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Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
Last night I went to the presentation sponsored by Sustainable Springfield Inc about a green home built in Springfield by Harv Koplo. Amanda Reavy wrote a good summary of the meeting so I won't rehash what she wrote.One of the themes throughout the prese...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
One of the things that made me decide to run for county board last year was an article about the selection of new voting machines. The first newspaper article I could find about the selection process for the new voting system was published a few days befo...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
Liberty Brew & View will show a political film the third Tuesday of every month on the big movie screen at Capital City Bar & Grill. I've written about the first movie coming up this Tuesday, September 18, and the second will be "Who Killed the Electric C...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
I watched a lot of boring documentaries growing up in school and I think everyone else did too. Its hard to get past the idea of documentaries being something you have to suffer through. Fortunately, in this new age of documentary films, there are good ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
Under federal guidelines each state has the option of adopting federal standards for auto-emissions or the more stringent California standards. The California Pavley standards, named after the sponsor of the bill, would enact further reductions in pollut...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
When I went to Lollapalooza one of the groups on Green Street was the Working Bikes Cooperative. They're an interesting non-profit organization in Chicago that "diverts bicycles from the waste stream in Chicago by repairing them for sale and charity."The...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
In the years leading up to the American revolution, Samuel Adams and the Sons of Liberty organized dissidents in the public houses of the colonies in the struggle for freedom. In the tradition of those revolutionaries I'd like to announce the formation o...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
My friend Martin had a good bit of Illinois political trivia last week that people might like.Who and when was the last elected Democratic Governor of Illinois that did not serve time in prison after leaving officeClick on "continue reading" for the answ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
Pax Christi Springfield now has a website. In addition to information about the organization you can find a list of events for the upcoming "Days of Decision: We the People Declare Peace."
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
Crain's Chicago Business has an article about the proposal for Illinois to adopt the California clean car standards. The auto emissions proposal from the Governor's committee on global warming is identical to Illinois House Bill 3424, which I've written ...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
I hope everyone is enjoying their labor day weekend!Unfortunately, the out of work miners at the recently closed coal mine in nearby Virden won't be doing much celebrating this weekend. The mine closure reminded me that one of the bloodier episodes in Il...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
A post about Presidential election predictions over at BFS inspired me to write the promised Republican side of my predictions about the Democratic Presidential primary.The early Republican race is interesting because the three front runners (McCain, Romn...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
The full article about the church eviction adds this pathetic detail: "This is greed in its worst form - throwing a church on the street," said Daniel Richards, a one-armed neighbor who lives two doors down, as he loaded a U-Haul. "It's been a staple on t...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
This one is hard to believe. Its like a story out of the Onion. The SJ-R reports in their latest breaking news that:
Just before 10 a.m. this morning, officials with the Sangamon County Sheriff broke down the door at 1016 Percy and evicted Clementine Mem...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
The SJ-R tells us that AT&T dropped their plans for city-wide wireless internet access in Springfield. There's one more reason for young people to leave town.Springfield has a hard time deciding whether it should be a real city or an overgrown farm town....
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
Clean Energy Springfield blog has a new poster, Kevin. I'll let him decide how much of an introduction he wants to give for himself on his blog, but he's very knowledgeable on a variety of energy and environmental issues.His first post is on an issue I'v...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
There's a letter to the editor in today's State Journal-Register that I think is worth re-posting.
More people would care if their child was in IraqFirst, thank you to the few people who are trying to do their part to end the war in Iraq. Not only am I ex...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
The Community Volunteer Center is something I'm going to be more involved with. You can sign up at their website for opportunities to volunteer in the community. It lets you search according to interest and organization. Some of the information is a li...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
Shortly after waking up this Sunday morning I realized that the Democratic debate from Iowa was on. My posts about previous debates centered on the format and approach of the moderator and this one will be no different. George Stephanopoulos as moderato...
Posted by Where there's a Will, there's a way 4 years ago.
Yes, I still call it Democrat Day rather than Governor's Day. I've called it Democrat Day for as long as I can remember and I'm not going to change it for this guy.Capitol Fax has a good run down of all the events and drama. Even with the Blagojevich sup...
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