Friday, March 25, 2011

U of I sends alert for shooter who doesn’t exist, social media backlash follows.

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About 87,000 emails and cell phones received a startling message around 10:40 CST, when the minders of the University of Illinois Urbana-Cha...
Monday, March 21, 2011

Nebraska Has The Most Fire-Prone Nuclear Plant in the U.S.

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While the international community focuses on Japan and its Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant, the safety of which was seriously compromised fo...
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Friday, November 12, 2010

NOT QUITE DEAD YET: THE RETURN OF THE HORSESHOE BLOG

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NOT QUITE DEAD YET: THE RETURN OF THE HORSESHOE BLOG One of the things I love about being a journalist is the randomness. One day, you’re wo...
Monday, February 22, 2010

TILTING AT WINDMILLS: A FEUD OVER GREEN ENERGY IN THE MIDWEST

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[A computer render of the potential Meridian Wind Farm in western Sangamon County, Illinois, courtesy of American Wind Energy Management] Gr...
Friday, November 13, 2009

Springfield Spared from Hate; “Laramie” A Devastating Reflection

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[This image, posted by Twitter blogger @inkedgiff , shows the counter-protest at the Hoogland Center for the Arts] About 300 people from Sp...
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Monday, October 26, 2009

Making a Stand for MAP: Triumph & Uncertainty in the Fight for Higher-Ed in Illinois

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[ A student from Southern Illinois University readies a lapel microphone before being recorded for a newscast. He was joined by nearly 1,000...
Wednesday, September 2, 2009

On the Verge of a Musical Breakthrough - a Moment with Band of Skulls

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It began like a finale - an eruption of fuzz from guitar, bass and drum, occupying the ears of the crowd long after the cut off, like the su...
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