Veterans Day takes on meaning for troops in Afghanistan
At Bagram Army Maj Richard Patterson notes Veterans Day is a family affair with brothers in service and a father and uncle in the Army. Soldiers say the day carries renewed significance after Sept 11 as officials plan no ceremonies and focus on ordinary duties while in Afghanistan.
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Mays
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Baton Rouge
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Witte
769Th Battalion
Brian Savage
354Th
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Tucson
Joint Commission under scrutiny over hospital accreditation practices
Health care regulator faces criticism for standards that may not reflect patient care quality. Some hospitals let Joint Commission accreditation lapse in favor of state agency status while others push for new independent quality measures. Southern Illinois facilities such as Memorial Hospital of Carbondale and Herrin Hospital hold Joint Commission accreditation amid ongoing accountability debates.
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the Tribune
Commission
Gary Mecklenburg
Northwestern Memorial HealthCare
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago
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The
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St. Joseph Memorial Hospital
Murphysboro
Herrin Hospital
Southern Illinois Healthcare
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Anna
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Agenda: Illinois budget aims and education funding clash
Kent Redfield predicts lawmakers will push nonrevenue measures such as gay rights and pay equity while seeking to trim state government. Minimum wage hikes and education funding remain top issues as administrators warn of budget cuts and potential job losses. The piece cites Blagojevich promises to allocate most new revenue to schools and notes district deficits and tax concerns across the state.
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University of Illinois At
Springfield
Blagojevich
Redfield
Senate
House
Barbara Flynn Currie
Dchicago
Illinois
Illinois Department of Labor
Robert Schiller
Illinois State Board of Education
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Mount Zion
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Larry D. Woolard
Carterville
Garrett Deakin
Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Accuracy notice for Faith & Values open house
The Southern Illinoisan invites readers to report errors via the Accuracy Hotline, noting a wrong date in the Faith & Values section. An open house for Grace United Methodist Church in Carbondale should be Nov 17 from 1 to 5 p.m.
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Jackson County
Faith & Values
Grace United Methodist Church
Carbondale
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