A second chance for necessary learning

URBANA – Jayner Bryant woke up every day for 27 years wondering where she'd get the drugs and alcohol that fueled her life.

After a year in jail and participation in a successful substance abuse program there, Bryant, 47, decided to turn her life around. She's now very close to earning her high school diploma at Urbana Adult Education, and that's just a start. Her next goal: to earn a degree at Parkland College on her way to becoming a counselor.

Also on this date

• Ten years later, storm still hitting home
• Radio Maria owners adding on to downtown restaurant
• Trio from MBA program making their mark on C-U
• It's your business: Artie's Pizza goes for slice of the action
• Obituaries

» More