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On urban homesteading

Saturday, March 1st, 2008
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The Dervaes homestead in Pasadena, CA. Photo: Path to Freedom
It was reported back in December that the Chicago city council was considering a ban on raising poultry in the city. That legislation has yet to move forward, thankfully.
One of the blogs that’s always fun to read is the Path to Freedom Journal, […]

Everyone should get a rebate

Tuesday, February 26th, 2008
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By way of the Lao Voices blog, if you know of people who do not normally pay federal income taxes or file income tax returns, namely elderly people receiving Social Security payments, they may not be aware that they qualify for the $600 tax rebate provided for by the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.
Even […]

Elginite.org launches

Sunday, February 17th, 2008
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I’m pleased to announce the launch of the new site. I’m sure you’ve already noticed that the whole site has been revamped. A new section is News, which bring in abstracts from the Elgin Courier News, the Daily Herald and the Chicago Tribune. It’s a nice starting place, I think, for getting […]

Fingerpointing over Facio

Monday, February 11th, 2008
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Barsanti told The Courier News Thursday that it may have been the Elgin Police Department that initially made the decision not to charge Facio in connection with the August 2007 sex assault on an 8-year-old girl inside her home. But a spokeswoman said Elgin police do not make recommendations to charge or not charge in […]