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Posts by Joel Gillespie:
ACLU asks federal court to lift ban on video-ing police
As an update to Rob’s query from a couple of weeks ago, here’s an excerpt from an ACLU press release, issued today: Responding to a series of incidents in which individuals in four counties in …
Bike dispatch from the Great White North
Ever wonder what it’s like riding your bicycle in a Whole. Different. Country.? Joel files this report from Bike!Bike! in Toronto.
Get on your bike in August
Looking for an excuse to get out on your bicycle? Each of the next three weekends has an event to help your motivation.
Round Barn IGA to close as part of County Market buyout
Bummer. That was our primary grocery store. From the N-G: CHAMPAIGN – The Jerry’s IGA grocery chain will close one of its last two stores in Champaign-Urbana and sell the other, along with its store …
Why music criticism is OK
You probably don’t agree with everything you read in our music section, and hopefully that’s recognized as a good thing.
You can help complete funding for Brenda Koenig’s recycling story
We’re just $60 short of the goal with one day to go on our first attempt at crowd-funding investigative journalism. Click here to go to the pitch page on Spot.us. You can donate money, or …
Book review: Keyhole Factory by William Gillespie
The local author (and Smile Politely contributor) offers his impressionistic take on post-apocalyptic fiction in his new novel.
Odyssey Project seeks applicants
Are you, or is someone you know, living near the poverty line and could use six free transferable college credits in the humanities? Read this article.
Building a Mystery
A garage-y guitar-drums duo who share the last name of White are playing Bentley’s on Saturday, and you’ll not want to miss it.