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Archive for April, 2008

Happy Lao New Year

Sunday, April 13th, 2008
Filed under: history

I had a nice talk with Mike Alft at the Taste of Laos event at the Gail Borden Public Library Thursday evening. Mr. Alft was the mayor of Elgin in 1967 when the State Department approached the city about forming a sister city relationship with Vientiane, the capital of then-Kingdom of Laos.
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Thursday night events

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
Filed under: downtown

Meet a future client, a Facebook friend or a date for Friday night at a new networking scene in Downtown Elgin!

If you keep an eye on the Elgin events page you’ve probably already discovered that downtown Elgin is the place to be Thursday night. Starting at 5 (and lasting until 7), DNA and Everyware […]

Google Street View in Elgin

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008
Filed under: downtown

Google Street View launched about a year ago to a minor flurry of controversy. While the feature is useful, how far are we willing to go? How much privacy do people need? Is it okay to be seen walking out of a certain store or dressed in a certain way or just […]