• PENNY LANE, Springfield’s only surviving store that was once called a headshop, sponsors a free outdoor concert on Sunday, Sept. 12, at Douglas Park. The concert, which began as a tribute to Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead, has become a mid-September tradition, celebrating Garcia’s life near the date of his death. Perfunctory This […]
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letters 9-9-04
Letters policy We welcome letters, but please include your full name, address and a daytime telephone number. We edit all letters for libel, length and clarity. Send letters to: Letters, Illinois Times. P.O. Box 5256. Springfield, Illinois 62705. Fax: (217) 753-3958. E-mail: editor@illinoistimes.com SWIFT CARTOON WAS INSENSITIVE Although I usually do not read your publication, […]
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quicktakes 9-9-04
REMEMBERING 9/11 Area libraries mark the anniversary of the 9/11 attack with several events this weekend. A ceremony at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, kicks off 24 hours of observances at Lincoln Library, 326 S. Seventh St. Among the scheduled events, the library shows the Frank Capra classic, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, at 6 […]
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letters 9-2-04
Letters policy We welcome letters, but please include your full name, address and a daytime telephone number. We edit all letters for libel, length and clarity. Send letters to: Letters, Illinois Times. P.O. Box 5256. Springfield, Illinois 62705. Fax: (217) 753-3958. E-mail: editor@illinoistimes.com WHAT, ME WORRY? The article “Dark clouds ahead” [J.R. Pegg, Aug. 19] […]
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quick takes 9-2-04
RAINBOW COALITION Of the 143 Illinois Republican delegates who attended the national convention in New York City this week, more than 82 percent were white. The state’s minority delegates included 14 Hispanics, six African Americans, and five Asians. Mary Mitchell of the Chicago Sun-Times pointed this out in her column on Tuesday, which featured Candice […]
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quick takes 8-26-04
REMEMBERING 9/11 Lincoln Library, Springfield’s Public Library, is planning a day of remembrance on Saturday, Sept. 11. On that day, at 5 p.m., local poets are invited to come to the library at 326 S. Seventh St., to read their poems in the spirit of the day, or to read from someone else’s poetry. A […]
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letters 8-26-04
Letters policy We welcome letters, but please include your full name, address and a daytime telephone number. We edit all letters for libel, length and clarity. Send letters to: Letters, Illinois Times. P.O. Box 5256. Springfield, Illinois 62705. Fax: (217) 753-3958. E-mail: editor@illinoistimes.com VOTE FOR ME: I WRITE LETTERS The Republican Party needs to rebuild […]
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letters 8-19-04
Letters policy We welcome letters, but please include your full name, address and a daytime telephone number. We edit all letters for libel, length and clarity. Send letters to: Letters, Illinois Times. P.O. Box 5256. Springfield, Illinois 62705. Fax: (217) 753-3958. E-mail: editor@illinoistimes.com STRANGER THAN FICTION After reading about Alan Keyes in John Wilson’s article […]
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quick takes 8-19-04
THE LITTLE ENGINE THAT COULD Cool weather wasn’t the only thing different about this year’s Illinois State Fair. Did anybody notice that for the first time ever, the annual Twilight Parade included a float officially sponsored by a gay and lesbian group? Dubbed the Diversity Express, the blue locomotive festooned with rainbow balloons and flashing […]
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quick takes 8-12-04
EXIT STRATEGIES • Today is the last day to get a bite at the Bachmann & Keefner soda fountain — if there’s anything left to eat. The drugstore said it will stop serving food on Aug. 12 and transfer pharmacy operations to the CVS at 211 E. Carpenter St. on Tuesday. The Bachmann & Keefner […]
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letters 8-12-04
Letters policy We welcome letters, but please include your full name, address and a daytime telephone number. We edit all letters for libel, length and clarity. Send letters to: Letters, Illinois Times. P.O. Box 5256. Springfield, Illinois 62705. Fax: (217) 753-3958. E-mail: editor@illinoistimes.com WHEN ADULTS GO BAD This comment is regarding the “Unplugged” article by […]
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letters 8-5-04
Letters policy We welcome letters, but please include your full name, address and a daytime telephone number. We edit all letters for libel, length and clarity. Send letters to: Letters, Illinois Times. P.O. Box 5256. Springfield, Illinois 62705. Fax: (217) 753-3958. E-mail: editor@illinoistimes.com CLUB 10 OWNERS APPLAUDED Thank you, Illinois Times, and Todd Spivak for […]
