First Tuesday school elections mark new consolidation era
Districts across Southern Illinois vote Tuesday for school board members under Illinois election consolidation law. County clerks run the elections with polls 6 AM to 7 PM. Tax issues include bonds for John A Logan College and Coulterville Unit 1, ambulance service in Johnson County, and a fire protection district in Randolph County. Write-ins explained for both paper and punch card ballots.
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Ron Poppenhagen
Southern Illinoisan School Board
Southern Illinois
John A. Logan College
Johnson County
Randolph County
Coulterville Unit
Logan board members resign after union recognition vote
Two Logan Grade School Board of Education members quit after a 4-3 vote to recognize a teacher union. President James K. Toms Sr. and James Rice resigned, joining Mosley and Patten in supporting affiliation with the Benton local AF of T. Toms Jr. Smothers and Lambert opposed. The board also rescinded prior policies on health, retirement, sick leave, spring salary talks, and dismissal time from 3 30 to 3 10 p.m.
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Logan School Board
Logan Grade School Board of Education
James K. Toms Sr
James Rice
William Mosley
Keith Patten
Logan
Benton
The
American Federation of Teachers
Higher education budget requests top $1.4 billion, up 17.8%
Illinois public universities and higher education agencies seek a fiscal 1983 budget of 1.405 billion, a 17.8 percent rise. The Illinois Board of Higher Education will review the requests in January, with ISSC leading growth at 31.5 percent and community colleges at 16 percent.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Illinois
Illinois State Scholarship Commission
Illinois Board of Higher Education
IBHE
ISSC
Illinois Community College Board
Southern Illinois University
University of Illinois
Board of Regents
Illinois State
Northern Illinois
Sangamon
Board of Governors
Chicago State University
Eastern Illinois University
Governors State
Northeastern Illinois
Western Illinois
SIU
U of I
Board of Govenors
Regents
Nonpublic Advisory Committee
Privte
Shaw urges IBHE to view higher education as public investment
Southern Illinois University Chancellor Kenneth Shaw tells the Illinois Board of Higher Education that higher education is an investment in society and must be funded accordingly. He argues graduates boost public involvement, earnings, taxes, and family well being, and urges the board to consider these societal benefits when planning the 1983 budget.
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Jean Ness
Southern Illinoisan
Southern Illinois University
Illinois Board of Higher Education
Kenneth Shaw
IBHE
Illinois
Shaw
Poster child dies leaves legacy of love and courage
Kristi Graul, a 10 year old from Du Quoin and Southern Illinois poster child for cystic fibrosis, died July 7 after a long battle with the disease. Her parents Steve and Claudia Graul describe a life shaped by love, courage, and daily care routines. They now urge others to value health and family, sharing insights to help others facing similar struggles.
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Ann Schottman Knol
Southern
Steve
Claudia
Kristi
Grauls
du Quoin
Kristis
Oly
Southern Illinois
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Jerry Lower
Carbondale
Illinois Avenue
O.R. Walley
James Toms Jr
Jack Smothers
William Lambert
Steve and
Claudia Graul
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