Posted by Illinois Channel 1 year ago.
from Cong. John Shimkus office, May 8, 2007
WASHINGTON, DC - Representatives Rick Boucher (D-VA), Chairman of the Energy and Air Quality Subcommittee, and Representative John Shimkus (R-IL) introduced federal legislation to promote the use of coal-to-li...
Posted by Springfield Illinois Yahoo Group 1 year ago.
This boycott is actually being covered in the Chicago media. Both WGN-TV news and the Chicago Tribune have mentioned it. One seemed to like the idea, the other
Posted by Springfield Photos 1 year ago.
The former Burger King near the Meijers store is becoming a Monical's Pizza restaurant.Their website is at Monicals.comRecent posts to the SpringfieldPhotos blog:Sugar AngelBaskin Robbins 31 cent scoop night!Future home of the Holy Land Diner 2003 Cingul...
Posted by Springfield Illinois Yahoo Group 1 year ago.
Sorry to be the buzz kill, but this won't work. Go to http://www.snopes.com/politics/gasoline/nogas.asp and you'll learn why. Tracy
Posted by Illinois Channel 1 year ago.
from Sen. Durbin's Office, May 8, 2007 [Washington, DC] The U.S. Senate today approved the nomination of Judge Frederick Kapala by a vote of 91-0 to fill the sole federal judgeship in Rockford, IL. Kapala's name was sent to the President for his con...
Posted by The Capitol Fax Blog 1 year ago.
From your Chicago Sun-Times columnist, Jennifer Hunter…
But Sree Sreenivasan, new media professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, says the effectiveness of Web sites and blogs as political tools may only go so far: “I...
Posted by gotshoo? 1 year ago.
The Jolly Tomale on Wabash will be no more after May 19th. Better get your fill of sanchos while you still can.
Springfield
Posted by Illinois Channel 1 year ago.
from Sen. Brady's newsletter
The public's support for Governor Blagojevich's $7.6 billion gross receipts tax has been underwhelming, and that's good.
People get it. They understand it's not the \"big bad corporations\" the governor likes to talk...
Posted by Illinois Channel 1 year ago.
from the Senate Republicans
Springfield, IL The respected government watchdog organization, The Civic Federation of Chicago, recently joined the growing number of businesses and consumer protection organizations in public opposition to the Governors...
Posted by The Capitol Fax Blog 1 year ago.
What a dumb idea.
“Hey, I know what we should do this weekend. Let’s take up the cable industry’s offer of a free trip to Las Vegas for an ‘educational’ experience!”
Brilliant.
With just a month left in the legislati...
Posted by CES Blog 1 year ago.
I can be magnanimous--really. So I don't begrudge the coal industry this nifty little story: a 15 square mile section of prehistoric rainforest has been found fossilized in a Illinois coal mine.
Posted by The Eleventh Hour 1 year ago.
What has Taco Bell done with Burrito Supremes I hadnt had one in many years until last night, but I KNOW they dont taste the same. When I say the same, Im talking the same as they did 25 years ago. I had my first BS in 1981 and it instantly became ...
05/04 Rarely has so much effort yielded so little payoff, or so much Pictionary led to so much pain.
Posted by Where Dave Is 1 year ago.
Dave is
In Prague.I visited Prague the last time I backpacked and while I enjoyed it there were few things I really felt like I needed to revisit. Instead I have a whole list of things from my Weird Europe book that I wanted to Czech out. (Bah dum bum).
...
Posted by Where Dave Is 1 year ago.
Dave is
In Prague.Pretty low key day. After another excellent breakfast (but no critiques about the healthiness of it) Rosie and I hit the road for Prague. Nothing interesting about the two bus trip cept the fact that the 4 hour trip cost $5, and that I ...
Posted by honey & quinine 1 year ago.
I have learned that in order for me to write a new poem, there must be nothing more important in my life for half an hour, absolute minimum, than walking out to my front porch with pen, clip board and paper and tall glass of iced tea,.
So it was Sunday ev...
Posted by Matt Penning Images 1 year ago.
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.flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }At the wedding this past weekend.
This very cute mother and baby were looking at ...
Posted by Vachel Lindsay 1 year ago.
The Vachel Lindsay Association proudly congratulates former Board member Deborah Huffman on the occasion of her retirement as a school teacher at Lanphier High School after more than 30 years of teaching.Please join us at the Vachel Lindsay Home on Saturd...
Posted by gotshoo? 1 year ago.
The dogs were sniffing more than each other’s butts. It was a welcome change.
buddy, Clancy, Flickr
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 1 year ago.
The SJ-R has several articles on ethanol yesterday and today. It reminded me of the renewable energy forum at UIS on April 19 that I never got around to writing about so I'll take this as an opportunity. The forum featured three speakers, the first of whi...
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