Still alternative after all these years
I well remember the night in 1975 when the first issue was laid out for the printer. I’ve not had children, and I had nothing to do with conceiving this one, but birthing a newspaper can’t be much different (for fathers at least) from birthing a child – the tension, the exhilaration, the exhaustion.

Planned Parenthood sets the record straight
I am disappointed in Alveda King and the Springfield Right to Life’s attacks on women’s reproductive self-determination. Alveda King and her followers are running a scare campaign to keep women from seeking reproductive health care and limit their ability to make private, personal medical decisions.

Bleeding-heart Republicans
Who says that Republican Congress-critters don’t care about minorities in our society? Why, at this very moment, they are pushing hard to pass a $372 billion federal program to lift the economic fortunes of just one minority group – a far more generous proposal than Barack Obama has even dared to contemplate.

northfifthstreet poem # 14
ok folks laugh but this house IS on the enos park house tour october 2 noon to 5 will we clean it well sorta at least sweep the kitchen floor tidy it well sorta but there’ll be a sign enter at your own risk maybe lincoln will hold it you know he...

Democrats look for sunny spots in gloomy election outlook
The House Democrats say their candidates are sticking to a strict and intense precinct walking program. That, plus the end of the Rod Blagojevich trial, allowed them to stabilize their campaigns. They see polls showing their candidates doing better than they were and believe they’ve turned the corner.

There goes the neighborhood
Featuring what Derek Harms, director of recreation for the Springfield Park District, calls the tallest slide in the city, the new playground was designed around the suggestions of local children. Swing sets, a safer version of a zip line, a climbing wall and other features complete the playground.

TAKE THE MONEY AND RUN
Almost everyone knows about St. Jude Children’s Hospital, the not-for-profit research hospital that specializes in cancer and never charges children in need who don’t have insurance. Not everyone knows about their Dream Home Giveaway program, which raffles off big fancy houses and puts the proceeds toward helping more kids.

Nurturing natural heritage
Five years ago, a 68-acre stretch of land just south of New Salem, with its unique hills and valleys, had one thing in common with most of the rest of Illinois – it looked nothing like what the state’s first European settlers would have seen 200 years ago.

Candidates protest removal from election ballot
Willie Boyd Jr. of Greenville, an independent candidate running for U.S. Senate, and Michael White of Lindenhurst, a Constitution Party candidate running for governor, have filed paperwork with the Sangamon County Circuit Court, Fourth District...

RFK, Jr. outlines energy vision
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., the son of assassinated 1968 presidential candidate Bobby Kennedy and a senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council, was the guest speaker for the 2010 Thomas W. Ewing Lectureship at Millikin University in Decatur. Ewing, a Millikin alum and now a Washington, D.

Renaissance at the Art Association
“The Springfield Art Association is one of the anchors of the Enos Park neighborhood, so we will play a big part in supporting and leading the way for the revitalization plan,” said Betsy Dollar, SAA executive director. “There are some pretty impressive nationwide statistics that show when you bring artists into a neighborhood, it turns around.

Grabbing art with both hands
We track the sounds to a classroom where kids wearing blousy paint-splattered shirts are gleefully brush-stroking watercolors on poster boards, in groups clustered here and there on the floor, or in studied solitude at a table. Older girls, teenagers probably, bustle purposefully about, helping kids, cleaning up spills, giving instructions.

Plans for this old house
“They are giving us $20,000 to create a revitalization plan for the interior of Edwards Place, a plan where each piece of furniture, window coverings, floors, and furnishings, room by room, will be analyzed as to what needs to be done to repair or...

The Angel of Death Row
According to Lyons, when she first joined the Chicago Homicide Task Force, there were four extremely bad jurists in the system: The Hanging Judge was known to brag that he had sent more men to death row than most states had. The Corrupt Judge could be bribed.

RealCuisine Recipe
If using the skillet or pan in which the meat or poultry has cooked, pour off any excess fat so that only a thin film remains. Otherwise, melt the bacon fat or butter in a medium to large skillet over medium high heat. Add the shallots and stir until softened.

RealCuisine Recipe
In a large Dutch oven, melt the butter over medium heat. Add the leeks or onions, stir to coat, and cover the pan. Sweat the leeks until they are softened, about 5 minutes. Add the squash and apples and pour in the chicken stock.

Winter’s Bone: A chilling drama of poverty
Ree (Jennifer Lawrence) has learned to fend for herself long before any 17-year-old should have to. Saddled with an addled mother and a younger brother and sister, she looks out for them at a great cost to herself. Unable to attend school on a regular basis, she longs to join the army as she realizes it’s her only way out.

Movie times Oct 1-3
AMC listings are for Friday, Oct. 1 through Sunday, Oct. 7. Bracketed show times are Friday/Saturday only late shows and Saturday/Sunday only matinees. Weekday movie times were not available at press time. All times are subject to change. For updates on AMC films, call 1-800-FANDANGO.

October falls into place
I find early October wonderful for many reasons, including but not exclusive to the crisp and awakening air, jackets and boots, communicating owls, red sassafras leaves as seen without my glasses on, evening fires worth the warmth, finding and...

Terri Clark Unplugged
It Platinum-selling country artist Terri Clark plays the Hoogland on her special solo acoustic tour. With more than five million albums sold, she is the first Canadian female inducted into the Grand Ole Opry and an eight-time, fan-voted Canadian Country Music Association Entertainer of the Year.

THE CALENDAR
Dates, times and locations are subject to last-minute changes, so we suggest calling before attending the event..

BOOKS AUTHORS
Hoogland Center for the Arts, 420 S. Sixth St, 523-2787..

YMCA Arts Week
The Springfield Y celebrates the arts with a week of activities. Oct. 4 from 5:30 to 7 p.m. create a self portrait. The LLCC Madrigal Singers and Sangamon County Youth Symphony members perform Oct. 5 from 6-7:30 p.m. On Oct. 6 from 5-8pm, over a dozen local artists will have their work displayed and some will perform live demonstrations.

CHILDREN’S CORNER
Illinois Pioneer Coalition (IPC) Summit.

Kelly Miller Circus
The big top comes to Athens with trapeze artists, elephants, tigers and more. Tickets purchased in advance at Athens City Hall, Boar’s Nest or Athens State Bank are eligible for giveaways of two children’s 20-inch bicycles and two $50 bills for adults.

Clayville Fall Festival
Throw a tomahawk, learn the secrets to black powder shooting, watch expert Chris Camp crack his whip or enter to win a side of beef. These are just a few of the activities happening at Clayville, an old stagecoach village located only 10 miles west of Veterans Parkway.

PUBLICNOTICES
NOTICE UNDER ASSUMED BUSINESS NAME ACT STATE OF ILLINOIS COUNTY OF SANGAMON TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given that on 8th day of September, 2010 a Certificate of Ownership of business was filed in the Office of the County Clerk of Sangamon County, stating that ERIC F.

leahylaw@ameritech.net
SANGAMON AND MENARD COUNTY APA And that AMANDA D. TRADER, WILLIAM E. TRAD- ER, JR. Is/are the sole Owner(s) and Proprietor(s) of said business; and that the principal place of said business is located at: 3851 RICHLAND ELEVATOR ROAD PLEASANT PLAINS, IL. 62677.

I310492
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 7TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT SANGAMON COUNTY - SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS 2010 CH 00373 US Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Structured Asset Securities Corporation Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, 2006-EQ1, PLAINTIFF Vs.

WORKSHOPS
Nite Club 2-Step - 6:00-7:00pm (Prereq: None) West Coast Swing I - 7:15-8:15 pm (Prereq: Basics) Ballroom IV - 8:30 -9:30pm (Call for Requirements) Ron Paula’s Ballroom Dancing. 217-553-0446 (www.RonAndPaulaDance.com).

BUY SELL TRADE
WANTED: GOOD HOME FOR SWEET DOG.

REAL ESTATE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR THE 7TH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT SANGAMON COUNTY — SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS US BANK, NA , PLAINTIFF 10 CH 00329 VS JAMES H MCDANILES; UNKNOWN HEIRS AND LEGATEES OF JAMES H.

FINDLOCALBIZ
11-6, Saturday 10-4, or by appointment. 1515 South Fifth (between South Grand and Laurel). 217-652-2873. www.edmartinart.com.

AMY ALKON
I’m 28 and my boyfriend of five years is 29. I’m ready to get married, and he’s flat-out not, but wants us to stay together. Our maturity levels vary greatly. I’m getting my Ph.D. while working full time. He has a job, but can’t save or manage money and just wants to play in his bands, and stay out and party.