Public Square Audio Archives
April 11, 2008 - Robert Naiman on direct
engagement in the Middle East
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March 28, 2008 - Mayor Laurel Prussing on
Urbana's 175th Birthday
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March 7, 2008 - Conrad Wetzel on "The People
Speak"
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February 22, 2008 - Kathie Spegal on equality for
all committed relationships
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February 15, 2008 - Meagan Luhrs on the Expansion
of the Common Ground Food Co-Op
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February 8, 2008 - Richard Mohr on Civil Unions
for same-sex couples
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February 4, 2008 - Gary Storm on social-issue
ballot referenda
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February 1, 2008 - Linda Abernathy on an
anti-poverty Advisory Referendum
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January 25, 2008 - Robert Naiman on US Threats
Against Iran
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January 18, 2008 - Kellie Anderson on the CU
One-to-One mentoring program
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November 16, 2007 - Cynthia McDonnell on
affordable health care for all
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October 26, 2007 - Jan Kruse on Demonstrations
for Peace
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October 12, 2007 - Lisa Bralts on the Food For
Families Drive
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September 28, 2007 - Carl Estabrook on Peace
Activist Kathy Kelly
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July 27, 2007 - Robert Naiman on a Just Foreign
Policy
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July 20, 2007 - Mary Tiefenbrunn on selling
puppies at the mall
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July 13, 2007 - Rick Langlois on bicycle safety
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June 15, 2007 - Robert Wahlfeldt on being a
life-long labor organizer
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June 8, 2007 - 11th Grade University High Student
Ruth Welch on working with WILL Youth Outreach programs
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June 1, 2007 - Jim Hires on Hunger Awareness Day
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April 27, 2007 - Laura Marland on Commenting on
the Commentators
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April 20, 2007 - Jan Kruse on C-U's Anti-War
Anti-Racism Effort
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April 13, 2007 - Sarah Ross on U-C Books to
Prisoners
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Special Candidates Public Square:
April 13, 2007 - Candidates for Champaign and
Urbana School Districts and the Champaign City Council
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April 6, 2007 -
Aurora Arias on the upcoming Health Care Access
Community Meeting
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March 30, 2007 - Andrea Park on "The Straitjacket
Called Privilege"
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March 23, 2007 - Robert Naiman on Americans'
Support for an Iraq Troop Withdrawal
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March 16, 2007 - Durl Kruse on the Fifth Year in
Iraq
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February 23, 2007 - Shara Esbenshade on United
for Uganda
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February 9, 2007 - Rev. Mike Mulberry on an
emergency delegation to Oaxaca, Mexico
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February 2, 2007 - Brenda Koenig on the use of a
single score to grade school performance
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January 26, 2007 - Conrad Wetzel on the need for
peacemaking in a time of war
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January 5, 2007 - Gary Storm on the public
meeting of the Anti-War, Anti-Racism Effort
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December 1, 2006 - Conrad Wetzel on The C-U Peace
Bazaar
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November 10, 2006 - Arthur
Cronkhite asking questions with regard to the
University's mascot.
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November 1, 2006 - Linda Abernathy on the City of
Champaign Township Assistance to the Poor
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October 27, 2006 - Lisa Bralts The 2006 Food For
Families Drive
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October 20, 2006 - Jennifer
Armstrong On Public Participation in
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October 13, 2006 - Azim Khan On One Night In
Beijing
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October 6, 2006 - Robert Naiman on Opposing
Changes to the War Crimes Act
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September 29, 2006 - Cynthia Hoyle on Walk to
School Day
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September 15, 2006 - Katie Coombes on the
Failures of Medicare Part D
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September 8, 2006 - Shivali Tukdeo on the Coalition Against Coke Contract
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August 25, 2006 - Melvin Armstrong, Jr., On The
Lack of Community Support for Local African-American
Performing Artists
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August 18, 2006 - Ricky Baldwin on the need for a
Citizen Police Review Board
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August 11, 2006 -
Allison Jones on access to contraceptives at Illinois
pharmacies
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August 4, 2006 -
Gary Storm on the Plight of Veterans Returning from Iraq
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March 24, 2006 - Connie Roux on cuts to
entitlement programs
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March 17, 2006 - Michael Miller on Voting Yes on
Champaign Unit 4 bond issue proposal on March 21
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CHAMPAIGN COUNTY BOARD DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY CANDIDATE PUBLIC
SQUARE
March 11, 2006 - Steve Beckett, Barbara Wysocki,
Bob Kirchner and Lisa Bell, Democratic primary
candidates for two seats on the Champaign County Board
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March 10, 2006 - Jen Tayabji on Local Use of
Non-Union Labor
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March 3, 2006 - Mort Brussel on Anthony
Shadid's visit to discuss the Iraq War and U.S./Middle
East Relations
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February 24, 2006 - Robert Naiman on Wal-Mart's
Wages and Benefits
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February 17, 2006 - Gary Storm on Ending the
Occupation in Iraq
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January 6, 2006 - Durl Kruse of Urbana on
Christianity and Nonviolence
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December 9, 2005 - Laura Marland on
A Headroom of One’s Own
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December 2, 2005 - Jan Kruse of Urbana Working
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November 25, 2005 - Carol Ammons of Urbana on the Grinches
Who Stole Christ-Mass Listen
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November 18, 2005 - Prof. Travis McDade on Voter
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November 11, 2005 - Gary Storm of Urbana on
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October 21, 2005 - Will Stoecker on the Clean Election
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October 14, 2005 - Laurie Bonnett of the Urban League of
Champaign on "Big, Small and All." Listen
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September 30, 2005 - Jean Flemma of the Prairie Rivers
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September 23, 2005 - Tim Schreiber on Boycotting the NCAA Listen
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September 16, 2005 - Cynthia Hoyle on Walk to School Day Listen
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September 9, 2005 - Jim Berger on Chief Illiniwek Listen
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August 12, 2005 - Jan Kruse on the anti-war march on
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August 5, 2005 - Kathleen Robbins on Universal Service Listen
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July 29, 2005 - David Green on media bias in the
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July 22, 2005 - Ricky Baldwin of Urbana on torture at Guantanamo Bay Listen
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July 15, 2005 - Al Kagan says bring the troops home now Listen
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July 8, 2005 - P. Gregory Springer on why he doesn't
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July 1, 2005 - Raeann Dossett of Parkland College on
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June 10, 2005 - Rachael Dietkus of the ACLU on dangerous
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June 3rd, 2005 - Durl Kruse says media is losing its
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May 27th, 2005 - Kathleen Robbins of Champaign says
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May 20th, 2005 - University
High School student Shara Esbenshade on privatizing
social security
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May 13th, 2005 - Cope Cumpston of Urbana on National Bike to Work Week
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May 6, 2005 -
Peggy Patten on reforming public
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April 29, 2005 -
Meg Miner on Terri Schiavo,
Individual Liberty, and the
Same-Sex Marriage Debate:
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April 22, 2005 - Kathie Spegal of Planned
Parenthood on comprehensive
sexuality education
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April 8, 2005 -
Barbara Linder on TV-Turnoff
Week
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April 1, 2005 -
Andrea Antulov on the upcoming
Parkland Board of Trustees
election
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March 25, 2005 -
This week, a rebroadcast of a commentary first broadcast
in November 2004 by Meg Miner. We are pleased to
announce that this commentary was just awarded second
place in the Best Commentary division of the Illinois
Associated Press Broadcasters Association's 2004
Journalism Excellence competition.
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March 18, 2005 -
Susan Davis of the Anti-War, Anti-Racism Effort (AWARE)
on the costs of endless war
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March 11, 2005 -
Frank Nardulli of Illinois Drug Education and
Legislative Reform on the the legalization of medical
marijuana in Illinois
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March 4, 2005 -
Professor Emily Talen on the lack of quality civic
places to express opinions
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February 25, 2005 -
Mort Brussel of Urbana with an open letter to Senator
Obama
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February 21, 2005 -
The Urbana Mayoral contest is the focus of three Public
Square commentaries submitted by advocates of the three
candidates:
Esther Patt for Laurel Prussing
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Rev. Evelyn Underwood for Shirley Hursey
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February 11, 2005 -
Sandra Ahten of Urbana on the high phone rates charged
county jail inmates' families and what you can do about
it.
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January 28, 2005 -
Aaron Ammons from Urbana on changing felony conviction
laws
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January 21, 2005 -
Laura Marland from Broadlands, IL, on "A Headroom of One's
Own"
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January 14, 2005 - Lauri Feldman from Champaign, IL, on emergency
contraception
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January 7, 2005 -
Al Kagan from Champaign on the creation of terrorism
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December 31, 2004 -
Jan Kruse of Urbana on shutting down the School of the
Americas
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December 24, 2004 -
Maya Patterson and Eddy Vogel, students at Urbana Middle
School, on malpractice insurance and the costs of
healthcare
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December 17, 2004 -
Chris Pawlicki of Champaign asks, Why Not Walmart?
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December 10, 2004 - Joan Villa from White Heath
on holiday bargain shopping
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December 3, 2004 - Jenny Hill on Urbana's
recent at-large ballot referendum and Kelsey Kellner on the
Allerton Park deer hunt. Both are students from the Urbana
Middle school enrichment program
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November 26, 2004 - Laura Marland from Broadlands,
IL, on "Headroom of One's Own"
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November 19, 2004 - Rosalie Rippey on boycotting
marriage
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November 12, 2004 - Paul Diehl on calling a spade a
spade in the world of politics
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November 5, 2004 - Meg Miner on honoring veterans on
Veterans Day
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October 29, 2004 - Ben Grosser on the Urbana At-Large
Council referendum
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October 22, 2004 - Chris Alix on the Urbana At-Large
Council referendum
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October 15, 2004 - C.G. Estabrook: Victims of the U.S.
Invasion of Iraq
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October 8, 2004 - John Dubois: Kids and Sports
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October 1, 2004 - David Green: American support for Israel’s
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