikely to pass.
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Tom Wicker
New York Times
NEW York
Daniel Ortega Saavedra
Nicaragua
Moscow
House of Representatives
Ortega
House
George Shultz
U.S
Congress
Reagan
Central America
CIA
Havana
Kremlin
United States
Heav
Ily
Somoza
Ronald Reagan
Daniel Ortega
Lieved
Sen
Chris Dodd
Connecticut
Mandatory insurance policy critique in Illinois debate
Robert G. Schultz argues against compulsory auto insurance in Illinois, citing failures in other states, enforcement difficulties, and no real aid to victims. He notes 1 percent random checks for coverage are insufficient and highlights the FR law targeting uninsured drivers, plus existing uninsured motorist protections already in place.
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Robert G. Schultz
Illinois
Secretary of State
Greece election campaign drift amid civil war legacy
In Greece ahead of the June 2 vote between Prime Minister Andreas Papandreou and Constantine Mitsotakis, campaigns unfold in controlled settings with no heated debates or random voter discussions. Papandreou touts rural gains while New Democracy pushes auto tariff cuts. foreign policy is downplayed amid lingering civil war memories shaping party discourse.
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Henry Kamm
New York Times
Salonika
Greece
Athens
Andreas Papandreou
Constantine Mitsotakis
Papandreou
Mitsotakis
New Democracy Party
Klaos Florakis
pro-Moscow Communist Party
Larissa
Thessaly
New Democracy
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Kalambaka
Meteora
Risomilos
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
European Economic Community
Epirus
Macedonia
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