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Newspaper
Southern Illinoisan
Location
Carbondale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 2001
Page
9
A group of 15 Southern Illinois University Carbondale theater students perform poems stories and plays created after Sept 11 in a 7 30 pm show at the Christian Moe Laboratory Theater Communications Building Admission is free
Architect Thomas T K Zung presents a free program at 7 p.m. in the SIU Student Center Auditorium highlighting Buckminster Fuller’s life work. A reception and book signing follow. Zung, Shanghai born and Michigan trained, collaborated with Fuller in Cleveland. The talk notes Fuller's link to SIU from 1959 to 1970 and his Expo 67 dome.
The Rend Lake College Foundation hosts a presentation on Life on the Mississippi detailing its river course people towns and river life. John Lynn of Peoria will recount solo canoeing 2300 miles from Minnesota to the Gulf with slide shows and anecdotes. Registration is free for the 10 a.m. to noon session in the Student Center.
Illinois housing agencies announce three public hearings in October to review the proposed 2002 State Consolidated Plan Action Plan for housing. The plan funds four HUD programs totaling over 60 million dollars annually, including CDBG HOME ESG and HOPWA. Contact 312 836 5354 for details.
Accountant Paul Schmidt urges Union County leaders to add cash balance lines to the 2001 2002 budget to show beginning and ending cash. He says the change would improve financial visibility beyond last year’s budget. Work began last week to shape the new budget for the year.
Union County faces skyrocketing medical insurance costs with Blue Cross Blue Shield plans pushing family out-of-pocket from 737 to 1158 dollars monthly, a 57 percent rise. County officials call it a big problem amid late bills and potential budget freeze as existing contracts and audits compound the strain.
Republic Services seeks to double the Southern Illinois Landfill near De Soto by adding 180 acres to the south. Jackson County schedules two to four public hearings in February after a formal application, with a $250000 fee and about $27 million in prep costs.
Negotiations continued past midnight between the Du Quoin School District 300 board and the Du Quoin Education Association amid a looming strike vote. Federal mediator Barbara Rumph and DEA President Pat Ferrari noted progress as about 190 workers seek a settlement before Tuesday’s vote. If no agreement is reached, the Tuesday vote could lead to a Wednesday strike, potentially idling Du Quoin High School football playoffs and volleyball regionals.
First Circuit Judge Michael Henshaw barred VIENNA John Glennon a Kansas City traffic engineer from testifying as a defense expert in the William Barham reckless homicide case noting he is not a certified Illinois traffic engineer. Isom died in a Oct. 14, 2000 single car crash at Shawnee Correctional Center scenes showed a damaged 2000 Chevy Impala and cigarette evidence amid contentious testimony about who drove that night.
A De Soto Grade School bus carrying nine children was struck by a southbound Ford Bronco on Bowlby Road. Clifford Smith, 17, of De Soto, had minor injuries while Thomas Smith, 47, of De Soto, drove the other bus. no students were hurt as they were transferred to another bus and the route completed.
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