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CODE #1 WINTER NO-PARKING CONDITION ALERT ISSUED BY THE CITY
A CODE #1 winter no-parking condition alert has been issued by the City of
Decatur.
The alert is being issued to give all drivers advance notice that predicted weather
conditions could necessitate the declaration of a winter no-parking condition in
the near future.
At the present time, however all normal traffic and parking regulations remain in
effect.
If a winter no-parking condition is declared, the following restrictions would go
into effect on streets posted with Winter No-parking signs:
1. The parking, leaving or standing of any vehicle would be banned on
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MILLIKIN'S WILDMAN NAMED CCIW WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 'PLAYER OF THE WEEK'
Millikin’s Elise Wildman was named College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin
(CCIW) Women’s Basketball Player of the Week Monday.
Wildman, a junior center from Lovington, Ill., and Lovington
High School, had 21 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and one steal in
a 76-59
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REP. JOHNSON TAKES AIM AT NATION’S DEBT, DEFICIT
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Timothy V. Johnson issued the following
statement today, after the House of Representatives voted to increase the
national debt limit to a historic high of $14.3 trillion.
The debt limit increase was passed in the Senate last week by a 60-39 vote.
Once the
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GOODBYE MISS SVENDSEN, AND THANK YOU
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Paul Osborne, Editor
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Miss Svendsen passed away last week at the age of 85.
She was my math teacher and one of the home room teachers at
Roosevelt Junior High School back in the mid-1950s.
I’m not sure that I ever used her full name. She was always Miss
Svendsen.
That was back in the day when students referred to all of their teachers
as Miss, Mrs., Mr. or coach.
I had some good teachers back then, but Miss Svendsen was always my
favorite at Roosevelt. I always enjoyed being in her class although math
wasn’t one of my favorite subjects.
Even as a kid I knew she
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DECATUR CELEBRATION CONTINUES FIGHT TO SURVIVE
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Paul Osborne, Editor
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Every year, for the past several years, the future of the Decatur Celebration
stirs about as much speculation and controversy in our city as pro
quarterback Brett Farve’s “retirement” talk.
Farve came back this past season and had one of the best years he’s ever
had.
Farve is 40 years old and his body took a real beating in the NFC
championship game recently.
The Decatur Celebration is 25 years old and it also has been taking a real
beating the past several years.
It reportedly lost $100,000 last year -- a reality that has become all too
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DUDLEY ISSUES STATEMENT FOLLOWING VICTORY OVER BLIEFNICK
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Tim Dudley
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Tim Dudley, the winner of the Democratic primary over Amy Bliefnick for the
senate seat presently held by Sen. Kyle McCarter, issued the following
statement:
"I want to thank the voters for their support and believing in a new day for
State Government. We've been working for nearly a year to secure party support
for the 51st District Senate race and tonight, we have won the support of the
people. I want to thank my team of dedicated volunteers and my family for
working hard to make sure our message was heard. Tonight, we celebrate and
then we start again.
"We have
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CITY COUNCIL MOVES TOWARDS GIVING DELINQUENT PARKERS 'THE BOOT'
The general consensus of all six members of the Decatur City Council who
were on hand for Monday’s council meeting was that the infamous “Denver
Parking Boot” will soon make its appearance on the streets of the downtown
business district to encourage outstanding parking ticket offenders to pay up
or “get booted”.
Council members gave their views to City Manager Ryan McCrady and his
staff on which direction to proceed on making modifications to the existing
downtown parking system to bring about improvements to generate
additional parking
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REP MITCHELL: STATE SHOULD SELL ITS FLEET OF AIRCRAFT
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Rep. Bill Mitchell
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The $12 billion budget deficit hasn’t stopped state officials from flying back
and forth to Chicago on the state’s executive aircraft at a cost of $3,000 per
hour.
State Representative Bill Mitchell (R-Forsyth) believes the State should sell its
fleet of executive aircraft. Mitchell spoke at the Springfield Amtrak station,
where he suggested the Governor and state employees use the Amtrak
service between Chicago and Springfield.
“We’re spending $4 million a year to fly the Governor and other top officials
back and forth from Chicago to
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