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Knoepfle 2-5-04
prayer room poem commemorated here those who died in the torpedoing of the uss dorchester february 3, 1943 george fox john washington alexander goode charles poling died praying together refusing the overcrowded lifeboats their jackets given to others four chaplains a minister a minister a rabbi a priest so memorable a text all that they […]
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Movie reviews
The Big Bounce [PG-13] Surfer-drifter-con man Jack Ryan (Owen Wilson) goes to Hawaii and lands a job caring for an Walter Crewes (Morgan Freeman), a judge on the island. “A movie that more than once confuses the line between laid-back and lethargic, it wanders around slack-jawed and weirdly inert.” (Sean Burns, Philadelphia Weekly) ShowPlace West, […]
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New school
Heartland Peace Center of Springfield is starting a new school focused on social-justice issues. Among the volunteer teachers: Proshanta Nandi, UIS sociology professor, Tavia Ervin, a minister with the Church of the Brethren, and Terri Jackson, UIS director of minority leadership in public service. The curriculum of the new Heartland Peace Academy includes strategies for […]
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Letters 1-29-04
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 COMMON SENSE ON DRUG USE President Bush’s plan to pour millions into […]
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Quick Takes
PUTTING THE “COIN” IN COINCIDENCE City Council has scheduled three more budget meetings (all beginning at 5 p.m. in council chambers): A “re-cap” session on Feb. 4, a public hearing on Feb. 10, and a special meeting to vote on the budget on Feb. 19. The timing of that last meeting came as a shock […]
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Quick takes
WE’RE NO. 2 Marjabelle Young Stewart was simply delighted when we called to ask how Springfield made it back on her annual list of well-mannered cities. “You are precious to care that much,” the well-known etiquette expert and Kewanee, Ill., resident gushed. Then she explained: “The people who nominated you admire your polish and kindness […]
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Bards of the Sangamo
Inconstant time Inconstant time ticks now forward, now back, a snag, a snarl, a sneer in the crosshairs of the moment: this instant. Call me hack or fool, but I travel these broken stairs incessantly. What I mean by all this is that my memories of the good times call up the bad, as if […]
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Letters 1-22-04
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 CONNECTING THE DOTS After reading a letter to the editor in the […]
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Letters 1-15-04
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 OFF WITH THEIR HEADS Springfield’s present $7 million debt was caused by […]
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Movie reviews
Along Came Polly [PG-13] Ben Stiller plays a man who’s afraid of risk. But he makes his living analyzing risk, gets involved in a risky romance, and cheats on his wife.“A movie that sets its comedy bar too low for the talents involved.” (Kirk Honeycutt, Hollywood Reporter) ShowPlace West, ShowPlace East Big Fish [PG-13] Son […]
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Quick takes
BET HE NEVER HAD A SLURPEE Gov. Rod Blagojevich showed up last week on TV talking about I-CLEAR, the snazzy new database that merges Chicago Police Department and Illinois State Police crime info. Offering an example of how such a database could be used, Blagojevich said an officer who stops a suspect in Chicago could […]
