ADVISORY/John Cox, U.S. Senate Candidate, Continues to `Work Across Illinois'; Joins Crew at American Coal Company to Become "Coal Miner for a Day".Business Editors ADVISORY... for Thursday (Aug. 16) --(BUSINESS WIRE)
WHO: Republican candidate John H. Cox...
WHAT: will become a coal miner for a day...
WHERE: at the American Coal Company, 9085 Highway 34 North, in
Galatia, Illinois...
WHEN: Thursday, August 16, 2001, at 11 a.m.
Cox, the only declared candidate to date for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Dick Durbin (D), will don coveralls coveralls overalls with full cover for the arms, trunk and legs; popular protective clothing for veterinarians working on farms. , grab a pick and shovel and work shoulder to shoulder with the day crew at the American Coal Company. It's the latest "occupation" for Mr. Cox, who continues to work his way across the state, stepping into the shoes (in this case, boots) of different professionals, and in virtually every sector of industry; experiencing firsthand first·hand adj. Received from the original source: firsthand information. first the day-to-day routines - and realities - of the Illinois Illinois, river, United States Illinois, river, 273 mi (439 km) long, formed by the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers, NE Ill., and flowing SW to the Mississippi at Grafton, Ill. It is an important commercial and recreational waterway. worker. Cox launched "Work Across Illinois" last month, as he taught a civics civics, branch of learning that treats of the relationship between citizens and their society and state, originally called civil government. With the large immigration into the United States in the latter half of the 19th cent. lesson to students at De LaSalle High School in the Chicago area. Cox's next assignment will be in Rockford on August 30, when he joins the crew at an area Tool and Die plant. Interview and photo opportunities will be available. For more information regarding this or upcoming events please contact Bev Jedynak at Martin E. Janis & Co., Inc., 312-943-1100 or Charles Stone Charles Stone may refer to:
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