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pjstar.com Tri-County RSS (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
It was an intervention. A second chance for nonviolent, nonrepeat alleged drug offenders. Not just a gift, but an agreement: stay out of trouble and avoid prosecution or face jail, said Peoria County Assistant State's Attorney Seth Uphoff. Faced by more than 100 community members and leaders at the Neighborhood House, the six were given a choice: possibly join the ranks of the violent and repeat...
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pjstar.com Tri-County RSS (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... then sat down with prosecutors and looked over the cases, said Assistant State's Attorney Seth Uphoff. Those with extensive records, the bulk of the arrests, were charged with felonies, but there are six who are relative novices to criminal activity. They could go down a different path. First off, they were told to be at a meeting at Neighborhood House, where local residents can confront...
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pjstar.com Tri-County RSS (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
... Whitaker, Gary Jones and Mike Hinrichsen. Members Jim Fyke, Marcus Adams, Pete Lambie and Ken Uphoff were absent. The tax increase could result in approximately $100,000 in additional revenue. But the county still would have to draw on its reserves. Terry Pille, who made the motion to raise taxes, said, "I felt like the level of taxation needed to go up by approximately that amount, but...
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Waldo Jaquith (Free subscription) | 10/02/2009
... that puts it on a timer—if it runs longer than a preset limit, it gets cut off. My friend Jeff Uphoff envisioned this solution and then whipped up a quick program in C to accomplish it. I’m sharing it here for googlers looking for a solution to the same problem. Up notes that it’s in the public domain. #include #include #include #include int main...
