Otis Willie
September 3rd 03, 09:47 PM
Diane Michaels, a self-described former Air Force brat
(EXCERPT) Rantoul 10 years later: Steady climb, by TIM MITCHELL © 2003
THE NEWS-GAZETTE Published Online August 31, 2003
RANTOUL – When Chanute Air Force Base closed on Sept. 30, 1993,
leaving a large portion of northern Champaign County real estate
unoccupied, many people feared for the future of Rantoul. "A lot of
people thought that we would become a ghost town with nothing but
tumbleweeds blowing in the wind," said Rantoul Village Board member
Mike Graham. But, 10 years later, Rantoul has survived the loss of
what used to be Champaign County's second largest employer. It has
made the conversion from a military town to an industrial community,
and no tumbleweeds are in sight. Many Rantou...
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The American War Library
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(EXCERPT) Rantoul 10 years later: Steady climb, by TIM MITCHELL © 2003
THE NEWS-GAZETTE Published Online August 31, 2003
RANTOUL – When Chanute Air Force Base closed on Sept. 30, 1993,
leaving a large portion of northern Champaign County real estate
unoccupied, many people feared for the future of Rantoul. "A lot of
people thought that we would become a ghost town with nothing but
tumbleweeds blowing in the wind," said Rantoul Village Board member
Mike Graham. But, 10 years later, Rantoul has survived the loss of
what used to be Champaign County's second largest employer. It has
made the conversion from a military town to an industrial community,
and no tumbleweeds are in sight. Many Rantou...
U.S. and friendly nation laws prohibit fully reproducing
copyrighted material. In abidance with our laws this report
cannot be provided in its entirety. However, you can read it
in full today, 03 Sep 2003, at the following URL. (COMBINE
the following lines into your web browser.) The
subject/content of this report is not necessarily the
viewpoint of the distributing Library. This report is provided
for your information and discussion.
http://www.news-gazette.com/story.cfm?Number=14447
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Otis Willie
Associate Librarian
The American War Library
http://www.americanwarlibrary.com