Marion mayor battles state over landfill permit fines
Marion mayor Robert Butler accuses Illinois Pollution Control Board of a vendetta as the city fights a 5500 dollar penalty for operating a Spillertown landfill without a permit. He cites odors and alleged state bias while ignoring prior permit violations and cleanup work caused by noncompliance.
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Robert Butler
Marion
Spillertown
Ilinois Pollution Control Board
Waterboard
Butler
Illinois
Ata Sa Butler
Congress Basks in Self Deals Amid Austerity Talks
An editorial decries congressional self enrichment during budget cuts. It cites repeal of a $3,000 deduction cap for DC living expenses, removal of a $25,000 outside income cap, automatic pay raises, and a salary boost for the chaplain, arguing lawmakers push sacrifices on others while padding their own earnings.
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House
Senate
Congress
Washington, D.C
Scientific scandal prompts push for stronger US science education
An editorial argues the United States leads in Nobel prizes yet risks scientific illiteracy. It cites NSF data showing low high school enrollment in physics and math, urges higher standards for college admission, and calls for more qualified science teachers to boost national tech literacy and economic competitiveness.
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United States
Acco
National Science Foundation
Foundation
Budoe Netein
Evel
Incompetence Cited as EPA Faces Turbulent Transition
Washington reports mounting questions over EPA function after resignations and a leaked budget. Anne Gorsuch's top-down style, slow confirmations, and White House nomination delays create an administrative limbo. Reorgan and staffing shifts trigger morale drops as career staff depart for industry and consulting, jeopardizing regulatory progress and permit efficiency.
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Taylor Pacific News Service
Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
Conee
EPA
Colorado
Anne M. Gorsuch
White House
Reagan
Senate
Gorsuch
Interior Department
James Watt
Nipe
Reece
Nolan E. Clarke
Frank A. Shepherd
Miami
City energy standards debated for Carbondale plan vote
Letter from Thomas J. Marcinkowski urges Carbondale City Council to publish and discuss the standards to be used in comparing the two solar energy plans. He argues that process quality and public involvement matter as much as outcomes and calls for transparent, collective standard setting and ranking.
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Southern Illinoisan
Carbondale
Thomas J. Marcinkowski
Fathers Fight For Custody In Frustrated Battle
A letter from Eugene A. Lecerf of Johnston City in the Southern Illinoisan urges fair treatment for fathers in custody and visitation struggles. He cites bitter ex-wives, unethical procedures, and slow courts, insisting many battles are unwinnable but deserve support and reform.
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Southern Illinoisan
Ugene A. Lecerf
Johnston City
Wily aide Silbey exploits cozy bureaucrats in cancer inquiry
In a Washington hearing led by Sen. Orrin Hatch, Frank Silbey, a powerful Capitol Hill investigator, feeds reporters careful information to shape the National Cancer Institute probe. Allies call him a hard driver, while critics call him a bully, arguing his tactics blur party lines and empower staff power at the expense of accountability.
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Robert Reinhold
New York Times
Washington
Senate
Orrin G. Hatch
Utah
Republican
Labor and Human Resources Committee
National Cancer Institute
Frank Silbey
Silbey
Veal
Sena
Tor
Capitol Hill
Porter
Hatch
Max Baucus
John Moss
Upton Sinclair
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Clarke
Shephrd
Shed
Rey
Charles Miller II
Peceivilly
Rnment
Department of Health and Human Services
Miller
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