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Playdates and Home Invaders
Our little neighborhood in Champaign seems to be getting less safe by the minute. While my daughter was having a playdate with her buddy the children at the end of our block weren’t having quite as much fun. Break-in, robbery, and theft those words seem fairly innocuous when compared with the phrase home invasion.
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Classes formatted to help students' futures does not meet modern standards
Just out of curiosity, how many of you know how to invest properly? The difference between mutual funds, penny stock, blue chip stock, growth stock, etc.? As adults, I fully expect you to have a savings account and some kind of credit, but how many of you Read more…
Against the tide
Going "UP" Movie Review
Last weekend we went to see the Disney-Pixar film “Up.” It did not disappoint us, and surpassed even our expectations. Its the story of a 78 year-old man, stepping out to fulfill a promise to the love of his life, and finds himself in the company of an over optimistic 8 year-old.
Editor's Desk
New look to Tuesday's paper
The News-Gazette is going back to a four-section format starting June 30, and we're also adding some new features to the mix.
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33 days to Camp Rantoul
Countdown of the 50 most important Illini for the 2009 season.
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Chester's take on Illini
I've always found Chester Frazier to have a unique insight into the game and the Illini. He knows his words carry weight, and he breaks things down as though he's watching film. As a player he viewed a win or a loss almost through the eye of a coach, kind of in an analystical sort of way, so it's not a surprise he's headed toward starting a coaching career as a student assistant coach.
Read more…Meteorologist Greg Soulje: The Weather Front On-Line
El Nino conditions slowly developing...
Features are more prominent in the cold season, with lesser effects during the warm season.
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Area Extras
Sending direct messages from Twitter
A quick tutorial about how to send direct messages on Twitter.
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The Dayglo Donut Dilemma
Purple is my favorite color - except when we're talking about cereal and yogurt.
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Sports of All Sorts
The winner of the Kentucky Derby is ...
Good betting opportunity on Saturday
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Atlanta aftermath
A Busch brother found his way to Victory Lane on Sunday at Atlanta, but it wasn't the one I was expecting.
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Going, going ... gold!
USA women's basketball team scores the big one
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Game time set
Salt Fork baseball game first pitch different than what's on IHSA web site
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Bill Ayers - the UI's most famous fraud
Terrorist conman rewrites history for the ignorant
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