2008 Woodie Awards
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A weather disaster announcement was made Thursday morning by the Illinois State Treasure's office. A town hall meeting will be conducted at 5:30 p.m. on Monday in the Coles County Courthouse in Charleston to discuss financial relief opportunities. Representatives from the treasurer's office will explain how to apply for two possible loan programs worth up to $100,000 to aid in weather related damages. (0) comments
Wyatt Waterkotte loves an orange Crush soda. He enjoys the taste of soda in general and his body is used to the caffeine. For two weeks, he about 50 other Eastern students didn't hear the pop of the tab on a soda can, or the sound of coffee brewing in the morning. (8) comments
Budgeting in Illinois has become a complicated field in the past few years, but William Weber volunteered to be Eastern's budget master. Weber is an associate vice president for Academic Affairs, but he stepped into the limelight last October when Budget Director Jim Shonkwiler retired. (0) comments
The City Council approved an ordinance for discharging water into the City's sewer system at Tuesday's meeting. This ordinance is for those individuals whose sump-pumps discharge into the right of way of the city. The discharge must now go through 10 feet of the individual's yard before reaching the right of way in hopes of having some of it soak into the ground. (0) comments
Many people write poetry, short stories, and novels in hopes of expressing thoughts, feelings, and ideas. Developing someone's ability to write could lead to a career in publishing, journalism, or teaching. A five-day Summer Creative Writing Camp for local high school students has been in planning for over a year and will finally begin Monday. (0) comments
