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Benton election centers on teacher board strife and taxes
In Benton Community Consolidated School District 47 a four seat four year race and two two year vacancies hinge on the long running teacher board feud. Candidates include Phil Jenkins Albert Smith Harry McDonald J Ray Wood with write ins Susan Mills and Richard Dale. The contest focuses on union influence money politics and tax concerns amid ongoing contract disputes and calls for program restorations.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Benton Community Consolidated School District
Benton
Phil Jenkins
Rend
Corps of Engineers
Albert Smith
Harry B. McDonald
Planning and Zoning Commission
J. Ray Wood
Stanley Harp
Ronald House
Southern Illinois
Susan Mills
Cockrum
Richard Dale
Benton Community Park District Board
Dale
Harp
Patty Hunter
Miss Mills
Wood
Jenkins
House
McDonald
Smith
Bauer
Benton Federation of Teachers
Karp
Attorney General