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The state sold $375 million worth of them yesterday, one week after Moody’s, Fitch, and Standard and Poor’s sliced and diced the credit ratings of Illinois’s other bond issues. A lower credit rating equals higher …

Just in time for Giftsmas! It seems you people didn’t send in enough money. So, to show his frustration and impatience with you, God has killed Oral Roberts. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,964970,00.html Shame on you. http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091215/capt.735b4c918d0e491e96889052b27469d8.obit_oral_roberts_ny127.jpg?x=213&y=280&xc=1&yc=1&wc=311&hc=409&q=85&sig=GAEiadwbMyZZcZkvsJT94g–

When: Thursday December 3rd from 7:30-8:30 Where: The Krannert Art Museum Who: Poet Sara Gelston and Fictionista Aaron Burch will join an untold number of students from Bowling Green’s MFA program acquired as a part …

It’s pretty cool to see one of our own get these type of props from Chicago press: here. (Full disclosure: Robert is a member of the editorial board, but we still think it’s awesome).

Intrepid Smile Politely columnist P. Gregory Springer has published a volume of his columns as an e-book, and made it available on Amazon.com. And at that price (99 cents), why not buy one for every …

Here’s another statement from the boss at HoopTV.net: Yeah, yesterday was a rough one for us. The quality, in particular, was entirely sub-par for us, and unacceptable. We made the call prior to air that …

The Illini men are out west this weekend, playing the final two games of the Las Vegas Invitational Tournament. Both games are available for viewing at HoopTV.net — $7 for one or $10 for both. …

It appears that Mr. McClain has turned himself in.  He is being charged with failure to report an accident involving personal injury or death.  Police have also released the name of Mr. McClain’s alleged victims: …

Monday, Nov. 16, was a drive day to get from Brooklyn to Grand Rapids. We left NYC early that morning, drove for about 12 hours, and eventually crashed at a motel around Toledo, OH. Tuesday …