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One Year After our Anti-War Resolution: What We Can Do Now |
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by Danielle Chynoweth, Urbana City Council |
20 Mar 2004
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Last year, Urbana became one of 120 cities for peace when we passed an resolution against war. Despite the fact that Iraq was not an imminent threat, had no nuclear weapons or stockpiles of weapons of mass destruction, and had no link to Al Qaeda of the attacks of September 11th, we went to war.
Bush's decision killed 10,000 Iraqi civilians and risked the lives of hundreds of thousands of U.S. Soliders. Some 575 have been killed.
What follows is a text of the speech I will be giving in front of the County Courthouse at 4 PM today. The event starts at 3 PM at the Urbana Middle School. |
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News :: Peace |
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Champaign-Urbana -- and World -- Still Say ‘No’ to WAR |
by Ricky Baldwin
Email: baldwinricky (nospam) yahoo.com |
17 Mar 2004
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Local and national events mark the first anniversary of the US-led invasion of Iraq this Saturday, March 20.
Dr. Mohammad Al-Heeti, who has just returned from Iraq, will speak at the Urbana Middle School. Urbana City Councilwoman Danielle Chynoweth, community activist Imani Bazzell, and Meg Miner, a US Air Force veteran, peace and social justice activist, and local librarian, will speak at the Champaign County Courthouse. |
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Everyday Low Wages: The Hidden Price We all Pay for Wal-Mart |
by Sascha Meinrath
Email: sascha (nospam) ucimc.org |
17 Mar 2004
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I've been watching the community-wide discussion on Wal-Mart and have been hoping to find a document that adequately represents my own serious concerns with facilitating the entry of Wal-Mart to Urbana. Whether you agree or disagree with the Urbana City Council decision, I believe that having access to well-documented information will help facilitate constructive debate. |
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News :: Crime & Police |
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Concerned Champaign Residents Question Need for Tasers, Chief of Police and City Manager Defend Position at Community Meeting |
by Kimberlie Kranich
Email: kakranich (nospam) yahoo.com |
16 Mar 2004
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Champaign Chief of Police RT Finney, City Manager Steve Carter and three police officers tried to convince a crowd of 50 concerned citizens at a community meeting Monday night that the police need Taser electroshock guns to reduce the threat of injuries to officers and suspects. The crowd wasn’t convinced of the need for Tasers and expressed concerns that Tasers would be used against them. |
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Interview :: Miscellaneous |
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The Past, The Present, The Future |
by Anna V. Epelbaum
Email: aepelbaum (nospam) yahoo.com |
10 Mar 2004
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This is the story of one of the most fascinating invention in the history of American technology, which is delivered into this article "from the mouth of the horse".
There are also some words in conclusion:
1. The official version, maintained in the USA: " The real inventor of microprocessor is unknown!";
2. Nobel Prize in Physics of 2000, which was awarded for achievements in computers, and communications' development didn't mention the word "microprocessor". The inventor of pocket calculator, the device much less important than microcomputer, is one of this Nobel Prize's winners;
3. The world name for microprocessors - The Best and The Most Widely Utilized Technological World's Invention of The 20th Century! |
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News :: Urban Development |
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Light Rail Vote this Monday in Urbana |
by Danielle Chynoweth, Urbana City Council
Email: chyn (nospam) ojctech.com |
06 Mar 2004
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This Monday, Urbana's city council will have a resolution before it concerning the future light rail system proposed for the core area of Champaign-Urbana. It appears the vote will be close. The Mass Transit District is finishing its analysis of alternatives for the future of local public transportation and has asked the cities and University of Illinois to weigh in on the issue. This article offers background information and goes into detail about how the community could pay for the tram - the largest bone of contention in recent conflicts over the issue. It also responds to a host of arguments against the tram. |
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News :: Peace |
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Protesters Decry US-Sponsored Coup in Haiti |
by Ricky Baldwin
Email: baldwinricky (nospam) yahoo.com |
04 Mar 2004
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Anti-war protests now include opposition to US meddling in Haiti, a bloody pattern that has persisted for 200 years.
(Champaign) The Bush Administration has given anti-war protestors a new reason to demonstrate on North Prospect this Saturday, March 6, from 2-4 pm. Even if US troops did not literally kidnap Haitian President Jean Bertrand Aristide on February 29 in the narrowest sense of the word, protesters say, it is clear that US interference is what forced him from office.
Clear, that is, except to those who rely on the US media for understanding world events. |
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News :: Media |
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Local CBS Affiliate Runs Basketball Coach Show Instead of Presidential Debate |
by Ben Grosser
Email: grosser (nospam) uiuc.edu |
03 Mar 2004
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The local CBS affiliate, WCIA, ran a women's basketball coach show instead of the much publicized CBS democratic presidential debate Sunday morning. |
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Announcement :: Arts : UCIMC |
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KILL YOUR HUMDRUM CULTURE, MAKE PARTY NOW! |
by Zach Miller
Email: zach (nospam) ucimc.org |
27 Feb 2004
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The Independent Media Center, in conjunction with Clamor magazine presents the KILL YOUR HUMDRUM CULTURE, MAKE PARTY NOW party! February 28th at the Iron Post (120 S. Race, Urbana) 8-30p-1a. $5-50, ALL AGES. |
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News :: UCIMC |
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Major Grant Awarded to Community Tech Project |
by Sascha Meinrath
Email: sascha (nospam) ucimc.org |
17 Feb 2004
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LOCAL COMMUNITY WIRELESS NETWORK PROJECT RECEIVES MAJOR GRANT FUNDING FROM THE OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE TO BUILD THE WORLD'S MOST ADVANCED COMMUNITY WIRELESS NETWORK.
The Champaign-Urbana Community Wireless Network (CWN) has been awarded a significant grant from the Open Society Institute, funded by the Soros Foundation, to develop wireless technology to be used around the globe, with a focus on developing nations. Urbana-Champaign will become the testing ground for this technology. |
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