Archive for May, 2008

West Peoria news for May 2008

West Peoria news for May 2008

Have you noticed the neatness to our neighborhoods and that they are basically free from litter on our streets and sidewalks? People in the City of Peoria complain about all their litter. Much of our neat appearance is due to a woman who I see walking in the mornings and picks up litter that...
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Musings

A few people have asked me this month if I’ve stopped writing my column, and I have to report that my life just got too hectic around deadline time last month. My column was not in the Community Word, because I had a couple bad weeks and just didn’t get it written. I was...
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Dry Land or Fish?

As far as I know, they never did domesticate the dryland fish. To get them you still have to trespass on private property. Leastways that’s where a lot of avid hunters claim they find their luck. Back in the twenties, a certain young lady thought the secret to success was “yellow clothing.” Frankie always...
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Some thoughts on earthquake preparedness

I have yet to be considered an “alarmist” and have no thought of being one now. Yet, I do “prepare to be prepared.” Last week we, in central Illinois, were served an appetizer of what the New Madrid fault has to serve up. Once more we are reminded that we are incapable of...
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