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For more information, please contact [email protected]. “TELL THE TRUTH AND DON’T BE AFRAID” WWW.DENNEWS.COM EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSI T Y , C H A R L E S T ON The DAILY EASTERN NEWS THURSDAY, JANuaRY 15, 2009 VOL. 93 | ISSUE 78 CitY | Roads Salt prices climb to record levels Street department limits salting to stop-intersections, main arteries in city By JOE ASTROUSKI City Editor As another snowstorm blows across central Illinois, road crews are busy clearing streets in Charles- ton. But with a recent spike in the price of road salt and a shrinking salt supply, that process may take longer than usual. “The road conditions aren’t going to clear up as quickly,” said Quincy Combs of the Charleston Street Department. “We’ve really had to conserve (salt).” Before last year’s snow sea- son, one ton of road salt cost $49, Combs said. At the beginning of this season, that price had climbed to $90.50 per ton and is now near $168 per ton. To reduce salt use, Combs said the city is salting only targeted streets and intersections. PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY ERIN MATHENY | THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS With the cost of rock salt rising to nearly $168 per ton, Eastern uses sand and other materials to de-ice sidewalks during the winter. In addition to sav- “We salt stop-intersections and ing money, the use of other resources keeps what salt the University does have at its disposal at a usable level. main arteries,” Combs said. “That’s all the salting we’re doing this Avenues, Combs said. price increase on high demand last tomers and salt miners tapped out,” year with four weeks of lock-and- year.” State highways running through winter and lock-and-dam closures said Richard Hanneman, president dam closures on the Upper Missis- Those arteries include Fourth, Charleston, like Route 16, are on the Mississippi River. of the Salt Institute trade associa- sippi.” Sixth and Seventh Streets, as well cleared by state road crews, he said. “Last year’s heavy snows and tion in a 2008 press release. “(Salt as Polk, Madison, and University Salt industry groups blame the high salt demands left both cus- shipping) has been interrupted this » SEE salt, PAGE 5 State | GoveRNmeNT LOCal | commuNITY Blagojevich presides over Senate that will try him Three Governor swears in charities a tense state Senate continue The Associated Press SPRINGFIELD — Impeached fundraising Gov. Rod Blagojevich presided Wednesday over a tense swearing- Local groups looking in of the state Senate that must to work under 1 roof ultimately decide whether to oust him, telling the lawmakers he to help needy hopes they will “find the truth and sort things out.” By KRISTINA PETERS The Democratic governor was Editor in Chief greeted by silence as he entered the Senate chamber through a The Serving Together Under back entrance, took the podium One Roof campaign has raised without introduction and banged about $31,000 of $94,500 needed a gavel to call the session to order. to renovate a building that would He mostly stuck to the formalities be home to three charitable orga- of overseeing the ceremony during nizations in the area. the hour or so he presided over the The Coles County Habitat chamber. for Humanity, Charleston Area Blagojevich, who is accused of Churches Food Pantry and the trying to auction off President- Coalition for People in Need have elect Barack Obama’s U.S. Senate joined forces to find a facility that seat, politely applauded as he wel- they can share and that meets each comed by name several of the same organization’s needs as well as the state officials who have called on community’s. him to resign. Among them was PHIL VELASQUEZ | MCT “The needs in this communi- Lt. Gov. Pat Quinn, who would Gov. Rod Blagojevich speaks at a news conference at the James R. Thompson Center on Jan. 9 in Chicago. ty have grown over the years,” said become governor if Blagojevich is Blagojevich responded to being impeached by the Illinois House earlier in the day. Roy Lanham, chair of the cam- removed from office. paign. But as he handed the proceed- Blagojevich, who quoted British The reference is from Lincoln’s – and with Blagojevich still pre- After finding the building, the ings over to incoming Senate Pres- poets in his last two public appear- second inaugural address, deliv- siding – Sen. Lou Viverito called former U.S. Department of Agri- ident John Cullerton, a fellow ances since his arrest, turned this ered near the end of the Civil War, the governor’s upcoming impeach- culture building located at 990 W. Democrat from Chicago, Blago- time to a favorite of Illinois poli- when he implored his countrymen ment trial one of many challenges State St., the three organizations jevich said he hopes senators will ticians, Abraham Lincoln, calling to “bind up the nation’s wounds” facing the state, pointing out Cul- are looking to raise all the money “find the truth and sort things on state senators to act “with mal- and work toward peace. lerton’s stellar ethics record. they need by June. out, to put the business of the ice toward none, with charity for While moving to elect Cul- people first.” all.” lerton the new Senate president » SEE GOVERNOR, PAGE 5 » SEE One rooF, PAGE 5 NEWS WWW.DENNEWS.COM I THE DAILY EASTERN NEWS I THURSDAY, JANUARY lS, 2009 EIUWEATHER DEN STAFF PRODUCTION STAFF ABOUTTHE DAILY EASTERN NEWS TH IJ ~SDAY WEATHER BRIEF Night chief ·-------------------------·Tyler Angelo The Daily Eastern News is produced by the stu Lead designer ------------------------Adam l.arck dents of Eastern Illinois University. 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