Lacy explains his vote
I would like to respond to the newspaper article dated May 18, 2017, regarding administrative contract renewals. Statements in the article made by a...
Residents thankful for mowing
The residents of Campground Road and Rooney Drive appreciate the mowing and trimming of weeks in the field behind our properties where the new...
Local governments should consider Navistar vehicles
It’s great to see all the good things going on at Navistar these days. From the start of production of the Chevrolet and GMC...
Celebrity Waits raises $4,187 for cancer assn.
On behalf of my co-chairman, Phil Upchurch and the entire Board of Trustees of the Cancer Association of Champaign County, I want to thank...
Steinem never had a child
The Associated Press article on Gloria Steinem (Urbana Daily Citizen, May 18, p. 8) reports her as saying “The question is not pro-abortion or...
Students beautify cemetery
The trustees of Evergreen Cemetery would like to thank the Graham students who came out to do some spring cleaning in the cemetery on...
American Cancer Society Relay for Life set for Champaign County Fairgrounds
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life will be held in Urbana at the fairgrounds on May 19. Nineteen years ago Warren Stevens, volunteering...
A salute to Neil Evans
I read with enthusiasm about the award presentations at the most recent Champaign County/Urbana Chamber annual dinner. I want to applaud the well-deserved award...
Trump profiting off presidency; Jordan complicit
In 2015, Trump said he would “rarely leave the White House because there’s so much work to be done.” Now, he is golfing and...
Reader: Adoption is the loving option
The article “As number of adoptions drops, agencies face strains” (Urbana Daily Citizen, May 1, p. 8) notes that a million families are trying...
