http://spfldbloggers.com/ A news aggregator for local Springfield Illinois blogs. en-us http://spfldbloggers.com/feed.php With Washington D.C.’s record snowfall, the Ski Channel called on capital-area skiers last weekend to take advantage of a not-to-be-missed opportunity for a ski first. “First off, all respect due one of America’s greatest men, President... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35599/rss 2010-02-09 00:36:47 I will be appearing as an extra in a taping of Community, as a student, on Tuesday, February 9, 2010. This is my first acting gig and am really excited, since I’ve never dreamed of doing acting (well, I guess to be a politician you have to be a go... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35598/rss 2010-02-08 22:03:39 http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35597/rss 2010-02-08 21:49:17 After spending several days complaining that the only way to be informed is through the alternative press and going online, I got an email about former Springfield reporter R. L. Nave becoming editor of the revived FOCUS/Midwest. Cool!The future of good ... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35594/rss 2010-02-08 19:18:35 Who doesn't love an extra special freebie or bargain in honor of their special day You will LOVE this list which gives you a nice variety of things that you and your kids can register for at no cost. My daughter's birthday is this week, and our... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35593/rss 2010-02-08 19:00:23 The Watchdog’s Deathwatch: American journalism’s decline has big repercussions in IllinoisIt is common knowledge now that the newspaper, along with an enormous chunk of journalism, is on a deathwatch. How much time it has left is the subject of rancor... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35592/rss 2010-02-08 18:38:12 .flickr-photo { border: solid 2px #000000; } .flickr-yourcomment { } .flickr-frame { text-align: left; padding: 3px; } .flickr-caption { font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px; }There’s so much in this photograph. What pulled at me to take it, was the b... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35591/rss 2010-02-08 17:49:58 The FBI is pressing Internet service providers to record which Web sites customers visit and retain those logs for two years, a requirement that law enforcement believes could help it in investigations of child pornography and other serious crimes. FBI D... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35590/rss 2010-02-08 17:26:00 Barnes & Noble says its version 1.2 software upgrade adds features to the Nook and improves performance. A new software upgrade is now available to owners of Barnes & Noble's Nook e-book reader. This is the second upgrade since the device launched in earl... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35588/rss 2010-02-08 17:20:00 In week since Mozilla released the first Firefox browser for mobile phones, we've had a better chance to explore the Web on the Nokia N900. Firefox for Maemo, as it's called, is also available for the N810 Internet Tablet. We go over some of our observat... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35589/rss 2010-02-08 17:15:00 I had a great time with my parents this last weekend. They coasted into town Friday night on a snow drift. Mom and I mixed up cinnamon rolls and while they were raising, we watched a movie and had some popcorn. I was amused when I checked Facebook to see ... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35587/rss 2010-02-08 16:40:20 Now that Scott Lee Cohen’s tumultuous run for public office is over, party members must choose a replacement lieutenant governor candidate for the Nov. 2 Democratic ticket.Cohen, a pawnbroker who was accused of domestic battery, announced his withdrawal... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35586/rss 2010-02-08 16:07:27 Springfield Mayor Tim Davlin has already been mentioned as a possible candidate to replace lieutenant governor nominee Scott Lee Cohen, The Bloomington Pantagraph is reporting.Read the story here. http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35585/rss 2010-02-08 15:44:43 This picture was taken from inside my seventh floor room at the Lumière Hotel. I just happened to be looking out the window and saw a valet having a discussion with the Walter Knoll Florist employee. I’m not sure what was being delivered. I’d... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35584/rss 2010-02-08 14:40:32 This picture was taken from inside my seventh floor room at the Lumière Hotel. I just happened to be looking out the window and saw a valet having a discussion with the Walter Knoll Florist employee. I’m not sure what was being delivered. I’d... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35583/rss 2010-02-08 14:40:32 * Scott Lee Cohen hasn’t yet filed his formal withdrawal papers with the State Board of Elections, but he will tomorrow, his spokesman Baxter Swilley said this afternoon. The campaign was simply distracted with media interviews today and hasn’... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35582/rss 2010-02-08 14:30:19 Today’s Song for the Day is “Something, Somewhere, Sometime” from the upcoming collaboration of Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore. The album on which this song appears Dear Companion, is due to be released by Sub Pop records next week, and it sound... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35596/rss 2010-02-08 14:17:50 Prior to the start of the Michigan State game on Saturday, Illinois head coach Bruce Weber allowed the team to go out and have some fun with the Orange Krush and ESPN’s Game Day. What ensued was an impromptu dunking session in front of the Orange Kr... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35581/rss 2010-02-08 13:39:12 * The Illinois Trial Lawyers Association knows a legislative backlash is coming in the wake of the Illinois Supreme Court’s decision knocking down the medical malpractice law. So, the group is running a new radio ad. Click here to listen. House Re... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35579/rss 2010-02-08 13:17:55 News flash for readers younger than 60: starting about age 61 (your first year in your sixth decade; not your second as some bent whistles might blow) you will have mornings when you are convinced you’ve been abducted by aliens and returned with les... http://spfldbloggers.com/link/35580/rss 2010-02-08 13:15:45