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Barbara K. Iverson is co-founder, publisher, and web guru for Chicagotalks.org, a community and citizen news website. Iverson is a pioneer blogger, and journalism professor at Columbia College Chicago. Barbara K. Iverson, PhD. Media Communications Columbia College Chicago http://chicagotalks.org http://biverson.net drbarb: twitter

Did your vote count? Check it out

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The fireworks are over now and all the election posters will soon be recycled. Did your vote count? civic duty? Chicago Public Radio's piece The Power of 122 Votes features an interview with Scott Waguespeak, newly elected alderman in the 32nd whose margin was 122 votes. In his ward, each vote was very important.By […]

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Columbia Students Move On

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Columbia College seniors usually collect their diplomas at the University of Illinois at Chicago Pavilion. But this year… they'll be heading to one of Chicago's prime tourist attractions for graduation. Lindsey Taylor reports on why commencement is moving to Navy Pier for spring '07. Categories: Public Schools & Education Videos & Slideshows Like this: Like […]

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Free College Tuition

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Submitted Thu, 05/22/2008 – 18:22. Imagine attending college for free. Sound too good to be true? You really can get a college education debt-free if you know where to look. At Berea College in Kentucky, your tuition bill would be exactly $0. The small Christian liberal arts college in the foothills of Appalachia south of […]

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Submitted  on Tue, 04/08/2008 – 01:43. From Newstips.org reports A free tax preparation service for low-income families is expanding to assist seniors and disabled veterans who would not normally file a tax return. They need to file this year in order to receive federal economic stimulus payments. “A lot of seniors and disabled veterans are […]

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Submitted on Sun, 04/06/2008 – 21:55. From Newstips.orghttp://newstips.org/reports Storyteller and Community Media Workshop associate Susan O’Halloran will receive the Saint Katharine Drexel Racial Justice Award from the Archdiocese of Chicago on Friday, April 4, which is the 40th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s assassination. It is also the eve of the annual multicultural storytelling festival […]

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City to Hold Hearing on Police Contract

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Submitted  on Sun, 04/06/2008 – 21:50. From Newstips.org reports The City Council’s Committee on Police and Fire is holding a hearing April 2 at 11 a.m. at City Hall on negotiations for a new contract with the Fraternal Order of Police. The Chicago Coalition for Police Accountability will present testimony along with participants in the […]

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Connecting Communities, Funding Transit

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Submitted on Sun, 04/06/2008 – 21:46. From Newstips.org reports As a new report spells out the benefits of rail and bus systems in northeast Illinois, three Chicago communities met recently to discuss improving their pedestrian environment and access to mass transit in order to make their neighborhoods more convenient and vibrant. The Near North task […]

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