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By Gabrielle Irvin -- The sooty, unpolished wood floor in Dave's Firearms hasn't been refinished in years. Laid with random planks of different widths…
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By Xing Zhuo -- "Do you believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God?" Elder Wei-Laung Hu asked. "Yes, I do." Kaiwen Man answered. "Do…
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Giovanna Olea works for CU-CitizenAccess.org as a community ambassador in a computer lab at Shadow Wood Mobile Home Park. CU-CitizenAccess.org has opened and operated a computer…
By Claire Benjamin -- I'm a farmer's daughter, but I can't navigate the grain elevator, grease the combine or repair fence lines. I have never…
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The city of Champaign's Neighborhood Services Department says it is close to completion on an upgrade of its website to create an interactive, social forum for community groups.
By Jordan Sward -- One o'clock cannot come fast enough. It's 8:30 on an autumn Wednesday morning and Heather Smith has a decaf pot…
By Aske Denning -- From morning to late afternoon, Monday through Saturday, Charlie Sweitzer works in his shop, next to his home on West…
By Robert Holly -- Bishop Morris Paul Lockett sits patiently in the former crack house at 205 E. Garwood St., C, waiting for his…
By MARISA GWIDT -- "Oh, boy," Charlie High sighs as he watches a college student drag in four heaping bags of laundry. "She won't…
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By Zina Bhaia -- So many lights! I knew that America would be big, but as I looked out my Royal Jordanian Airline window at…
