Kerasotes’ one “arts” screen is no match for the countless number of excellent movies that never make their way to town. That means if you live in Springfield and love foreign and independent films, you’re usually out of luck. Springfield’s 2004 Film Festival at White Oaks Cinema is a remedy. Between January and April the […]
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Letters 12-25-03
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 GIVE ‘EM A CHEER The Springfield High School Cheerleaders recently won first […]
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STOCKING STUFFER Christmas came early to Sangamon County Circuit Clerk Tony Libri and his wife, Ann. On Dec. 16, at 9:58 a.m., Santa delivered the Libris a tiny bundle — 7-pounds, 15-ounces, to be exact — named Isabella Noel. Mom and baby are doing great; Tony’s ecstatic. He recites his new daughter’s melodic name with […]
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Lend a hand
Illinois Times invited area non-profit organizations to share their special needs this holiday season. This feature concludes with this edition. Other organizations requesting assistance include Care Center of Springfield, Central Illinois Foodbank, The Committee for Children, Episcopal Food Pantry, Fifth Street Renaissance, First Presbyterian Food Pantry, Helping Hands of Springfield, Homeownership Coalition for People with […]
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Letters 12-18-03
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 ABE AND GEORGE I think that the piece by Jeannette Batz in […]
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Illinois Times invites area non-profit organizations to tell readers what your special needs are this holiday season. To participate, send a description of your organization and a summary of your holiday wish list. Fax the information to 217-753-3958 or e-mail editor@illinoistimes.com This feature appears weekly through the end of the year. Prior “Lend a hand” […]
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AS IT SHOULD BE Seventeen candidates – seven Democrats, nine Republicans, one independent – are running to succeed U.S. Sen. Peter Fitzgerald, who’s quitting after one term. Judging from the resumes, it’s an impressive lot: Harvard, Stanford, Brown, William and Mary, the University of Chicago, Northwestern, Notre Dame, and Dartmouth. There are lawyers, business executives, […]
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BUMPING AL Channel 20 viewers who expected to see Rev. Al Sharpton hosting “Saturday Night Live” on Dec. 6 instead were treated to a rerun of the show, a decision WICS-TV general manager Jack Connors attributes to the station’s unwillingness to give equal time to other Democratic presidential candidates. WICS wasn’t the only NBC affiliate […]
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Letters 12-11-03
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 ANOTHER MYSTERY Just to add to the mystery regarding the World War […]
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Illinois Times invites area non-profit organizations to tell readers what your special needs are this holiday season. To participate, send a description of your organization and a summary of your holiday wish list. Fax the information to 217-753-3958 or e-mail editor@illinoistimes.com This feature appears weekly through the end of the year. Prior “Lend a hand” […]
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Illinois Times invites area non-profit organizations to tell our readers what your special needs are this holiday season. To participate, send us a description of your organization and a summary of your holiday wish list. Fax the information to 217-753-3958 or e-mail editor@illinoistimes.com This feature appears weekly through the end of the year. Prior “Lend […]
