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[email protected]. Thursday January 27, 2000 Inside Sports Reaching Tails from Eastern Illinois University newhei~ts Charleston, Ill. 61920 the den Eastern's Blood Drive VoL85 , No. 87 Eastern mascot forms strong 12 pages Committee surpassed its goal relationships with fans in the drive held this week. ews Story on Page 12 Story on Page 3 "Tell the truth and don't be afraid." Stop signs Working for a living to improve city safety Cougill: We want to improve the safety flow of traffic By Julius Sexton City editor Driving in the square may take a change for the bet ter as city officials have been discussing improving the position of stop signs as well as adding additional signs. One-way stops cwrently are positioned at the comers of the square around the cow1house. Parked cars on the adjacent streets impede drivers' visibility around these comers making it a dangerous situation in some cases. "We want to improve the safety flow of traffic (in the square)," said Charleston Mayor Dan Cougill. Cougill said the project is necessaiy for the safety of Charleston residents and city officials have been dis cussing different options with the placing and move ment of stop signs in the square.