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Commentary: Vote Yes for Forests! It’s a Wise Investment.
My family and I care about our Forest Preserves. That’s why we voted to support them. On your ballot this…
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Commentary: Don’t Fear Vote by Mail. It’s Pretty Great.
By Ben Chapman It wasn’t the first time that one of President Trump’s tweets left me scratching my head. He…
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Q&A with Carol Hays, Founder of The Strategic Collaboration Group, Inc.
By Ben Chapmanbenbart.chapman@gmail.com Carol Hays, Ph.D., is an environmental activist from Dewey, Illinois. She was formerly the Executive Director of…
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Commentary: Ranked Choice Voting Could Help Fix Illinois Politics
By Ben Chapmanbenbart.chapman@gmail.com Machine. Hegemony. Establishment. Deep State. The Back Room. Whatever you call the ominous forces that corrode our…
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The Interesting Numbers of the Consolidated Election
James Manrique runs the nonpartisan Champaign County Voter’s Alliance group, which works to inform voters and turn them out to…
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Mugshots sometimes harm local lives
EDITORS NOTE: The news media’s practice of placing mugshots within the publication is long-standing. Seeing the impact this practice has…
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University of Illinois Students Are Helping Dogs Talk
University of Illinois Students Are Helping Dogs Talk By Ben Chapmanbenbart.chapman@gmail.com The project is called “Dug the Dog IRL” (read:…
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School Board Incumbents Form Coalition
By Ben Chapmanbenbart.chapman@gmail.com In the April 2nd election, voters will select four board members from eight candidates to fill the…
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Four M-S School Board seats up for election, eight candidates will run
*The Mahomet Daily reached out to all eight Mahomet-Seymour School Board candidates in early January. At the time of the…
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Commentary: How To Talk About Politics — Without Ruining Anyone’s Day
No one wants to get into an argument over the holidays; Mahomet Daily contributor Ben Chapman offers some suggestions on…
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