Crimson Express to march in Memorial Day parade in D C
Illinois based Crimson Express band of about 70 students will represent the state in the Washington D C Memorial Day parade and perform at Logan Circle Park. The group, selected for winning history and trophies, will also present on founder of Memorial Day with Mike Jones hosting.
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Crimson Express
State of
Illinois
Washington
Logan Circle Park
Mike Jones
Gen
John A. Logan
Herring
White House
Justin Klarer
Klarer
Crimson Express cooks and boosters power DC trip
Parent volunteer Dave Barger leads the cook crew hauling a fully equipped kitchen trailer for the Crimson Express trip to Washington DC. About 125 people will travel by two buses a cook trailer a yellow truck and staff van to perform at Logan Circle. Meals for over 100 will be prepared twice daily, featuring chicken fajitas dumplings and barbecue. Uniforms are sorted by the "uniform moms" crew as Cathy Schmidt notes the behind the scenes work keeps the band running.
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Logan Circle
Barger
Crimson Express
Cathy Schmidt
Crimson Express Boosters Club
Schmidt
Colleges Expand Remedial Teaching As Freshmen Struggle
Colleges across public universities and community colleges face mounting costs to teach remedial skills such as study habits reading comprehension and writing. The NSF Achieve program estimates taxpayers pay 1 to 2 billion yearly for such instruction at public universities. SIUC centers report hundreds of students aided yearly with modest budgets, while chancellors urge reform of high school curricula to boost college readiness.
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National Science Foundation
Achieve
Cheryl Thomas
John A. Logan College
Carterville
Thomas
Seymour Bryson
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Center For Basic Skills
Bryson
Center
SIUC
Walter Wendler
Wendler
Hoffa search at Michigan horse farm enters day 11
FBI dig at Hidden Dreams Farm near Milford Township, about 30 miles from Detroit, continued through day 11 with no remains found. Agents used a backhoe at a demolished barn where a credible tip placed Jimmy Hoffa, once tied to Rolland McMaster, and Donovan Wells reportedly witnessed related activity in 1976.
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Milford Township
Mich
Jimmy Hoffa
FBI
Hidden Dreams Farm
Detroit
Dawn Clenney
Teamsters
Hoffa
Rolland McMaster
Donovan Wells
Wells
Joseph J. Fabrizio
Associated Press
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Ive Jahnke
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Murphysboro
Trn
Caleb.hale
Frank Bleyer
Bank of Carbondale
Rend Lake Beverages, Inc
NEW Medical Office
Carbondale
M. S. Shafi, M.D
American Board of Internal Medicine
American Board of Nephrology
Shafi
Mount Sinai School of Medicine
New York
University of Louisville
Kentucky
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