MacGyver Named Top Fictional Helper In Disaster Survey
A McCormick Tribune Foundation poll found MacGyver leading seven fictional heroes as the preferred adviser in emergencies with 27 percent of votes. Indiana Jones trailed at 16 percent, John McClane 14, James Bond and Jason Bourne 8, Lara Croft and Jack Bauer 7.
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State budget hearing opposes Blagojevich veto plan
About 300 people and lawmakers gathered at John A. Logan College to hear critics of Governor Blagojevichs proposed $463 million veto package. Senators Luechtefeld and Jones voiced concerns over health care funding and the governors authority to create new programs without General Assembly approval.
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Mount Vernon students arrested after lunch hour incident
Mount Vernon Township High School faced disruption after a lunchtime incident described as student unrest. Three students were arrested and two teachers were assaulted as fights erupted, prompting early dismissal per Superintendent Terry Milt.
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Rend Lake College hosts The Big Read literacy push
Rend Lake College joins 117 U S groups in The Big Read to boost reading, with a $6,500 grant to buy 500 copies of Amy Tan’s The Joy Luck Club and host events on campus. President Mark S Kern cites literacy as a driver for broader academic gains and community culture.
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Goldman defends Poshard against plagiarism accusations
SIUC Board of Trustees member Sam Goldman published a letter to the editor rebutting a Chicago Tribune editorial that urged President Glenn Poshard to resign over plagiarism allegations. Goldman, appointed in 2005, argued the Tribune misread Poshard’s 1998 governor’s race loss to George Ryan. He said his view remains. see page 3A.
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