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Carbondale council OKs TIF 2, vacation-rental plan is tabled for nowSep 01, 2022 1:00 am - The Carbondale City Council has approved a new tax-increment financing district, but a proposed "overlay" of the TIF areas that would have expanded vacation-rental units...
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Briefly: Small news items from the regionAug 24, 2022 11:00 pm - 'Insect Day' Aug. 27 is at War Bluff Valley "Insect Day" will take place Saturday, Aug. 27 at War Bluff Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, 228 Bushwack Road in Golconda. The eve...
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Send us your calendar photos for 2023! Deadline is Oct. 14Aug 24, 2022 1:00 am - Attention all southern Illinois amateur photographers! Another year is winding to a close, and it is time once again to solicit the best local photos for next year's Sou...
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GOP rallies at State Fair to 'Restore Illinois'Aug 24, 2022 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - Illinois Republicans gathered for their annual day at the State Fair last week Thursday to showcase their candidates in the Nov. 8 election, vowing that th...
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Survivor Empowerment Center in Carbondale names new directorAug 24, 2022 1:00 am - In a ceremony held at the Survivor Empowerment Center's (formerly the Women's Center) Tribute Garden, Board Chair Gloria Tison announced the retirement of Executive Dire...
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Reading baseball: When Ron Shelton met Ron SheltonAug 24, 2022 1:00 am - In his recently published "The Church of Baseball," Ron Shelton gives an account of his early days in baseball before he wrote and directed "Bull Durham." In 1967, after...
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John Shaw: Inviting Illinois college students to help Renew IllinoisAug 24, 2022 1:00 am - As summer winds down and fall approaches, the Paul Simon Public Policy Institute at Southern Illinois University is eagerly gearing up for one of our signature events: t...
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Woodpeckers do peck woodAug 24, 2022 1:00 am - One of the first columns I wrote was on woodpeckers. These handsome, charismatic, industrious birds are a favorite of mine. There are 20 species throughout the United St...
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Carbondale Terriers, Murphy Red Devils open football season in cross-county matchupAug 24, 2022 1:00 am - Will this year's Carbondale Terriers have football playoff mojo - or even intra-county mojo? Both questions may be answered Friday night at Bleyer Field when the Terrie...
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Carbondale council debates rules for taxis and ride-sharesAug 24, 2022 1:00 am - The Carbondale City Council has opened discussions on relaxing rules for taxi licenses and drivers for Uber and Lyft, with an aim to improve the availability of public t...