Monthly Archives: September 2006

Obstruction of Justice

Posted on 09/25/2006 by Jeannine Kohlmeyer

If you read the police blotter in the newspaper or listen to the news in Champaign County, you have probably noticed that “obstruction of justice ” is a charge that appears often. Some high profile people have been charged with … Continue reading →

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The Wild West (Bank)

Posted on 09/25/2006 by Public i

My ancestor John Bartmess, a Pennsylvanian, came to the Illinois Territory after the War of 1812, finding land near Vincennes. The Bartmess family had been Huguenot, and had fled to Pennsylvania from a Europe where Protestant beliefs were often a … Continue reading →

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Marching For Peace and Justice in the Shadow of the Bomb

Posted on 09/25/2006 by Stephen Hartnet

We have been taught in America not to worry about nuclear weapons. We are supposed to pretend that they will never be used, as if their only function is symbolic, as if they are mighty but ultimately peaceful sentinels deterring … Continue reading →

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The National Campaign to Impeach President George W. Bush

Posted on 09/25/2006 by Francis Boyle

Since the U.S. Supreme Court’s installation of George W. Bush as President in January of 2001, the peoples of the world have witnessed a government in the United States of America that demonstrates little if any respect for fundamental considerations … Continue reading →

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Radio in the Lenca Context

Posted on 09/25/2006 by Bill Taylor

On May First my daughter, Adrienne Bauer and I squeezed ourselves into airplane seats headed for a quick visit to a place we had called home in the early 90’s. We were going to Honduras—it’s in Central America, due south … Continue reading →

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Guatamala’s Indigenous People Continue to Fight For Land Rights

Posted on 09/25/2006 by Erica Throneberg

This December, ten years will have passed since Peace Accords were signed between the government of Guatemala and the Guatemalan National Revolutionary Unity (URNG). This document was the formal means to ending 36 years of bloody civil war in the … Continue reading →

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Arrogance and Impunity–Coca-cola in India

Posted on 09/25/2006 by Amit Srivastava

In what can only be characterized as arrogance and impunity, we are learning that Coca-Cola and Pepsi have continued to sell soft drinks in India with dangerously high levels of pesticides—three years after even the government of India confirmed that … Continue reading →

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“Democratic” Party Obstructs Democratic Process

Posted on 09/25/2006 by Tom Mackaman

If Joe Parnarauskis prevails against the Democratic Party’s attempt to remove his name from the ballot, students and workers will have a socialist, anti-war candidate to vote for in the November election. Parnarauskis, a registered nurse and lifelong resident of … Continue reading →

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Busy Week for Community Courtwatch

Posted on 09/25/2006 by Brian Dolinar

Courtwatchers have been busy keeping an eye on the criminal justice system in Champaign County. Again it is volunteers, individuals doing their duty as citizens, that have done more work than paid staff in the mainstream media or salaried public … Continue reading →

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It’s Raining Felonies

Posted on 09/25/2006 by Lynsee Melchi

I was asked to write this article by the folks at the Public i to add support to this issue highlighting misuses of the enforcement and justice system in Champaign County. I want to point out that my story pales … Continue reading →

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Police Corruption

Posted on 09/25/2006 by Patrick Thompson

Police corruption is something that can go undetected for long periods of time, but when a scandal breaks, it often exposes many individuals—from patrol officers on the streets, all the way up to their supervisors. Most police officers will not … Continue reading →

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Construction of Injustice

Posted on 09/25/2006 by Aaron Ammons

Investing in lies and blaming the youth Ruminate, Murder is designed to hide the truth Murder is designed to hide the truth Murder is designed to hide the truth 5 deaths, 5 deaths in the county jails in less than … Continue reading →

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Who is Policing the Police?

Posted on 09/25/2006 by Ricky Baldwin

“It’s the fox in charge of the henhouse,” noted one Urbana resident at a recent City Council meeting. He was expressing in the negative the most elementary principle of justice: you just can’t investigate yourself. The rule applies to government … Continue reading →

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The Injustice System in Champaign County

Posted on 09/25/2006 by Belden Fields

Recent events have convinced me that the justice system in Champaign County is skewed against the African American population and should be more properly referred to as an injustice system. There have been excessive charges against blacks, retaliatory prosecution and … Continue reading →

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