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Tags: Commentary, Jim Hightower, Common Sense, Illinois Times, Springfield, harsh climate conditions, Climaticus Non-vocalism Extremism, CNE Syndrome, Republican political officials and candidates, denial of human-caused climate change, climate change, global warming, Gov., National - Jim Hightower

Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, Henson Robinson Zoo, Dr. Dolittle Day, Springfield Theatre Centre, Dr. Dolittle, Jr.: The Musical, turtle races, vendors, bird activities and programs, IT Picks

Tags: Band Spotlight, Tom Irwin, Illinois Times, Springfield, Pub Crawl, Band Spotlight, lounge singers, Bill Murray, Saturday Night Live, Frank Trompeter, Frank E. Rambelon, Sangamon County, Frank Sinatra, Eminem, J. Geils, Robert Palmer, The Beatles, pianist Chris Miller, Tr, Band Spotlight

Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, The Springfield Civic Garden Club, Illinois State Fairgrounds Sale Barn 26, Let’s Get Growing, annual plant sale, IT Picks

Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, Fat Ass 5K and Street Party for Charity, not your grandfather’s 5K, 5K race, street party, barbecue lunch, Captain Geech and the Shrimp Shack Shooters, costume contest, all-ages event, Fat Ass 5k, runnin, IT Picks

Tags: Food Features, asparagus, campanell, farfalle, Food columnists, gnocchi, Good Seasons Italian vinaigrette, grilled asparagus, Illinois Times, Julianne Glatz, linguine, orecchiette, orechiette, Parmigiano-Reggiano, penne, roasted asparagus, spring vegetables, Springfield

Tags: Commentary, Jim Hightower, Common Sense, Illinois Times, Springfield, Big Oil, Dr. Evil, Rick Berman, Phillip Morris, Monsanto, Tyson Foods, Center for Consumer Freedom, Employment Policies Institute, Environmental Policy Alliance, Berman and Co., fracking, frackers,, National - Jim Hightower

Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, belly dance, belly dancers, Tribal X-Change, Hilton Springfield, Dawn “Nandana” Ruckerty, Elizabeth “Super Beth” Fish, Terri Allred, ATS with Props: Veil, Fan & Basket DVD, LotusFire BellyDance, Am, IT Picks

Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, 2015 Autism Awareness Walk and Family Fun Day, Autism Society of Central Illinois, Southwind Park’s Hope Pavilion, Five Flavors Catering, WNNS, Chris Murphy, IT Picks

Tags: Band Spotlight, Tom Irwin, Illinois Times, Springfield, Pub Crawl, Band Spotlight, Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers, Rockin’ Dopsie Sr., Dwayne “Dopsie” Rubin, Meatsmack Mardi Gras Party, roots music, 21st century Zydeco music, Lafayette, Louisiana, Paul La, Band Spotlight

Tags: Commentary, Jim Hightower, Common Sense, Illinois Times, Springfield, middle class, Republican presidential contenders, Jeb Bush, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul, Marco Rubio, wealth gap, corporate elites, Head Start, Social Security, food stamp program, McDonald’s, inequality, National - Jim Hightower

Tags: Poetry, Jacqueline Jackie Jackson, Springfield, Illinois Times, poem, poetry, trivia, pizza, Aeneid, Rome, the harpy’s curse, latins, flat wheaten cakes, pizza crust, olive, mushroom, Aeneas, salami, green pepper, onion, ham, pineapple, cheese, goat cheese, Poetry

Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, violin, fiddle, Jeremy Kittel, Illinois Symphony Orchestra, Evan Chambers, Concerto for Fiddle, Stravinsky, Firebird Suite,  Violetta Todorova, Brahms, Third Symphony, Kenneth Kiesler, Jeremy Kittel Band,, IT Picks, Video

Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, Central Illinois Junior FIRST® LEGO® League Expo, Cass Gymnasium, Lincoln Land Community College, Junior FIRST® LEGO® League, science, technology, LEGO® pieces, motorized moving parts, Think Tank, IT Picks

Tags: Music Features, Tom Irwin, Now Playing, Illinois Times, Springfield, Pub Crawl, Homespun Republic, Bones Jugs N Harmony, Urbana, Bedrock 66 Live! music series, Cory Branan, Tim Easton, Bloodshot Records, The No-Hit Wonder, Arlin Peebles, Some Big Mystery, Norb Andy’s, Music - Tom Irwin

Tags: Film, Chuck Koplinski, Illinois Times, film, movies, Springfield, James Wan, Furious 7, Justin Lin, Furious 6, Chris Morgan, Paul Walker, Owen Shaw, Vin Diesel, Jason Statham, Kurt Russell, Nathalie Emmaunuel, L.A., Azerbaijani, Abu Dhabi, Michelle Rodriguez, J, Film - Chuck Koplinski

Tags: Band Spotlight, Tom Irwin, Illinois Times, Springfield, Pub Crawl, Arlin Peebles, Cleanray, Young Loves, Some Big Mystery, Carbondale, Chicago, Indiegogo, Norb Andy’s, Dave Littrell, Micah Walk, songwriters, Band Spotlight

Tags: Community & Lifestyle, Amy Alkon, Advice Goddess, advice columns, California, Springfield, Illinois Times, relationships, dating, abandonment issues, British psychoanalyst John Bowlby, attachment style, mother, infants, securely attached, Cindy Hazan, Phillip Shaver, patterns o, Advice Goddess

Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, foodies Slow Food Springfield, morel mushroom dinners, four-course meal, Maldaner’s Restaurant, Slow Food movement, Italy, Carlo Petrini, locally sourced and thoughtfully prepared food, IT Picks

Tags: Food Features, chicken a, family, favorite cuisine, Food columnists, fresh pasta, Illinois Times, Joliet, Julianne Glatz, making ravioli, Mediterranean cuisine, olive oil, ravioli, ravioli with wonton wrappers, Springfield, toasted ravioli, wonton wrappers, World War II

Tags: Politics, Rich Miller, Capitol Fax, Springfield, Illinois Times, political columns, Congressman Aaron Schock’s resignation, Aaron Shock, former-Congressman Aaron Shock, National Republican Congressional Committee, Illinois House Republicans, Rep. Adam Brown, Rep., Politics - Rich Miller

Tags: Poetry, Jacqueline Jackie Jackson, Springfield, Illinois Times, poem, poetry, news, the alps, suicide / plunge, spain, tragedy, plane crash, timebomb, grand canyon, the Smithsonian, humankind, Poetry

Tags: Community & Lifestyle, Amy Alkon, Advice Goddess, advice columns, California, Springfield, Illinois Times, relationships, dating, long-distance relationships, seeing somebody else, Seneca, breaking up, breaking up is hard to do, behavioral science research, the right now, stres, Advice Goddess

Tags: IT Picks, Springfield, Illinois Times, Nan Bulli, calendar, IT Picks, Springfield branch of the American Association of University Women, film, documentary, women, politics, medicine, female, struggle for women’s equality, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Ellen DeGeneres,, IT Picks

Tags: Music Features, Tom Irwin, Now Playing, Illinois Times, Springfield, Pub Crawl, Torch Tuesday, hip-hop, Bar None every Tuesday night, Torch Tuesday awards, Uncanny, Trizzle, Fatt Daddy, G.O.G. camp, Springtown Records, Chris G, Jacc Breezy, open mic, karaoke, Johnnie Owe, Music - Tom Irwin