Housing project sparks town hall debate in Murphysboro
Residents discuss a Gandalf Group plan for 50 low to middle income apartments aimed at 16 000 to 42 000 yearly earners. Critics fear crime and blight while supporters cite proximity to assisted living facilities and long term maintenance. Zoning Board of Appeals votes tonight at 6 30 p m in City Hall.
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Murphysboro
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Illinois Youth Center
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Vets and locals mixed on Marion VA care in patient views
Marion VA patients and other locals discuss care quality and access. One patient reports delayed ER visits for a toe infection treated through June with hospitalizations and surgeries after seeing a Carbondale podiatrist. Others praise Marion VA for hip and femur surgery but note canceled appointments and ongoing arthritis concerns.
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Murphysboro
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Illinois wine industry reels as harvest drops 30 percent
Illinois growers report a 30 percent fall in production due to frost and rain with mixed outlooks on prices. Owl Creek Vineyard projects 35 000 bottles this year from about 100 000 last year while next year could rebound to 130 000 140 000. Some varieties suffered larger losses, yet survivors may yield better quality wines, including Chambourcin, with shelves possible next spring.
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Illinois
Beam
Brad Genung
Owl Creek
Cobden
Genung
Mike Boegler
Dry Hill
Kinkaid Lake
Boegler
Bryson outlines higher ed reforms and diversity effort at SIUC
Associate chancellor Bryson discusses turning a sound program into a streamlined system after the 2004 act consolidating the Illinois Minority Graduate Incentive and Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunity. He notes training students to seek placements, improving records, and boosting minority faculty and staff through culture and mentorship, with support from President Poshard and Chancellor Trevino.
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Illinois Consortium For Educational Opportunity
Bryson
Illinois
SIUC
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