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News :: Children : Civil & Human Rights : Education : Elections & Legislation : Urban Development |
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Champaign residents vote "NO" for School referendum |
by Melodye Rosales
Email: melodye (nospam) nitrogendesign.com |
20 Mar 2006
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The Black Community is asking for all voters of the City of Champaign to go to the polls and vote "NO" for the school referendum Tuesday, March 21, 2006. |
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Announcement :: Iraq : Peace |
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March 20 Urbana City Council Resolution and Vigil |
by Jan K
Email: jandurl (nospam) insightbb.com |
20 Mar 2006
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March 20, 2006
6:30-7:00 PM *Vigil
outside: Urbana City Hall
400 S. Vine Street
Urbana, Illinois |
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News :: Protest Activity |
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Locals greet Urbana Wal-Mart with protest |
by Ricky Baldwin
Email: baldwinricky (nospam) yahoo.com |
04 Feb 2006
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 At the new Urbana Wal-Mart, pickets sponsored by the local Jobs With Justice Organizing Committee. Low wages and other poor working conditions were the focus. Wal-Mart management called the police, who spoke politely with pickets and left them to their task. |
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Why "No Child Left Behind" Does Not Work for our Schools: An Editorial Review of the University of Illinois-Sponsored NCLB Forum on January 28th, 2006 |
by Brenda Koenig
Email: bakoenig (nospam) sbcglobal.net |
30 Jan 2006
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What is going on in today's public classroom is this: the opportunity for teachers to open children's minds and create lifelong thinking skills is being systematically and surgically removed by educational bureaucrats, politicians and administrators under the reform banner of "No Child Left Behind". |
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News :: UCIMC |
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Slam-Jam/Romp-Stomp |
by Suzanne Linder
Email: suzanne.linder(nospam)gmail.com |
21 Jan 2006
Modified: 27 Jan 2006 |
 Join us for a party at the IMC, Saturday, January 28th from 7-9PM. |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights |
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Judge DiFanis Asks Champaign County Board for Continuous Jury System," Jail "Construction" called "Inevitable" |
by Kimberlie Kranich
Email: kakranich (nospam) yahoomail |
22 Jan 2006
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Champaign County Judge Thomas DiFanis and Court Administrator Roger Holland told a study session of the Champaign County Board last Thursday that their proposal to increase the availability of juries from 24 weeks to 48 weeks a year, called a "continuous jury system," would reduce the backlog of pending felony cases, the number of jailed inmates and the length of those inmates’ stay. They conclude, in a written report to the board, that their proposal would “better the justice system while simultaneously postponing an inevitable multi-million dollar expenditure in construction/renovation of current jail facilities.” |
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News :: Civil & Human Rights |
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Champaign County Jail Issues Committee to Give 3rd Report to County Board Thursday |
by Kimberlie Kranich
Email: kakranich (nospam) yahoo.com |
17 Jan 2006
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The Champaign County Board and the public will have the opportunity on Thursday, January 19th at 7pm to hear from "The Jail Issues Committee" that has been "analyzing the current issues and concerns regarding the Champaign County Correctional Center/Satellite Jail Facility and making recommendations to the Champaign County Board," according to Board documents. The Committee is headed by Judge Difanis.
This is the third of three reports to the Board. Local activists have been concerned that county administrators and judicial officials want to expand the current jail capacity. Activists have focused on trying to pressure officials to spend more resources on crime prevention and alternatives to incarceration. |
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News :: Latin America : Miscellaneous |
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The Passing of Ramona Pushes the Reset Button on Marcos’ Six-Month Tour of Mexico |
by Andrew Kennis
Email: andrew (nospam) indymedia.org |
13 Jan 2006
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 The temporary suspension of the Zapatista-led "Other Campaign" has been lifted and its schedule has been re-programmed. Today, it met with the hurricane stricken and largely indigenous communities of the coast of Chiapas as it wraps up its first segment in Chiapas before going on to Quintana Roo. |
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