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Why Aren't More of Us Commuting on Two Wheels?new

A number of videos on YouTube and a recent article in the Wall Street Journal have featured a subject that obviously captivates Americans: People riding bicycles in Amsterdam.
Illinois Times  |  Jeanne Townsend Handy  |  08-30-2007  |  Environment

Battered but Beautifulnew

Life goes on at a troubled oxbow lake of the Illinois River.
Illinois Times  |  Jeanne Townsend Handy  |  06-05-2006  |  Environment

Ancient Bones Found at Bison Beachnew

Archaeologists have uncovered the first evidence of an aboriginal bison kill in Illinois.
Illinois Times  |  Jeanne Townsend Handy  |  10-14-2005  |  Science

The Reawakeningnew

Central Illinois is the site of one of the nation's most ambitious floodplain restoration projects. The Nature Conservancy has assembled a 7,000-acre preserve called Emiquon where two lakes were drained 80 years ago for agriculture.
Illinois Times  |  Jeanne Townsend Handy  |  11-30-2004  |  Environment

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