Do you remember when the Dow Jones Industrial Average first spiked over 10,000? I do. For one reason: a feature appeared in the News-Gazette about a couple who had, years before, ordered a vanity plate …
Posts by Brock Peoples:
The Victory Garden: A Return to Self-Sufficiency
Not very long ago (in terms of the human experience), the majority of us were intimately connected with our food sources. Even the urban-dwellers in post-industrial America typically had a section of their property dedicated …
Simplifying Life: Cell Phone-Free Living
/> A month and a half ago, my wife and I canceled our cell-phone plans and became a cell-phone-free household. I related our initial impressions to the Smile Politely audience on July 1. Reactions to …
Around Town: The Fall and Resurgence of Neighborhood Businesses
Growing up in southwest Champaign, my family made a weekly trek to either Jerry’s IGA or Roundbarn IGA (depending on if Mom or Dad were driving) for our grocery shopping. Hardware needs were fulfilled at …
Simplifying Life: One Phone at a Time
Our home phone was connected today. This is after two and a half years of being a cell-phone-only household. This in and of itself is likely unremarkable, but in conjunction with signing up for the …
Local Streams — What’s In a Name?
Two small waterways flow through north central Champaign County. One drains land from the Rantoul-area, flows through Urbana’s Crystal Lake Park, and then eastward before joining with the Salt Fork River at St. Joseph. The …