Rank-and-file workers at the New River Valley plant, who have decisively rejected two UAW-backed sellout agreements, are demanding the immediate restoration of health benefits and mass picketing to stop the company’s strikebreaking operation.
Kiki Lechuga-Dupont Gardening keeps Milton Sewell grounded. The 56-year-old North Park resident embraced the isolation brought on by the pandemic by leaning on his hobby. Throughout the spring and summer, he d scout backyards belonging to friends and church members, converting bare, patchy spots into small fruit and vegetable gardens. The days between planting seedlings and harvesting can seem long and tedious. Overwatering, garden pests, or even the slightest change in weather can throw the plants off course. But Sewell lives for these moments. He enjoys lugging his tools around, shuffling back and forth between yards, working hours in the sun. To him gardening is more than just tracing the circle of life. It s about rebirth. Once the gardening season ends, all that s left is the foundation of new beginnings.
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Madison County Community Development is offering college and occupational training scholarships for low-income students who plan to attend college starting this coming fall semester. The Community Services Block Grant scholarships will be gifted to low-income students attending any accredited Illinois university, community college, technical or vocational school.
Ten students will be selected, and each will receive $2,000 - $1,000 per semester. Candidates must be Madison County residents and live in a household that meets a certain gross income requirement over a 90-day period. Community Development Planner Amy Lyerla tells The Big Z applicants must live in Madison County.