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The University does not subsidize the Airbus. For decades bus transportation to the airport was provided expressly for Institute of Aviation students. This service was paid for by the Institute of Aviation, not campus as a whole. Some of you may even remember the old orange or…

Posted by Bill Ferguson to the entry 'The bus less traveled on 03/08/10.
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A book just published gives a very useful different perspective on the “growth for growth’s sake” model and its ecological unsustainability. It is “Prosperity Without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet” by Tim Jackson. The first chapter of the book can be downloaded via http://earthscan.co.uk/pwg . This…

Posted by Gary Cziko to the entry 'Forget it, Jake. It's Champaign-Urbana on 03/08/10.
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I agree with most of the comments on the Orange “Krush.“  They are mostly immature, ignorant, college students who can’t wait for the next frat party so they can get wasted on Keystone light

Posted by Illinois student to the entry 'Orange Krush simply an embarrassment on 03/04/10.
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“Since there is no congestion on 74, one wonders what he is talking about.“ - Duh.  Perhaps the congestion is wishful thinking? And IL DOT is planning to spend $71 million taxpayer dollars widening I-74 between Champaign and Mahomet. I contacted IL DOT on the I-74 stuff. …

Posted by Tony C. to the entry 'A road in search of a reason on 03/04/10.
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Great articles, btw.

Posted by Anna Barnes to the entry 'A road in search of a reason on 03/03/10.
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Since 1994, the American Farmland Trust has had case studies which have shown that there is no net gain to developing farmland. On average the ratio of dollars generated by development to the cost of services provided by communities was $1 : $1.04. For farm land, the…

Posted by Anna Barnes to the entry 'A road in search of a reason on 03/03/10.
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Stuart, Really a fantastic series of articles on this proposed road.  The Chinatown analogy is very cool.  I wouldn’t say that the local press has been lapdogs on this issue.  One of the local TV news channels actually did a piece where they interviewed Mr. Ziegler, the…

Posted by Mark Laughlin to the entry 'A road in search of a reason on 03/03/10.
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http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=4961547   I stand by it all, except in that I should’ve used better language to describe the types of fools these folks are. Calling someone a douchebag, is kinda like, being a douchebag.   Strike that one from the record. Everything else, well, yeah…

Posted by Seth Fein to the entry 'Orange Krush simply an embarrassment on 03/03/10.
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Due to some unforeseen circumstances, part two will actually run Wednesday at 10 a.m. Thanks for your patience; it’ll be worth the wait!

Posted by Joel Gillespie to the entry 'Forget it, Jake. It's Champaign-Urbana on 03/02/10.
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Great article. It seems to me that pretty much every local office and institution concerned is working together to get this road built. The cities of Champaign and Urbana just rubber-stamped the plan, as far as I can tell.  They may have gone through the motions of…

Posted by Mark Laughlin to the entry 'Forget it, Jake. It's Champaign-Urbana on 03/01/10.

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Dangit! Now I have to go home and try that cake. MMMmmMMMMmmmm looks goood. Cakey cakey cakey…

By Stef to the entry 'Week Seven: The mug cake and the damage done on 03/10/10.
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Very nice preview…I’m stoked to be seeing The Young Republic

By Ed to the entry 'Exit 182 Festival Preview: The Young Republic on 03/10/10.
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I understood this totally differently than the other people that posted…this is what I got from it: - the more background you have going in, the more of the allusions you will understand when watching - afterwards, you can do a little research to fill in the…

By Ed to the entry 'A review of "A History of the American Film" on 03/10/10.
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Sorry about the lack of address and hours. All I can say is duuuh

By Emily Miller to the entry 'Kaiyo a surprising delight for buffet on 03/10/10.
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Amen.  When I told people I’ve lost 18 pounds since early October the number one response I get from women is concern.  18 pounds in four months is not unhealthy, quite the opposite for me.  But don’t give up on sugar, or become a vegan, or do…

By Annie Weisner to the entry 'Week Seven: The mug cake and the damage done on 03/10/10.
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The whole self-acceptance idea is tricky in itself too. Are we supposed to self-accept by sitting around like bumps on logs, doing nothing but just appreciating and accepting ourselves? Life doesn’t happen like that. I like your point about pushing ourselves to do something greater. Self-challenge and self-reflection…

By emma reaux to the entry 'Week Seven: The mug cake and the damage done on 03/10/10.
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lindsey - i certainly understand where you are coming from on that one.   and i just wanted to state for the record that in no way did i mean to imply that i am not a feminist (or a liberal) just that i find that whole…

By gillian gabriel to the entry 'Week Seven: The mug cake and the damage done on 03/10/10.
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Jason —   I know you are busy with your own thang too, but, whenever you are ready: http://www.smilepolitely.com/contribute/   Word.

By Seth Fein to the entry 'A review of "A History of the American Film" on 03/10/10.
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re: body image—i find it very hard to hear my own true voice in the midst of all the other ones - either the voices from the “beauty industry” demanding total perfection or the ones from the feminist community (which i am a part of, proudly) demanding…

By lindsey to the entry 'Week Seven: The mug cake and the damage done on 03/10/10.
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Fair enough. This is my second attempt at writing for Smile Politely, and I agree that my playful review did not go over well, or at all like I intended it to.   Thank you, Jason, for your advice. I’ll definitely take it to heart.    

By Tracy Nectoux to the entry 'A review of "A History of the American Film" on 03/10/10.
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Tracy, I think there are two halves to this. Even if you are not familiar with the “history of the American film,“ you are always a few Google strokes away from digging up the basics on iconic films and actors that would have registered a big “A-HA!“…

By Jason Pankoke to the entry 'A review of "A History of the American Film" on 03/10/10.
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J, I promise I meant no disrespect. The last thing on my mind was disrespecting anyone.   I was at a disadvantage because I was reviewing a play whose subject matter I know very little about. And I was trying to be funny.   I enjoyed the…

By Tracy Nectoux to the entry 'A review of "A History of the American Film" on 03/10/10.
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I’ve never read a more pointless article, one so brazenly disprectful to its subject matter and to the reader. Please do not write any longer.

By j ciolino to the entry 'A review of "A History of the American Film" on 03/10/10.
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May I borrow your Grey Poupon?   I suppose I could write my news column one day, and my opinion column the next—as with Tatelines or Tupperlines.   But I don’t write a news column, so it seems like a lot of extra work.

By Rob McColley to the entry 'All's well, no worries, next year will be great! on 03/10/10.
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“...who aren’t so savvy with the google…“  You know, the way I’m not so savvy with the typing.  That page I linked is one of the best things I’ve seen on the internet, though.

By Mike Ingram to the entry 'Kaiyo a surprising delight for buffet on 03/10/10.
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Yeah, I did a little googling and found it.  I’d forgotten that there was finally something going into the Boston’s space.  But when I was reading the article I was thinking that that kind of info would have been nice for the people who savvy with the google:  http://www.readwriteweb.com/archives/facebook_wants_to_be_your_one_true_login.php#comments

By Mike Ingram to the entry 'Kaiyo a surprising delight for buffet on 03/10/10.
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Mike —   Here you are: http://champaign-taste.blogspot.com/2010/03/kaiyo-japanese-restaurant.html

By Seth to the entry 'Kaiyo a surprising delight for buffet on 03/09/10.
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I am embarrassed to say that I gorged on sushi at Kaiyó over the weekend. (Who wants to eat one more grain of vinegar-scented rice? Not I!) In any event, if you’re looking for quantity over quality, Kaiyó is the place to go. ...if you’re looking for…

By Mica Swyers to the entry 'Kaiyo a surprising delight for buffet on 03/09/10.
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I believe there were bands all 26.2 miles of the marathon. But yeah, I’ll read more closely next time ;)

By emma reaux to the entry 'Streetfest season approaches on 03/09/10.

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