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Military orchestrates arrival of troops with supplies

Soldiers from the 101st Air Assault Division, Ft. Campbell, Ky., load civilian airplanes to travel to Kuwait, where they joined Operation Iraqi Freedom. Advanced technology such as the Global Transportation Network marries war fighters with supplies at precise intervals to maximize safety, efficiency and effectiveness in combat.
By KERRY L. SMITH

  SCOTT AFB - Nowhere can the importance of integrated technology and its swift, efficient application be seen any clearer than in the U.S. military, particularly during Operation Iraqi Freedom.
  U.S. Army Reserve Brig. Gen. William Johnson, mobilization assistant to the director of Operations and Logistics at the

United States Transportation Command at Scott Air Force Base, recently briefed the media on details of what occurred in the Iraq conflict.
  Technological advances made since Operation Desert Storm, Johnson said, not only improved visibility and efficiency this time around - they also saved a serious amount of money in the war campaign.
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House approves record-breaking Illinois tax increase for casinos
By KERRY L. SMITH

   SPRINGFIELD - Legislators and economic development leaders say although the Illinois Assembly's passage of a bill to increase casinos' taxes will help plug $200 million of the $5 billion gaping hole in the state's budget shortfall, it will also thwart the development of new casinos here and hamper operation of existing casinos.
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Federal funding plans still very much alive for new Mississippi River bridge
By KERRY L. SMITH

   The new Mississippi River Bridge Project is alive and well, contrary to recently published reports.
   With reference to the $1.3 billion in total funding needed for the entire project, a St. Louis publication reported June 6 that people working on the project say there is no chance of the project getting that amount in the upcoming transportation [continue]

World troubles sway the way businesses operate

. SARS Amidst fear of terrorism and SARS, many businesses opt to stay in the office and hold meetings via video conferencing. (See story on Page 21 of print edition)
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