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Piasa, Illinois is located in Macoupin County. Zip codes in Piasa, IL include 62079.

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Wednesday | Alton Telegraph

Colorful legend

Harold Gill has been fascinated by the Alton Piasa Bird legend since 1995, when he got the idea to write a novel from photos he and his son took of the historic caves.

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Wed Dec 09, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Drop in and drop off

Holiday buyers can drop then shop this year at the seventh annual Green Gift Bazaar.

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Mon Dec 07, 2009

Journal-Courier.net

Scenic byways money to be used for bridge on bike trail

Great Rivers Land Trust and Elsah Township will utilize $263,508 of federal scenic byway funds to construct a bridge over Piasa Creek to accommodate pedestrians and bicycles along a portion of the Sam Vadalabene Bike Trail in Madison and Jersey counties.

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Wed Dec 02, 2009

Jersey County Star

Altona s Rock Spring Park lights up for the holidays

Hear the sleigh bells jingle and see three million lights twinkle amongst a beautiful winter backdrop at Rock Spring ParkA A A s Christmas Wonderland.

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Fri Nov 27, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Lights reflect good will, Wonderland leader says

A community that pitched in to light the way for volunteers to complete their annual Christmas Wonderland display will get some of that glow reflected back at them, starting tonight.

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Sat Nov 21, 2009

STLtoday

Benefit

Chef's Shoppe, 2212 Troy Road in Edwardsville, will sharpen knives from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday for $3 apiece, and all proceeds will go to Allison's Friends of Hope, a nonprofit organization that helps people dealing with cancer.

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Thu Nov 19, 2009

KMOV-TV Saint Louis

Heavy rains cause mudslide in Alton

Heavy rain is being blamed for a mudlslide in Alton, Illinois. The mudslide happened at Piasa Park, just north of downtown Alton along the Great River Rd.

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Tue Nov 17, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Mudslide threatens Alton park

Ongoing rains have sent a huge slide of mud into a retaining wall at Alton's Piasa Park.

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Wed Nov 11, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Plodding Pierce Lane may be near end of road

The reconstruction of Pierce Lane, a project that some residents doubted might ever get done, may be nearing the end of the road.

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Mon Nov 09, 2009

Towleroad

Illinois Teacher Suspended for Assigning Classes Article About Homosexuality in the Animal Kingdom

Dan Delong , a teacher at Southwestern High School in Piasa, Illinois, has been suspended for assigning his classes an article that appeared in Seed magazine about homosexuality in the animal kingdom.

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Sat Nov 07, 2009

ScienceBlogs

The Buzz: Teacher Suspended Over Seed Article [Page 3.14]

Maintained by the ScienceBlogs Overlords at Seed Media Group, Page 3.14 points you in the direction of some of ScienceBlogs' finest offerings, plus the tastiest tidbits of science news and opinion from around the web.

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Thu Nov 05, 2009

St. Louis - riverfronttimes.com

Teacher Returns to Class After Controversial Lesson on Homosexual Animals

A Southwestern High School teacher in Piasa, Illinois, is back in the classroom today after a multi-day suspension for an assignment about homosexual behaviors in animals.

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Tue Nov 03, 2009

KTVI - Fox2Now.com

Teacher Apologizes For Controversial Assignment, Returns To Work

A popular teacher at Southwest High School in Piasa, Illinois is apologizing for an assignment he gave a tenth grade honors English class.

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Mon Nov 02, 2009

LinkFilter

IL teacher suspended for assigning gay animal article

All links are posted and moderated by users. Links can be ranked on several levels: clicks, votes, age, or a combination of all three called points.

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Sat Oct 31, 2009

Crooks and Liars

IL Teacher Suspended For Assigning Article On Homosexuality In Animals

TOPICS Sports Bigotry is not a natural instinct, it is taught. Homosexuality is as natural as the sun in the sky, but ignorant, hateful people will never accept that fact.

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Fri Oct 30, 2009

Belleville News

Local teacher suspended for homosexuality assignment, parents and kids say

Teacher Dan DeLong is beloved by many of his students, as an educator who pushes the envelope for his students.

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Wed Oct 28, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Guide to life

Being a Boy Scout always has been just another part of life for Russ Leggett. In the fifth grade, Leggett became a Boy Scout with Troop 106 at Lady Queen of Peace Church in Bethalto.

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Tue Oct 20, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Greenfield superintendent to retire next year

The Greenfield School Board approved Superintendent Bill Bishop's request to retire at the end of the 2009-2010 school year at Monday night's meeting.

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Sun Oct 18, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Scout collecting used instruments to help students

A 17-year-old is instrumental in helping plant a new program for budding band students.

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Wed Oct 14, 2009

Alton Telegraph

Young leaders recognized at ceremony

Leadership begins at a young age, and 53 area youths are well on their way to being future achievers.

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