PUBLICATIONS Inside Illinois Vol. 20, No. 2, July 20, 2000

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A Third Airport for Chicago?
Building Peotone Airport would benefit travelers, economy
Building a new airport at Peotone, rather than expanind O'Hare Airport, could sasve travelers $500 million a year and spur economic development in Central Illinois, a UI economist says. more ...

What kind of airport? more ...

Don't forget your binoculars
Comet LINEAR may provide interesting nighttime viewing
A comet from a far off distant region of the solar system is going to be passing by Earth from now until the end of the month, according to UI astronomy professor Jim Kaler. And if you'd like to see it, just look north in the evening sky, shortly after sundown. more ...

Photo by Bill Wiegand It's a wrap Bill Geist was on and around the Quad July 18 during a taping of a video that the provost's office will use to promote the Urbana campus. Geist spent the day exiting familiar buildings and delivering lines from various locations on the Quad for the videotape. Geist, a UI alumnus, wrote the "About New York" column for The New York Times before moving to CBS, where he is a regular commentator for "Sunday Morning," "The CBS Evening News" and "48 Hours." He has written several books, including the best-selling "Little League Confidential."

On the job: Sandra Mason
Sandra Mason is the UI extension educator in Champaign County who specializes in horticulture and environment. She makes herself available to provide information and answer questions regarding any kind of houseplants, trees, shrubs, herbs, perennials or annuals. She also coordinates the Master Gardener program in Champaign County. Mason has been with the UI since 1986. more ...

briefnotes:
Office of Business and Financial Serves offers fall training ... Library now uses e-mail notices ... Krannert Center continues building improvements
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deaths
Charles E. "Chuck" Curran Jr., 79, died July 5 at Champaign County Nursing Home, Urbana. Curran was a professor of military science at the UI from 1968 to 1972. Memorials: UI Foundation for the Col. Charles E. Curran Jr. Memorial Scholarship Fund, Harker Hall, MC-386.

Doris G. Friend, 75, died July 7 at her Champaign home. Friend came to the UI in 1958 and retired in 1992 as a food service supervisor in the Housing Division.

Harold T. Piper, 81, died July 3 at Carle Foundation Hospital, Urbana. Piper came to the UI in 1948 and retired in 1977 as a temperature control mechanic in the UI's Division of Operation and Maintenance. Memorials: Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation.