Monthly Archives: May 2008

Police Officers in Unit Four Schools

On April 18 2006, in response to what school officials called an increase in the severity of physical confrontations between students, the Champaign City Council passed a resolution to approve an intergovernmental agreement with Unit 4 School District that would … Continue reading

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Signs of the Times: A Message from Douglass Park Resident to a Toxic Neighbor

THE PROBLEM WITH THE SITE at 5th and Hill is clear: we need to get the site cleaned up. Until it is cleaned up, we have to let people know what that site is. We have young kids that live … Continue reading

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Behind the Economic Crisis

FOR OVER A DECADE, THE PROPAGANDISTS of capitalism celebrated the triumph of the “American model” of business and financial deregulation, the “end of the business cycle” and even “the End of History.” The economic turmoil of 2008, which threatens a … Continue reading

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