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Mis-say it loud, mis-say it proud
Interesting, but not as interesting as how the Miami word irenweewa became our Illinois. McCafferty explains that in Miami pronunciation, it is the next-to-last syllable that is stressed. The French, accustomed to hearing the final syllable of a word stressed, took the next to last syllable in irenweewa to be the final word’s syllable.

No sidelines in fight against climate change
What was intended to be a college campus teach-in soon spread to every community and city across the United States. It was and remains the single largest secular event in history.

How do you make change happen? Show up
Thanks for asking. The first thing you can do to bring about change is show up. Think of showing up as a sort of civic action, where you get to choose something that fits your temperament, personal level of activism, available time and energy, etc. The point here is that every one of us can do something – and every bit helps.

LETTERS
WHY GENES MUTATE A few remarks from left field on Jim Krohe’s April 7 column, “Being all you can be.” The instant I came upon “…accumulating scientific evidence suggests gayness is genetic in origin,” I was transported back to an intro course I’d taken in anthropology many years back.

An immoral threat with a big impact
Cullerton was referring to his threat to not pass any funding for K-12 schools until school funding reform is addressed.

Back in the fight
Although he’s only 16, Kevin Mac of Springfield has the discipline of a much older man. All the members of the Springfield Boxing Club do. They wake up early, eat healthy, run and train almost every day. The penalty for slacking off is too great – not just a sound beating, but a public one, at that.

MACARTHUR STUDY
For years, the MacArthur Boulevard Association has called for better infrastructure along one of Springfi eld’s primary business corridors. From the crumbling sidewalks (or lack thereof) to the lack of landscaping, MacArthur needs a makeover, the group says.

FAREWELL, WE HARDLY KNEW YE
The State Journal-Register’s newsroom is being hit with two departures as longtime metro columnist Dave Bakke is scheduled to retire (with May 13 – a Friday, no less – reportedly being pegged as his last day) and Springfi eld city hall reporter...

Sharks don’t like shark cages
While not capping interest rates, the bill would require lenders to disclose interest rates upfront and bar giving loans to businesses with repayment schedules that exceed 50 percent of a business’s net income.

Leafing Springfield
Logue has been on a mission to heighten the local residents’ awareness about the diminishing levels of tree canopy in certain areas throughout the city. One area in particular that Logue is interested in sprucing up is the entrance to downtown Springfield via Clear Lake Avenue.

From a different perspective
On April 12, Nizamuddin, a political science professor at University of Illinois Springfield, addressed common misconceptions about Muslims at a meeting of the Rotary Club of Midtown Springfield.

Age-old question: Time for a state retirement tax?
But amid the spiraling state budget and public pension crisis, even some anti-tax groups are open to giving the idea a closer look, provided, they say, it is weaved into a comprehensive and acceptable spending and taxing plan, a BGA Rescuing Illinois report finds.

Righting wrongs
Teshome Campbell doesn’t hold any grudges. Not against the public defender who failed to call crucial witnesses on his behalf. Not against the many judges who dismissed his claims of injustice. Not even against the people who lied about him in court and caused him to spend 18 years behind bars for a crime he always insisted he didn’t commit.

Vibrant Jungle Book a visual delight
Though nearly everything about this version of the adventures of the jungle-boy Mowgli was created on a computer (the production was made entirely on Los Angeles soundstages), there’s a lush, realistic quality to the film that’s simultaneously astounding and disturbing.

A delicious life
When my mother started doing cooking classes in the early 2000s, we had no idea how it was going to turn out. I remember doing a trial run a week before the first class. A few close friends – some experienced cooks, some not – made lobster risotto and shrimp with lemon something.

Earth Day music
A visit to Robbie’s on the south side of the Old Capitol Plaza on a Friday night is always a good way to start the weekend.

BAND SPOTLIGHT | 2 Tenutos as The Joey Tenuto Band
Many of us blues-rock fans and fans of other music will remember a fiery guitarist and singer from the Springfield area named Joe Tenuto who played the scene back in the day. Big, blonde Joe moved to Florida, kept playing blistering blues-rock and started a family.

PUB CRAWL
Los Injectors, Boon, Zach Moyle.

ENVIROMENT | More trees, please
Protecting a city’s tree canopy is important for three key reasons: reducing climate temperature, reducing flooding and setting a standard of beauty and sustainability.

THE CALENDAR
Youth Performance Group Foundation. $5. brownpapertickets.com. The Legacy Theatre, 101 E. Lawrence, 800-838- 3006..

CHILDREN’S CORNER | Food that fuels fitness and fun
Since 1901, Junior League organizations have helped women develop as civic leaders and make positive, measurable impacts on their communities through various events, programs and services. On Saturday, April 23, from 2-3 p.m.

CHORAL MUSIC | Dedicated young vocalists
One of the finest musical ensembles in the country performs Sunday, April 24, at 2 p.m., in Illinois College’s Rammelkamp Chapel. The American Boychoir is comprised of a diverse mix of boys in grades 4-8 from the American Boychoir School in Princeton, New Jersey.