by Heather Brandon | Jan 12, 2007 | Urban Compass
Following is a transcript of a presentation Wednesday, January 10 at Springfield City Hall unveiling a ten-year plan to end homelessness. Springfield Mayor Charles Ryan: I’m delighted to see so many people here. This is an important day for our city, and for the...
by Heather Brandon | Jan 12, 2007 | Urban Compass
In a post today on Governing.com’s 13th Floor blog, Christopher Swope captures the comments of Round Lake, Illinois Mayor Bill Gentes on his daily blogging efforts. From his comments:[Blogging] is the single smartest thing I have ever done as Mayor, it allows me...
by Heather Brandon | Jan 12, 2007 | Urban Compass
Sheree Nolley (at right) of Springfield, a writing teacher and mentoring program coordinator at Kensington Avenue Elementary School, is in Honolulu, Hawaii this month leading a group of 13 student teachers, all seniors at Springfield College, in a project called the...
by Frank Dodge | Jan 12, 2007 | The Dodge Report
Found one of those cell phone cameras in the backpack of a fellow come thru. was quite a few pictures on it, including a handful of some fellow going about his goings on in an apartment somewheres. the pictures dont look atall like the fellow whats backpack the...
by James Heflin | Jan 12, 2007 | Ten Gallon Liberal
There’s a central theme to what fills me with dismay about my country. (And this time I mean all of it, not just Texas.) It’s full of good, decent people who, I believe, are mostly generous and want to do the right thing. So what is it about us Americans...