When Virginia State Sen. Creigh Deeds was injured by his 24-year-old son Gus on Nov. 19, the attack was preceded hours before by a mental-health evaluation of the younger Deeds, who was recommended for emergency custody, an order that could have forced the young man to be held from 4 to 72 hours.
But there...
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When Dr. Jeffrey Leman and his family moved to India, they cooked chicken the first night in their new home. That prompted a visit from the landlord who informed the young couple that meat could not be brought onto the premises.
For Leman, now a family practitioner with UnityPoint Health-Methodist, that incident triggered years of...
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* 20% of American adults have some form of mental illness – 45.9 million people.
* 20% of that number – 9.2 million people – have some form of substance dependence or abuse.* 20% of American adults have some form of mental illness – 45.9 million people.
* 20% of that number – 9.2 million people...
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* Suicides are trending upward, with annual rates above the national rate in four of the last 10 years.
* Drug-related deaths overtook alcohol-related deaths over the last decade. Drug-induced deaths went from 48.3% to 63.9% while alcohol-induced deaths fell from 51.7% to 36.1%.
* Poisoning, which includes chronic drug use accidental poisoning and overdoses, in...
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After cars were toppled and buildings destroyed in the wake of a massive storm system affecting Illinois and several Midwest states, Governor Pat Quinn and others reached out to help residents of Central Illinois pick up the pieces.
The day after severe storms and several tornadoes touched down in East Peoria and Washington, Illinois, Governor...
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As Director of Sales at the Peoria Residence Inn Marriott, Bonnie Petrenko typically is selling overnight stays. But on the night of Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve, complimentary overnight stays are available to people visiting loved ones in nursing homes and hospitals. For the past five years, Bonnie has gone to nursing homes and emergency...
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BARNEY AND GOMER
The 80 year old man took another drink of his coffee and then loudly announced,
“I’ve been scammed!”
“Stolen identity?” someone asked.
“No.”
“Over charge on auto repair?”
“No.”
“What then?”
With anger in his eye, the old man said, “I got a ticket for speeding by the state police brown shirts.” Having spent time in Germany, I knew...
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When the Peoria County Board in mid-November unanimously passed a resolution supporting Small Business Saturday on Nov. 30, it rekindled an appreciation for independent retailers with local owners and workers – and the merchants who refrain from making forecasts of holiday shopping just to cry “Woe is me” in January.
It’s a poor-mouth game of...
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The practice of bringing an evergreen tree indoors to celebrate the winter solstice very likely began around the 16th century in Germany. Now conifers and Christmas go together like eggs and Easter; like cake and birthdays, like Molly and Fibber McGee.
Candles were eventually added, and more recently, electric lights, to symbolize the conquest of...
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Boycott all NFL games
As I am writing this, word is that the NFL is telling the Chicago Bears that they are NOT allowed to wear patches promoting Washington High School. This would be a way of showing support for tornado devastated Washington, IL.
Really? This is the same organization that made ever single player wear...
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Valuing Water’s True Worth
By Karla Olson Teasley, Illinois American Water President
How many times do you use water, directly or indirectly in a given day? Ten? Twenty? More? You’ve probably never thought about it. Yet, you’ve come to expect the quality and reliability that our nation’s water systems provide and that make our way of...
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Enemy forces occupied their country. Without notice, raids infiltrated their towns and their children’s blood ran in the streets. Spies mingled among them as they shopped.
Life was not safe when they made their way home.
The road was rocky, dusty and long. Transportation was smelly and stubborn, an over-burdened burrow that smelled and clopped along...
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December 25th is absolutely the day that causes monumental excitement for some, dread for others, enthusiasm for many, fear for a few, and conflicting emotions ranging from wanting the day to end to hoping it will last beyond its 24 hours. Such varied responses were not the way it used to be, many insist....
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