UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS CONCERNED WITH IBHE MESSAGE CARBONDALE -- One Illinois Board of Higher Education faculty adviser says state universities can't take any more budget cuts without affecting the quality of a college degree.
EXPERTS QUESTION STATE SPONSORSHIP SPRINGFIELD (AP) -- What's in a name? Gov. Rod Blagojevich's administration hopes the answer is piles of money for a cash-strapped state government.
AT LEAST 5,000 DEAD AS DEVASTATING EARTHQUAKE HITS IRAN KERMAN, Iran (AP) -- Entire blocks of buildings lay crushed and survivors lined up blanket-wrapped bodies in the street after a devastating earthquake leveled nearly three-quarters of the Iranian city of Bam on Friday, killing at least 5,000 people and injuring 30,000 others.
MORE PERKS PROMISED FOR SOUTHERN ILLINOIS SOUTHERN ILLINOIS -- Gov. Rod Blagojevich is promising more state-sponsored goodies for Southern Illinois' part of an economic development plan for the Metro East, a region that includes Randolph and Washington counties.
SIUC APPOINTS INTERIM PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR CARBONDALE -- Southern Illinois University Carbondale officials have an interim Department of Public Safety director ready to go for the new year.
REDBIRDS COME BACK TO STUN HAWKS ELDORADO -- The West Frankfort Redbirds made up a seven-point deficit in the final 90 seconds to defeat Gallatin County 51-50 in first round play of the 39th Annual Eldorado Holiday Tournament.
SISTER CLARA TERNES: THE MOST TREASURED GIFTS COME FROM THE HEART Look all around you. What do you see? The hustle and bustle of another holiday season. Shelves in the stores are stocked with new attractive items. People wander up and down the aisles looking, touching and deciding which gift to select. And, yes, some traditions have special religious practices to celebrate the coming days.
VERIZON, UNION REACH TENTATIVE AGREEMENT SOUTHERN ILLINOIS -- Verizon and its union have reached agreement on two tentative contracts for employees throughout the region, union and company officials have announced.
PINCKNEYVILLE'S ONLY LUMBERYARD GOING OUT OF BUSINESS PINCKNEYVILLE -- The big chain retailers have won another battle with small-town Americana. Judy and Rich Bathon will soon be closing the doors of Pinckneyville's only lumberyard, the Perry County Building Center.
TURNING TO TIVO For Richard Santee, the television recording device known as TiVo is a luxury that feels very much like a necessity -- so much so that the mere thought of living without it makes him shudder. To paraphrase a certain former NRA chief, he says, "Omigod, you can have my TiVo when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers!"
HERE'S HOW TO TIVO OK, we realize there are a lot of people who still are pretty clueless when it comes to TiVo. So, in an effort to at least somewhat demystify it, we provide this quick Q&A; primer:
PREVENTION KEY TO SAFER HOME HEATING If you can’t see it, smell it or taste it, how do you know if deadly carbon monoxide is trapped in your home?
ASK THE BUILDER: TICKS AND CLICKS HARD TO FIX Question: Our new home is three years old. Ever since move-in day, there have been annoying ticking noises in several interior walls of our home. What is going on, and what can be done to stop these very annoying noises?
ASK DR. GIZMO: SOLVE HEATER DELAYS BEFORE WINTER'S WRATH STRIKES Question: I own a 1994 Buick Roadmaster station wagon with only 70,000 miles. On winter days the engine is slow to heat up and it hesitates when the accelerator is pushed. Any suggestions on how to fix the heater and prepare the car for winter so it will be reliable on long trips?
NASCAR UPDATE: ROUSH LANDS SPONSORSHIP Charter Communications, Inc. has announced a full-season Busch Series primary sponsorship agreement with Roush Racing for the 2004 race season.
MDS USE COSTLY DRUGS FOR HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE Michigan researchers say U.S. doctors tend to think pricey new drugs are more effective than less expensive alternatives for treating high blood pressure.
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