Carbondale district eyes positive PR effort for schools
Carbondale Elementary School District No. 95 plans a public relations campaign to counter negative community perceptions. The effort, discussed at a school board meeting, will use focus groups and formal research to educate residents about the district including Carbondale Middle, Parrish, Thomas and Lewis schools and to uncover roots of purported reputational issues.
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Carbondale
Paula Smith-Feigenbaum
Carbondale Middle School
Parrish, Thomas and Lewis
Smith-Feigenbaum
Getting Green Clean At Home
A home focused feature notes simple eco friendly steps for households and highlights Neighborhood Co op in Carbondale as a source for organic cleaning products. The piece points readers to AT HOME Page 1E for more details.
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Co-op
Carbondale
Derailed train car triggers acid leak in Paducah
A train car derailed at a Paducah rail yard spilling hydrochloric acid and prompting evacuations within 2500 feet. Six people sought Red Cross shelter, including WKYX radio reporter Donna Groves who was treated for fumes. The leak stopped by 3:30 p.m. and officials said air readings were within safety ranges.
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Paducah
Larry Davis
Louisville
Red Cross
Donna Groves
Wkyx-Am
Matt Ryan
Groves
Davis
Ohio River
Kentucky
Illinois Cancer Aid Provides Free Screenings for Uninsured
Nancy Boeker, uninsured and diagnosed with breast cancer, finds relief through the Illinois Breast and Cervical Cancer program at St. Mary's Centralia. The program covers screenings and medical bills, helping patients access needed care without cost, as her daughter learns of the local aid.
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Mount Vernon
Nancy Boeker
Boeker
Booker
Illinois
St. Mary’s Hospital
Centralia
Blagojevich Announces Expansion At Illinois Health Program
Gov Rod Blagojevich unveiled a major expansion of a statewide health program at St Marys Good Samaritan Mount Vernon campus, part of four stops to spread news. He stressed that every Illinois woman deserves access to breast and cervical cancer screening and treatment, noting many women cannot obtain help.
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Rod Blagojevich
Illinois
Blagojevich
Mount Vernon
St. Mary’s Good Samaritan Inc
Governor calls VA ordeal an unbelievable thing
Governor Blagojevich described the Marion VA death-rate probe as a national scandal and said veterans facing care gaps undermine a country at war. He promoted Illinois Veterans Care for uninsured or ineligible veterans unable to access VA health services.
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Mount Vernon
Rod Blagojevich
VA Medical Center
Marion
Afghanistan
Blagojevich
Veterans Care Program
Illinois
Veteran Health Administration
National VA
Mayors Back County Jail Plan in Marion
Marion Mayor Bob Butler criticizes the county jail design as medieval and depressing. He questions city funding for a multi million dollar project while supporting broader county efforts led by Williamson County Board Chair Brent Gentry and Sheriff Tom Cundiff to build a new jail at the courthouse.
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Williamson County
Brent Gentry
Tom Cundiff
Marion
Bob Butler
Butler
Southern
Dennis Pinkerton
Gallatin County West Nile death reported in Illinois
An elderly Gallatin County woman in her 80s from rural Omaha died on September 12 after contracting West Nile Virus. The Illinois Department of Public Health released the case Wednesday, withholding name, exact age, and address for privacy. This marks Illinois fourth West Nile death and 48th reported case this year.
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Gallatin County
Omaha
Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois
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Becky Malkovich
Nlo
the Southern
Vicki Vaughn
Odin
St. Mary's Good Samaritan Hospital
Hhesout Hee
John D. Homan
Cutler Hiliesheim
St. Andrew School
Entertainment
West Nile
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