Wacky fliers take to the air in Swiss Flugtag event
In Lausanne 45 home made flying machines braved 30 mph winds. the dragon briefly flew then fell into Lake Geneva. Machines ranged from flying igloos to a flying elephant as spectators watched experts attempt longer distances. Flugtag began in 1992 and will reach San Francisco on Sept 29 with rules requiring a completely home made craft and wingspan under 33 feet.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Lake Geneva
Vienna
Austria
Europe
Johannesburg
South Africa
United States
San Francisco Bay
Mold problem grows in our schools
In St Charles Illinois the district faces mold in St Charles East after leaks and aging infrastructure. Air quality experts cite maintenance delays and poor ventilation as causes while lawsuits multiply in Ohio and Louisiana and officials call for standards. Parents and teachers push for a new school as costs rise.
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Francis Kostel
St. Charles
Chicago
America
Linda Ford
American Lung Association
Ford
St. Charles East
Jenny Brooks
Silis
West Carrollton
Ohio
Jefferson
East Cleveland
Romeo
Mich
Ericka Plater
American Association of School Administrators
Plater
Mary Hunn
Hunn
Kostel
Mary Froisland
Eclectic yard sale draws buyers to Wells Plants in Herrin
Wells' Plants and Produce offers perennials in gallon pots alongside uncommon varieties like Devil's Walking Stick and lemon verbena. Shoppers test a motor, while Frankie Cripps and son Shannon sell shark teeth fossils, arrowheads, coins, and old buttons found locally. Weather nearly kept them away but it cleared and brought crowds.
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Herrin
Wal- Mart
Frankie Cripps
Grand Tower
Shannon
Lawsuit over mold at Lincoln School leads to settlement
Marion's Community School District No 2 filed in December 1997 alleging mold from a faulty heating and air system at Lincoln School, causing $48,000 in damages to library books and equipment. Defendants included American Air Filter Huff Architectural Group Samples Plumbing Thermal Mechanics. Settlement reached April 1999 for $250,000 with no admission of liability.
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Marion
American Air Filter
Huff Architectural Group
Lincoln School
Thermal Mechanics Inc
Chesterfield
Samples Plumbing
Thermal Mechanics
Trico School Board
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