Senators press to curb farm subsidies amid payments to few
Senators Fitzgerald and Durbin urged reform as votes aligned with expanding aid. House backed a long term $170 billion measure while 63 percent of payments went to 10 percent of farmers. Illinois received about $2.3 billion. an aid cap amendment was rejected 187-238.
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Senate Agriculture Committee
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Bush
Agriculture
Ann Veneman
Associated Press
Agriculture Department
Tim Johnson
Sidney
House Agriculture Committee
Durbin
Fitzgerald
Beardstown Freshens Reach With Spanish Language Newspaper
Beardstown businessman Patrick Bell expanded meat ads to the Hispanic community by placing Spanish notices in La Estrella de Beardstown, boosting his sales. Publisher Bill Mitchell expanded the paper from quarterly to monthly as demand grew. The Sun Gazette’s Spanish edition launched June 1 with 1,000 free copies, helping local merchants and agencies communicate.
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el Periodico
Joel Trujillo
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Beardstown
Patrick Bell
Bell
The
Star Gazette
la Estrella de Beardstown
Beardstown Newspapers
Bill Mitchell
Cass County Cable
Cass County Health Department
State Farm
Bob Masten
Masten
Brasel
Granite City teachers strike talks falter over missed school days
Talks between Granite City school administrators and striking teachers ended without a settlement at Good Shepherd Lutheran Church. A federal mediator joined to decide whether the 15 missed days since the Sept. 17 strike must be made up. Superintendent Steve Balen said the board wants makeup days though teachers oppose.
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Granite City
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church
Steve Balen
Passenger subdues man after cockpit entry on AA flight to Chicago
In Chicago two Air Force fighters escorted American Airlines Flight 1238 from Los Angeles to O'Hare after a passenger with potential mental illness tried to enter the cockpit. The 30-year-old man, traveling with his father, was subdued aboard the jetliner which landed safely at 2216 hours.
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State offices increase security in wake of attacks
Springfield officials said state offices including Marion will boost security with more guards and stricter building screening as U S led air strikes in Afghanistan continue. Some offices closed for Columbus Day while emergency centers plan permanent, expanded precautions statewide.
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Department of Central Management Services
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N. LaSalle St
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Chris Tamminga
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Dave Druker
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Capitol Building
Dave Sanders
Sanders
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National Guard
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Salle County
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Steven Smith
Ohio
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Virginia
Cass County Star Gazette
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Atl
Victory Christian Center of
Southern Illinois
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Carbondale Civic Center
Echo
South Murphysboro
MetLife Auto & Home Insurance
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K-Mart Plaza
Carbondale, IL
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Cabondale
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Kmart
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Shue
Ozburn Insurance Agency Inc. P.O
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Ozbin
Globaleyes.net
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Metropolitan Property and Casualty Insurance Company
Warwick
Richard Goldstein
Springfield Bureau
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