Glaciers that provide drinking water for hundreds of millions of people are disappearing more rapidly than originally predicted. According to the United Nations, 325 million people are already affected by drought, disease, floods, loss of livestock, decline of fish stock and loss of agricultural productivity. Ninety-eight per cent of the people who will be most […]
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Conservation Congress
After a five-year hiatus, the Illinois Department of Natural Resources will reconvene its Conservation Congress, a two-day conference that brings conservationists and recreation advocates together to discuss future opportunities for the agency and for the state. This weekend, on Oct. 24 and 25, anyone with a stake in conservation and recreation — from preservationists and […]
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BLAZING A NEW TRAIL
The Springfield Bicycle Club and the Springfield Park District will team up this weekend to celebrate the grand reopening of the Interurban Trail. The trail, a seven-mile asphalt trail that runs from the intersection of Wabash Avenue and MacArthur Boulevard in Springfield to Chatham, was rerouted and temporarily closed in some sections during construction on […]
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Free cell phones and service
As many as 20,370 low-income households in Sangamon County could qualify for a free cell phone and 60 minutes of free monthly talk-time, according to a spokesperson with TracFone Wireless, Inc., a national prepaid cell phone provider. Jose Fuentes, TracFone’s director of government relations, announced earlier this month that the company would add Illinois to […]
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Letters to the Editor 10/22/09
BEST STRIP “The idea of Obama,” in This Modern World by Tom Tomorrow [IT, Oct. 15] is not only the best strip of the year, it’s also the best political commentary of the year as well! I catch heat on Facebook, Myspace Blog, etc., because people still believe the idea of Obama and the actual Obama […]
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Hoffman in the hunt; Dillard gets a bounce
Underdog Democratic U.S. Senate candidate David Hoffman has a new poll which purports to show that he’s in the hunt, but the camp of Democratic primary rival Alexi Giannoulias says there’s no way the poll is accurate. Hoffman’s survey of 505 likely Democratic primary voters was conducted Oct. 2-4 by Hart Research Associates. The initial […]
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Obama must get going on jobs
Five days before taking the oath of office, Barack Obama called on the millions of people who had actively campaigned for him to be the engine for real change in America: “I don’t want them to just sit around and wait for me to do something. I want them to be pushing their agendas.” He […]
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Goofing up health care reform
America’s shouting match over health care reform has turned completely goofy — and I’m not talking about confused seniors at teabag rallies getting red-faced with anger after being told by the right-wing scare machine that “government is trying to taker over Medicare.” No, I’m talking about our United States senators. Take Max Baucus. Please! He’s […]
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Angels n’ Outlaws
For a band that formed just 15 months ago, Angels n’ Outlaws are making a mark soon and sudden on the central Illinois scene. Band members Perry Prior (lead vocals and guitar), Dan Cartwright (vocals and lead guitar), Justin Tansky (guitar), Rob Coleman (drums) and Todd Ambuehl (bass) attribute the success to a good chemistry […]
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Taste the local flavors …next Tuesday
My friend Karen Conn is hosting the Local Flavors luncheon at the Inn at 835 (835 South Second Street) next Tuesday the 20th … If you don’t know about this culinary event – it was organized by the Illinois Stewardship Alliance, a non profit group that bring lower growers together with restaurant and catering firms […]
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Let them eat bread
It’s the Irish in me – but wheat or rye, multigrain or oat, bread would be my food of choice if I had to choose just one thing to sustain me for life. For that reason (as well as the fact that I like seeing small businesses come to town) here’s a hearty welcome to […]
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That General Tso sure gets around
In recent months the strip center at Montvale Plaza (across from west side Schnuck’s) has had so many businesses coming and going it was hard to keep track. Last month Sunny China House opened in the space next door to Little Caesar’s (which was either the space that used to be the Spaghetti Shop (that […]
