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This page is a Monthly Archive of entries from September 2008 listed from newest to oldest.
Deep into the 4th quarter of a tight, thrilling Super Bowl, with the Chicago Bears driving deep into Arizona territory after a Cardinal fumble, Arizona coach John McCain has called for a temporary suspension of the game.
This follows the announcement by the league at the start of the 4th quarter that NFL owners will lose a tremendous amount of money this year. Many blame the NFL rules committee, which has instituted a policy of allowing corporate clients to attend their games for free, sitting in luxury boxes that now line the entire field. Gate receipts by regular fans, who continue to complain about their “freedom seating” in the upper decks of the endzones, no longer cover the price of free booze and catered food to the corporate clients.
Have you always wanted to try yoga, but you were nervous that you were not flexible enough? Perhaps you have tried it before, but you would like to try out a new teacher or style. Or maybe you're just really stressed out, and you need to find some way, any way, to relax. No matter what your situation, Free Day of Yoga was created just for YOU.
Free Day of Yoga is this Sunday, September 28. Rachel Hills, owner of Two Birds, One Tree, has collaborated with seven other area yoga teachers to host free yoga and relaxation classes throughout the day at five different locations in Champaign and Urbana. Rachel's goal was to create a sense of community among local yoga teachers, and to be able to provide yoga to those who have not experienced it before. The full schedule can be found here.
There have been numerous attempts to improve public education in the United States over the years. The No Child Left Behind Act has created required benchmarks for students through standardized testing with a focus on improving the performance of children in school, but it does little to help keep kids in school. In fact, it makes passing even more daunting of a task for those who have difficulty keeping up.
You may be surprised to hear this, but it is now impossible for you to go to jail for small possessions of marijuana — in Urbana. This past Monday the Urbana City Council passed an ordinance requiring that all small possessions be handled as city ordinance tickets punishable by a fine only. This means no jail time and no state charge. There has been little to no media coverage of the drafting of this ordinance and very little public discussion. The only online reference to this ordinance is a brief mention in the September 15th City Council Agenda, as the 14th item. No minutes or any other information is provided on the website.
While decriminalization of marijuana has not been shown to lead to an increase in marijuana consumption, this ordinance does reflect a tolerance of marijuana use. Does this ordinance pave the way for wider acceptance of cannabis in the area, or is this just another case of "those crazy Urbana liberals" getting their way? And why hasn't anyone reported this ordinance in any of the local papers? I for one would like to see a healthy public discussion of this issue — not more reasons to ignore it.
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