A DeKalb member of the Illinois English Bulldog Rescue (IEBR) requests your help. On Election Day November 2, Missourians voted for Proposition B, a ballot initiative aimed at changing their state’s reputation among animal welfare organizations as the puppy mill capital of the U.S. One of the provisions of Prop B is to limit breeders…
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New Synthetic Skating Rink for Rockford
[Update Nov. 28: The rink, a project worth about $350,000 but completed at no cost to taxpayers thanks to many volunteers and a corporate sponsor, opens Dec. 3.] Rockford Area Venues and Entertainment (RAVE) is putting together a skating rink for Davis Park with the help of union volunteers. Volunteer laborers began to prime and…
Women’s Self-Defense Workshop, Dec. 10th
From the DeKalb Area Women’s Center: “The DAWC is trying it again with a minimum of 6 women participants. Please RSVP. We need the number to determine how many instructors are required. Women’s Self-defense Workshop Friday, December 10, 2010 at 7 p.m. $3 at the door (females age 17 and up – no maximum!) Center…
NIU Election Judge Report, General Election 2010
As some of you know, I’ve been an election judge for several years at the NIU Recreation Center, which serves four student precincts in one polling place. Let’s start with the student early voting at the Student Center, though. In the papers it said about 300 students voted there across four days in October. That’s…
Meeting Comments & Questions
— Aldermen Gallagher, Baker and Kammes should be ashamed of themselves for voting against receiving and filing the Hope Haven emergency shelter expansion proposal. Instead of saying “no,” maybe they could talk about what it would take to overcome their misgivings. But, that would be too much work, I guess, and most of all too…
A Few Thoughts About Homelessness
I’ve talked about being homeless before. We were among the lucky ones, being able to return after the crash to our support system where there was always a safe place to sleep and a leg up where we really needed it. Nevertheless, homelessness is a certifiable trauma however soft the landing, a tense and desperate…
Change Your Address, Change Your Registration
Dear NIU students: As an election judge on campus, one of the most common problems I see are students who have moved once or twice since the last time they voted and who got booted out of the system as a result. Make sure your voter’s registration card matches your current address, and go here…
Hope Haven Reports: Police & Planning
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Northern Illinois Food Bank a “Slam Dunk”
Charity Navigator loves it some “top 10” lists, among them a listing of “10 Slam-Dunk Charities” that the organization rates tops for sound financial management and for having privacy policies in place. Northern Illinois Food Bank has earned a place on this list. Congrats!
Lincoln Highway Buy-Way
The Lincoln Highway Buy-Way will be Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, August 5-7, with most sales on Friday and Saturday. Click here! The DeKalb Area Women’s Center is taking reservations for sale space all this week, for only $5 for the whole weekend. Call 815-758-1351 or e-mail: dawc@niu.edu.