Letters to the Editor for Sunday, June 12, 2005 (Herald & Review)

Lately, I have been reading a lot of criticism of Gov. Blagojevich. I think it is time to review Republican rules on protest and dissent. Illinois went to John Kerry in the November election. Both of our senators are Democrats. Both houses of the legislature are controlled by Democrats.
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He does the walk of life (Herald & Review)

ELKHART - Tuesday was hot and sticky throughout most of Central Illinois, and "Wild" Bill Holden was walking. Today promises more of the same, yet Holden will be walking. He's been walking since he left his Camp Verde, Ariz., home on Jan. 11.
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ILLINOIS STYLE: Kites are easier to fly now, experts say%) (Belleville News-Democrat)

OAK LAWN, Ill. - Thanks to advances in kite-making, kites are now easier to get up in the air and keep there. Kites no longer are made from paper or use slender pieces of wood for their frames.
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To toll or not to toll: States face off on bridge project (BizJournals)

Missouri's top roadway official said the scope of the proposed $1.6 billion new bridge over the Mississippi River must be significantly downsized and made a tollway in order for it to be built. But the Illinois Department of Transportation is moving forward with demolition and other preliminary work and said a tollway has not been agreed to.
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Nuclear Waste Outpaces Solutions (Los Angeles Times via Yahoo! News)

MORRIS, Ill. — Along the headwaters of the Illinois River, engineers at the Dresden nuclear power station have erected two dozen steel and concrete silos that rise 20 feet above the Midwest plain.
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Illinois restricts payday lending ggg (Bradenton Herald)

CHICAGO - The payday loan industry in Illinois is getting stricter limits under a new law designed to protect those who use the high-interest loans to make ends meet.
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Illinois fugitive captured in Fairview Twp. (TimesLeader.com)

Illinois fugitive captured in Fairview Twp. The man had been convicted of forging a judge’s signature on a court order. FAIRVIEW TWP. – - FAIRVIEW TWP. – An Illinois fugitive was arrested Monday after he led police on a chase through a residential area and rolled his vehicle on Pine Lane.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

Another beautiful week has passed here in Southern Illinois and now the kids are out enjoying their summer breaks. Oh how I wish I was young again so I could enjoy the fun times that summer always encompassed.
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Bill lights up debate over smoking in Illinois bars, restaurants (Belleville News-Democrat)

EL PASO, Ill. - Donna Pinkham lit up a cigarette, then lit into a state bill that could snuff out smoking at the small-town bar where she passes time ribbing friends and sliding quarters into a video poker machine.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

Approximately 45 of Southern Illinois' best high school football players from a year ago are practicing this week from 6-8 p.m. at Marion High School. It's hot and muggy, these guys have already graduated and, except for a few, almost all have ended their football careers.
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Serving Marion, Illinois (Marion Daily Republican)

CARBONDALE -- West Frankfort's Ryan Patton ran for a score and passed the game-winning touchdown to Herrin's Kyle Walker with 3:06 remaining as the Southern Illinois All-Stars rallied to beat their Western Kentucky counterparts 15-9 Friday night at SIU's McAndrew Stadium.
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Southern Ill. Maytag Workers OK Contract (ABC News)

Southern Illinois Factory to Be Maytag's Primary Top-Load Washer Maker As Workers Ratify Deal
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Illinois Valley festival boasts variety of musical groups (Peoria Journal Star)

PERU - The Illinois Valley is once again hosting the 11th annual Maud Powell Music Festival and welcoming renowned musicians from across the globe through June 19.
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Riding the circuit: A look at historic courthouses across Central Illinois (Herald & Review)

TAYLORVILLE - The laying of the cornerstone of the present Christian County Courthouse on Sept. 12, 1901, drew thousands of people who celebrated most of the day.
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Nurse Sues Eastern Illinois University Claiming Job Denied Because of Opposition to Dispensing Emergency Contraception (Medical News Today)

Nurse Andrea Nead has filed a lawsuit in US District Court in Urbana, Illinois, against...
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Illinois workers ratify contract with Maytag Corp. (WOI-TV Des Moins)

Illinois workers ratify contract with Maytag Corp. DES MOINES Workers at a Maytag Corporation washer and dryer manufacturing plant in southern Illinois have ratified a new four-year contract.
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One Dead, One Injured in Illinois Fire (WINK TV Southwest Florida)

RANTOUL, Ill. Alcohol used in manufacturing hair-care products fed a plant fire that killed one person and injured another, officials said. Firefighters reported at least six explosions after arriving at the Conair Corp. plant in this central Illinois town on Wednesday night.
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Barack Obama: The Junior Senator from Illinois answers our questions about health care (Southern Illinoisan)

Q. What is YOUR message about healthcare to the residents of southern Illinois? A. I believe health care is a right for everyone, not a privilege for the few.
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Jason Murphy decides on Illinois College (Journal Gazette & Times Courier)

CHARLESTON -- Just as brother Brandon made his way back to Charleston, Jason Murphy is headed in another direction. The Charleston graduate is to play football and basketball at Illinois College after receiving interest from McKendree and MacMurray in both sports and Millikin in football.
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Amber Alert Issued For Illinois Infant (KCCI 8 Iowa)

Authorities in Illinois have issued an Amber Alert for an infant who they said was taken Sunday by her father.
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