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Posts by Joel Gillespie:
Former SP webmaster Josh King featured on Al Jazeera
Our collective hearts were broken when Smile Politely webmaster Josh King relocated to Washington, D.C., late last year to take a job with the New America Foundation. Since then, Josh’s tech savvy and communication skills …
Grants to bring computers and training to Douglass Branch Library
From a press release issued this morning by the Champaign Public Library: Two grants will allow the Champaign Public Library to double the number of public computers at its Douglass Branch and offer free classes …
C-U Citizen Access delves into local refugee issues
If you’re not reading C-U Citizen Access, you’re missing out on fascinating coverage of local underprivileged communities. Yesterday, Jay Lee posted two articles: a depiction of the effects that budget cuts are having on immigration-services …
CCHCC calls 5th and Hill excavation “irresponsible”
As reported by WILL yesterday, Champaign County Health Care Consumers expressed outrage as excavation workers dug outside the vapor tents at the former Illinois Power manufactured gas site (now owned by Ameren) at 5th and …
FDA issued warning letter to Tiny Greens in May
I will apologize profusely if this was reported locally earlier, but I couldn’t find any mention of it online,and I just became aware of it today. Urbana’s Tiny Greens was issued a Warning Letter by …
Census vacancy data, housing study illustrate disconnect
A couple of reports on the status of local housing have been released recently, providing data on the relationship between supply and demand in Champaign County. First of all, Michael Howie wrote an article in …
State bill would curb FOIA rights for “recurrent requesters”
Illinois House Bill 1716, an amendment to the state Freedom of Information Act, has been passed by the state house and senate and awaits Governor Quinn’s approval. According to a State Journal-Register story from Monday: …
Impress your friends by becoming the 1,000th entity to “like” SP
Let me be honest here for a moment: not everyone who “likes” us really likes us, and you may rightfully turn up your nose at the arbitrary nature of round numbers. But as of this …