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Decatur Park District Master Plan Studies

The Decatur Park District is seeking community input for developing their master plan for the next decade.  This covers all park district services and properties, so it’s a great time to provide some input regarding your neighborhood park,... 

January 23, 2012 | Continue »

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I’m Still Here!

I’ve decided to stick around.  Yes, I change my mind a lot and I hate quitting, so instead of throwing in the towel I’m going keep on keeping on.  I am working on a whole new site and will be coding it from scratch.  If nothing else it... 

January 20, 2012 | Continue »

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Calling It Quits

I’m ready for a do-over.  I had been debating whether to pull the plug on this blog for a while and I’ve settled on calling it quits.  Times change and blogs are a dying breed.  With social media, there just isn’t any... 

January 13, 2012 | Continue »

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Reflections and a New Year

With a new year only hours away, it’s time for a little review and peek at the future. It looks like next year will see quite a few changes downtown.  Expect a construction war zone for a while as new sidewalks and other aesthetic improvements... 

January 1, 2012 | Continue »

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Mound Road Low-Income Senior Housing Project Brings Up Social Issues

I hadn’t been too educated on the details of the Mound Road annexation controversy, so I decided to attend the packed meeting last night, which had been moved to the Decatur Civic Center auditorium to accommodate a large crowd. An $11 million dollar... 

November 22, 2011 | Continue »

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About Twitter

By now you probably know I’m not a huge fan of Facebook. It has its pluses but for the most part I find Twitter far more interesting. The problem... 

November 3, 2011 | Continue »

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Happy Halloween!

I still remember the uneasy, almost sinister feeling I sensed, when moving into my house 16 years ago this month, on Halloween weekend. I sensed it as... 

November 1, 2011 | Continue »

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I’ll Be Waiting For You

I miss blogging. I miss real conversations about the city, politics or just whatever with intelligent, interesting people. Ok, maybe not everyone was... 

October 6, 2011 | Continue »

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