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Above is a screenshot from http://timeline.chambana.net/, the Kiwane Carrington Timeline, a website which communicates a timeline of events and documents pertaining to the Kiwane Carrington incident. The website is a joint project of the U-C Independent Media Center and Smile Politely, and is being released to the public for the first time this morning. From the site's About page: This site is intended to be a permanent home for documentation, articles, reporting, and discussion regarding the death of Kiwane Carrington …
| (UPDATED: 11/04/2009) For the past three weeks, Champaign-Urbana has been scrambling to make sense of what happened on the afternoon of October 9th, when 15-year-old Kiwane Carrington was killed by a bullet discharged by Champaign Police Officer Daniel Norbits' sidearm. The verbiage of that last statement is itself a testament to how few facts the public has had at its disposal. So as not to disturb the investigation, the Champaign Police Department has yet to officially acknowledge that Norbits himself …
Amidst a recession, in a state buried deep in debt, surrounded by controversy and led by an interim Governor, high-speed rail might seem like the last thing to throw billions of dollars at. Many tax-paying Illinois residents, as well as local governments and organizations, are opposed to the idea. The reason for this? Lack of necessity, cost of upkeep and operation, and environmental impact, just to name a few. However, as the cost of travel has increased in the past …
There are some people who let suffering get the best of them. Mike Benner is not one of those people. Benner is the interim office manager at the Greater Community AIDS Project in Champaign. He answers the phone cheerily every time, and his speech is peppered with laughter. He has deep brown eyes, a neatly trimmed beard and close-cropped charcoal hair. He’s also HIV-positive. “One of the reasons why I’m readily willing to let people know about my status is …
At a recent board meeting of the Greater Community AIDS Project, Mike Benner announced that one of the residents of “Champaign House” had been missing for five days. “We haven’t heard or seen him since the eighth of this month,” Benner said. “I did go up there and check to make sure there was no corpse or anything like that.” Although he had failed to check in as requested, the missing resident had returned to the house by April 17. …
For HIV and AIDS sufferers in Champaign-Urbana, taking care of their health requires a team of professionals. Marla Francisco, who is 46 years old and HIV-positive, moved to Champaign from Indianapolis in fall 2002. She contracted HIV in 2004 after what she called a “binge”: a relapse into using crack cocaine, during which she exchanged sex for drugs. She has been taking a drug called Atripla, which combines three different HIV medications into one, for about nine months, with minimal …
The Champaign-Urbana Public Health District has independently placed new curricula in the hands of teachers and social workers throughout Champaign County, and Champaign and Urbana school districts are working to incorporate more “comprehensive” sex education curricula into classrooms. The Health District recently spent about $5,000 of grant money from the Illinois Department of Public Health on a sex education program called "Our Whole Lives" (OWL). The district is also distributing a curriculum developed by the public health department of King …
About three months ago I spoke with Christine Knight, volunteer and outreach coordinator, about Hope Community Health Center opening in Champaign. In those short and hectic three months Hope has attracted over 200 patients from the Champaign-Urbana area. Though it is tremendously exciting that Hope has attracted so many people, it is also a sad testament to how badly accessible health care is needed in the area. There are limited resources in the community for those without insurance or very …
This is the first of a two-part series on prostitution in Champaign-Urbana. Part one focuses on Champaign, and part two, which focuses on Urbana, will appear tomorrow. Where Bradley and Market Streets meet, there’s a funeral home, a muffler repair shop, a brand-new Family Dollar store and a closed-down restaurant. But according to Sergeant Dave Griffet of the Champaign Police Department, this is also a corner where prostitutes do business. “It’s still a prominent area that we’ve found that there’s …
People seeking peace and quiet in a prim, newly-minted subdivision on the western periphery of Champaign may be getting more than they bargained for. For years, the city of Champaign has stacked subdivisions on its outskirts. Several of the newest residential subdivisions are in the vicinity of an aging industrial corridor, where an oil storage facility releases toxic chemicals into the air. Marathon Petroleum Company, located on South Staley Road in southwest Champaign, is within about a quarter mile radius …
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and the other half? do I detect damning with faint praise? But I get your drift about the six seats sold, although they will be competing for something with a leg up. Not that it would matter to one of the top, um, 20 or so, no…
I’m not sure what I mean, either. I may be echoing the off-the-cuff sentiments of Dean Hurd: It really doesn’t matter if those last six seats were sold to the highest bidder. The six least-qualified people aren’t going to be competing for big dollars. But…
I’m not quite sure what Rob’s somewhat cryptic comments indicate, but I’ll make a guess: the comment about 90 percent of UI grads not being up to snuff is bitterly sarcastic (and rightly so). The point is that the ratings and rankings game is endemic in the…
@Stuart: Speaking as a U of I LAS grad, you learn me. @UrbanaJake: I agree with your anger. BUT, “They could NEVER be part of that 10 percent because they weren’t clouted.“ isn’t true. And since we know you said it to make a point, I get…
Rob, You are Exhibit A in being a drone. No one cares—you are part of a scam. Blacks, Chicanos, others, didn’t get a fair shake. They could NEVER be part of that 10 percent because they weren’t clouted. Now they sit with no law degree and are…
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That’s well known that cash can make people free. But how to act when someone doesn’t have cash? The one way is to receive the personal loans or secured loan.
Vosges is pretty decent chocolate, but you should definitely try the locally-produced chocolate from Dan Schreiber, available (regularly?) at Amara, Caffe Paradiso, and Common Ground. I believe it is or will be at other places soon.
I read Kucinich flipped today. He must have read this and been convinced.
Bread Company can do some fantastic vegan dinner dishes! Several of their pastas are vegan or could be made vegan and their pizzas can be ordered (and taste great) without the cheese. I also recommend their roasted potatoes and their roasted garlic head appetizer.
General Admission? Are we supposed to camp out the night before the game to get decent seats?
I wonder with Griffey if he’s not in game shape enough to play a significant number of minutes. If you look at his minutes played this year, he’s never played a starters minutes.
I really appreciated Ms. Lennhoff’s candid answers to the questions. I learned a lot about health care reform from this experience. Thanks CCHCC!
Glad you asked Stuart. In the 1950s (well before they were approved for human use) poultry producers began using subtherapeutic doses of quinolone antibiotics, specifically fluroquinolone, to reduce the incidence of respiratory disease in overcrowded production conditions. In humans, quinolones are a last line of defense antibiotic…
Hah! Good one, Joel. But my question was a serious one. I only buy eggs from a couple of local organic farmers, so I never thought about antibiotic-free eggs. I’m assuming that Anna meant the hen was not fed antibiotics, but am not wholly sure. I’m…
That sounds like a setup to a joke at a CSA’s annual banquet. Q: “How can you tell an antibiotic-free egg?“ A: “It just can’t seem to get rid of that cough.“ /shows self out
First off did you read the wired magazine article I posted? You should. Second, WAS!? HAhahaaha. What, we aren’t being spied on right now. Its not legal anymore? Obama didn’t just re-authorize the patriot act? Semi-mythical deep packet inspection devices. Semi-mythical deep packet inspection devices. Semi mythical…
I was all set to pounce on this, but it’s the truth. There used to be bands in town I was afraid of, like I’d have a heart attack during their set. There are still some great bands, but they’re pretty and dainty and low in cholesterol. …
I love eating Vietnamese food, and having growing up my entire life eating it, I was excited to go. I really wanted to like this place because of all of the hype I had heard——unfortunately, I was sorely disappointed. I got the pho (vietnamese soup) and thought…
Kaiyo was decent for a sushi buffet, but it definitely isn’t as good as KO fusion. I thought it was better than any sushi I’ve ever had at a chinese buffet, but was not as good as my least favorite sushi item at KO fusion. However, I…
What is an antibiotic-free egg? And how can you tell?
Great article. I’ve always found that by making it in the blender, I can be my typical impatient self and pour tons of oil in at once. It’s very forgiving that way, though not fool proof.
I will be at Danu this evening. And seeing as tomorrow - St. Pat’s - is my birthday, I will be celebrating with tons of green and fun!
Big Blue will actually be on 6-9, despite what is posted elsewhere. Then, hightail it over to Bentley’s!
Ahh - good point - I will plug them in the appropriate sections.
Yeeee! This sounds so fun! Any word on covers for any/all of these? Maybe SP could spring for punch cards and some discounts if we make it to all, eh?
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That’s well known that cash can make people free. But how to act when someone doesn’t have cash? The one way is to receive the personal loans or secured loan.