http://ucimc.org/taxonomy/term/42 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://ucimc.org/node/3094 <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="945"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="100%"> <div id="header"> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td height="85"><a href="http://www.mpp.org/"> <img src="http://www.mpp.org/assets/images/wrpr/banner_logo.gif" alt="Marijuana Policy Project" /> </a><br /> <div id="headertext"> <h1>Marijuana Policy </p> <p><a href="http://ucimc.org/node/3094">read more</a></p> http://ucimc.org/node/3094#comment Champaign County Crime and Police Drugs and &quot;Drug War&quot; Global News Government -- Local Government -- US Health Human Rights Regime Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:15:18 -0400 3094 at http://ucimc.org http://ucimc.org/node/3086 <p>[P]oliticians [are getting elected] and reelected by talking tough — not smart, just tough — about drugs and crime. But the tougher we get in prosecuting nonviolent drug crimes, the softer we get in the prosecution of everything else because of the limited resources to fund the criminal justice system.</p> <p><a href="http://ucimc.org/node/3086">read more</a></p> http://ucimc.org/node/3086#comment Champaign County Crime and Police Drugs and &quot;Drug War&quot; Global News Government -- Local Government -- US Health Human Rights Illinois International Relations Latin America Legislation Political Economy Prisons Racism Regime Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:33:09 -0400 3086 at http://ucimc.org http://ucimc.org/node/3063 <table border="0" width="100%" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="200" align="left" valign="top"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</strong><br /> June 30, 2008<br /> 2:08 PM </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br /> </font></p> <p><a href="http://ucimc.org/node/3063">read more</a></p> http://ucimc.org/node/3063#comment Champaign County Elections Global News Government -- Local Legislation Political Economy Urbana Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:28:19 -0400 3063 at http://ucimc.org http://ucimc.org/node/3062 <h2>The Baseless, and Failed, ‘Move to the Center’ Cliche</h2> <div class="post-credit">by Glenn Greenwald</div> <div class="post-body"> <p>Republican Nancy Johnson of Connecticut was first elected to Congress in 1982, and proceeded to win re-election 11 consecutive times, often quite easily. In 2004, she defeated her Democratic challenger by 22 points.</p> <p><a href="http://ucimc.org/node/3062">read more</a></p> http://ucimc.org/node/3062#comment Champaign County Elections Global News Government -- Illinois Government -- Local Government -- US Human Rights International Relations Iraq Labor Legislation Political Economy Mon, 30 Jun 2008 19:49:44 -0400 3062 at http://ucimc.org http://ucimc.org/node/3047 <p>Crime Is Falling - But Our Obsession With Locking People Up Keeps Growing<br /> Wealth, and the desire to preserve it, is what drives citizens of rich nations to demand an increasingly punitive justice system<br /> by George Monbiot</p> <p><a href="http://ucimc.org/node/3047">read more</a></p> http://ucimc.org/node/3047#comment Champaign County Crime and Police Drugs and &quot;Drug War&quot; Global News Government -- Illinois Government -- Local Government -- US Human Rights Legislation Media Political Economy Racism Regime Tue, 24 Jun 2008 20:53:06 -0400 3047 at http://ucimc.org http://ucimc.org/node/3046 <p>On Tuesday, June 24, 2008, a hearing was held for a small claims suit Patrick Thompson has filed against Urbana attorney Harvey Welch to recuperate approximately $3,000 in legal fees. Thompson is arguing the case pro se and Welch is being represented by Urbana attorney David Rumley. A hearing was set for July 30, 2 p.m. in courtroom D for additional evidence to be presented. </p> <p><a href="http://ucimc.org/node/3046">read more</a></p> http://ucimc.org/node/3046#comment Champaign County Local Interest Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:25:17 -0400 Brian Dolinar 3046 at http://ucimc.org http://ucimc.org/node/3034 <p>In a tumultuous meeting with several moments of drama and many unanswered questions, the Champaign County Board voted 21-4 to put the county's Nursing Home on life support on the evening of June 19th.</p> <p><a href="http://ucimc.org/node/3034">read more</a></p> http://ucimc.org/node/3034#comment Champaign County Government -- Local Health Human Rights Legislation Local Interest Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:00:10 -0400 nightwatch 3034 at http://ucimc.org http://ucimc.org/node/3024 <table border="0" width="100%" align="center"> <tbody> <tr> <td width="200" align="left" valign="top"> <p><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</strong><br /> June 16, 2008<br /> 3:09 PM </font><font face="Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2"><br /> </font></p> <p><a href="http://ucimc.org/node/3024">read more</a></p> http://ucimc.org/node/3024#comment Afghanistan Champaign County Crime and Police Global News Government -- Illinois Government -- Local Government -- US Human Rights International Relations Iraq Regime Secrecy Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:09:50 -0400 3024 at http://ucimc.org http://ucimc.org/node/2988 <p>Your Brain on $4 a Gallon Gas<br /> by Martha Rosenberg</p> <p>Bumper-to-bumper gridlock didn’t do it. Nowhere-to-park didn’t do it. Taxes on city driving didn’t do it. But $4 a gallon gas is finally driving people to not drive anymore say news reports.</p> <p><a href="http://ucimc.org/node/2988">read more</a></p> http://ucimc.org/node/2988#comment Champaign County Energy Global News Government -- Illinois Government -- Local Illinois Political Economy Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:18:28 -0400 2988 at http://ucimc.org http://ucimc.org/node/2983 <p>Radio Liberacion will be featuring a show on local criminal justice<br /> with interviews after reading of the not guilty verdict in the Patrick Thompson trial<br /> as well as material from a recent courthouse protest<br /> and a discussion with Danielle Chynoweth on the Police Review Board in Urbana.</p> <p>Sunday, July 8 from 10-11am on WEFT 90.1</p> <p>BD</p> http://ucimc.org/node/2983#comment Champaign County Time and Date of Event Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:01:42 -0400 Brian Dolinar 2983 at http://ucimc.org