Photojournalists Renee C. Byer and Paul Kitagaki Jr. will have their photography on exhibit at Bradley University’s Hartmann Center Gallery April 14-29, and appear for a lecture and reception in Bradley’s Michel Student Center Ballroom on April 17.
The November primary election are over, setting the stage for the November general election that will determine the winners of state races.
It will be history in action on April 12, when Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass, Teddy Roosevelt and Charles Lindbergh, and Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lady Bird Johnson all will be presented at the Peoria Civic Center Ballroom to help…
Everyone associated with “Change 150” is to be commended and congratulated for the upset victory by Sue Wolstenholm for District 3 of the Peoria School District. She defeated Laura Petelle by a stunning 70 to 30 percent even though she withdrew from the…
As the income-tax deadline looms, taxpayers should connect widespread resentment at what many feel was an unresponsive Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with available resources resulting from choices made in Washington. Outrage also may be tempered by a more complete report of actual government response.
Many Peorians will remember the names, “Uncle Bob and Aunt Billy.” Bob and Sybil Prager were naturalists at Forest Park Nature Center over four decades ago. Bob was a pioneer in restoring some of the beautiful, though little known, flora native to Central Illinois, from the fragile snow trillium, to shooting star, to the eight foot tall big bluestem grass. The clearing where the Nature Center’s “Deer Run Trail” meets “Valley Trail,” is actually an amazingly diverse prairie planting, that was meticulously planted and weeded by Bob, Sybil, and a small cadre of volunteers.
Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Patrick Cannon has resigned after being charged with accepting $48,000 in bribes in an FBI sting. Look at the crazy money that construction interests spend on elections of Peoria City Council members. Do you believe that NO…
I think it is safe to say that everyone is aware that the State of Illinois is broke. Christopher Koch, The Illinois Superintendent of Education, has stated that state aid to schools will be reduced. School districts are reducing staff…
I was looking through some of my past articles for Easter and thought I’d share it with you again. It’s a good reminder during the time of year when we celebrate the resurrection of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ:…
Flipping through newspapers or watching televised news reports gives credence to the fact that tragedies and disturbing situations are part of the human condition. Often less publicized, but deserving attention, are numerous stories of people caring for each other, sometimes…
<p dir=”ltr”>The Annual West Peoria Town Meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, April 8 at 7:30 p.m. in the West Peoria Township Office on Rohman Ave. This meeting is mandated to be held the second Tuesday of April each year in…
I’ve just returned from Chicago visiting my sister. It was a short trip but we packed the weekend with fun things to do and catching up with each other’s lives. We went downtown to see the green river for St.…
