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Just a reminder that Smile Politely’s regular updates will begin in earnest next Monday, January 10. We were going to start again this week, but NYE got a little crazy. Things were going so well …

You are invited to take part in this special volunteer opportunity on Monday January 17th from 1-3 p.m. Families, organizations, groups and individuals are welcome. Don’t miss this unique chance to spend time with your …

From the national wire: ATLANTA – An outbreak of salmonella that was tied to tainted alfalfa sprouts has grown to at least 94 cases in 16 states. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …

Congrats to Deke Weaver and Company! Weaver’s multimedia theater performance, _Elephant_, which appeared at the UI Stock Pavilion this September, will be showing again at the Sundance Film Fest in January. The News-Gazette reported this …

Time: Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2:00–3:00 p.m.Location: Urbana Free Library / Lewis Auditorium School-age children are invited to make and test all sorts of paper airplanes. Set your compass for the library’s Lewis Auditorium paper airport …

One of our own, Jamie Newell, is in a horse racing photography contest and has a real chance to win and get her photo on the front of a magazine. The contest runs from today …

Those who mill about C-U long enough will run in to Kristin Tennant, a fabulous writer who is known community-wide and beyond for her blog, Halfway to Normal. Recently, however, her byline has started appearing …

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…that you don’t forget about this, Champaign-Urbana.  I was just talking to a friend of mine today who’s working on the project. Urbana-Champaign Big Broadband: http://uc2b.net/