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Our thanks to local emergency crews
Editorial Board
Issue date: 6/17/08 Section: Opinions
Even the governor recognized the need of area residents.
"The state has been working closely with local emergency management officials to assess their needs for assistance," Rod Blagojevich said last week.
After all the harsh accusations of Blagojevich for his irresponsible fiscal spending, he did the right thing this week. He cut through the red tape.
Our sympathies go out to those who experienced tragedy from an unlikely source, within Illinois and beyond our borders.
The University of Iowa has been closed due to rising floodwater creeping into campus buildings and scholarly activities have been disrupted. Eastern's classes were not cancelled or suspended.
Iowa's campus museum had to be evacuated to preserve priceless artifacts for future learning opportunities. Eastern only suffered split tree limbs and trunks. Our campus was fortunate compared to fellow institutions of higher education.
We can only imagine the chaos or overwhelming confusion that would rip through this campus if such a natural disaster occurred during the Fall or Spring terms when the campus is full.
Leaders of Eastern's student body banded together to collect donations for students at Union University who lost two-thirds of their residence halls on campus after a Feb. 5 tornado ripped through Jackson, Tenn.
After several tornados roamed the region, 55 people lost their lives. However, Union University only lost materials and Eastern was there for them with donations.
There's no doubt that such generosity would be present in Charleston, and neighboring communities, during major catastrophes. The resulting flooding didn't result in major casualties, but Eastern students would be there to help during any time of year.
Though the recent storms are relatively minor in comparison to other world-wide catastrophes that have been plaguing people recently, it is evident that people care. Thank you.
"The state has been working closely with local emergency management officials to assess their needs for assistance," Rod Blagojevich said last week.
After all the harsh accusations of Blagojevich for his irresponsible fiscal spending, he did the right thing this week. He cut through the red tape.
Our sympathies go out to those who experienced tragedy from an unlikely source, within Illinois and beyond our borders.
The University of Iowa has been closed due to rising floodwater creeping into campus buildings and scholarly activities have been disrupted. Eastern's classes were not cancelled or suspended.
Iowa's campus museum had to be evacuated to preserve priceless artifacts for future learning opportunities. Eastern only suffered split tree limbs and trunks. Our campus was fortunate compared to fellow institutions of higher education.
We can only imagine the chaos or overwhelming confusion that would rip through this campus if such a natural disaster occurred during the Fall or Spring terms when the campus is full.
Leaders of Eastern's student body banded together to collect donations for students at Union University who lost two-thirds of their residence halls on campus after a Feb. 5 tornado ripped through Jackson, Tenn.
After several tornados roamed the region, 55 people lost their lives. However, Union University only lost materials and Eastern was there for them with donations.
There's no doubt that such generosity would be present in Charleston, and neighboring communities, during major catastrophes. The resulting flooding didn't result in major casualties, but Eastern students would be there to help during any time of year.
Though the recent storms are relatively minor in comparison to other world-wide catastrophes that have been plaguing people recently, it is evident that people care. Thank you.
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