Peoria County Courthouse Voting Schedule Monday – Friday 3/25/2013 – 4/5/2013 from 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Peoria County Clerks’ Office, 324 Main St., Room 101, Peoria Saturday 3/30/2013 – 4/6/2013 from 9:00 a.m. – noon Peoria County Clerk’s Office,…
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New Health Care Option for the Uninsured, Small Businesses & Individuals: ‘Direct Primary Care’ Comes to Peoria
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By Clare Howard A small office on North University Street is turning out empirical evidence that one of America’s most intractable problems may be resolvable with a new economic model that removes health insurance from primary care. The projected results…
Gordon-Booth and AT&T Present Award to Peoria Promise
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State Rep. Jehan Gordon-Booth (D-Peoria) joined representatives from AT&T to present Peoria Promise with the “Investing in Illinois” award. Gordon-Booth nominated Peoria Promise to receive for the award. “In today’s economy a college education is necessary to getting a good,…
Dale’s Column: February Hearts & Flowers
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February may be a short month, but it’s a very transitional one. After the groundhog searches for his shadow, signs of spring start to show up… owls are nesting, American woodcock begin returning from their wintering grounds in the south,…
Some guest editorials
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0213Bring This to the Forefront Dolores M. Klein, Peoria, IL Having followed all the widespread and intense discussions of the national Second Amendment/gun control follow-up to the Newtown tragedy, I keep hoping that Mayor Bloomberg’s argument would come to the…
Insurance … WHY?
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By Deb Williamson Welcome to my new column: Insurance … WHY? Filled with joy and blessed to be given this opportunity, my plan is to help clients understand insurance products and why they need them. In future articles, you can…
Happenings for February 2013
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Feb 2 – Join the Peoria County Democratic Women for a candidate forum for all Peoria City Council candidates. It begins at noon at Childers Catering Center, 3113 Dries Lane. All candidates have been invited and accepted for both the…
Newsbriefs for February 2013
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WINTER SKATE LESSONS AT OWENS CENTER Owens Center will begin their winter session skating lessons at Owens Center in Lakeview Park the week of February 4 and there’s still time to sign up. These winter session classes meet once a…
Now is the Time to Quit Smoking
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by Suzy Herrington B.S., Health Educator Hult Center for Health Education Almost everyone knows what a cigarette is. Basically, its dried tobacco rolled in white paper, with a cellulose acetate filter. However, what may surprise people is exactly what goes…
City of Peoria Refuse Collection Fee Billing
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City of Peoria residents should have received their refuse collection bills by now. This bill covers the cost of household garbage collection throughout the City. Unfortunately, there was a printing error on the bill. The due date was incorrectly listed…