State Senator Dave Koehler (D-Peoria) will be a member of the Illinois Senate’s Special Committee on Medicaid Reform. This committee will examine Illinois’ current Medicaid laws and procedures to find ways to cut Medicaid costs by delivering more efficient services. …
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December Schedule for Methodist Hospital Mobile Mammography Van
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Features new digital mammography! No referral required. Please call 309-671-8282 for an appointment. Most insurance companies cover “screening” mammograms. Medicare pays for one screening mammogram every 12 months. If you do not have insurance or are underinsured, tell us when…
The Humana Guidance Center’s December Calendar of FREE Events
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7915 N. Hale Avenue, Peoria ph. 309-691-1677; Open 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Dec. 1 – 11:00 a.m. – Let’s Play Bridge, Euchre and/or Pinochle 1:00 p.m. – Game Time: Rummikub Dec. 2 – 1:00 p.m. – BINGO Dec. 3…
Illinois American Water Provides Senior Safety Tips
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Illinois American Water reminds senior citizens to take precautions against home repair and telemarketing scams. By following some helpful tips, everyone including senior citizens, can avoid falling victim to fraud.“We want our customers to be armed with information that can…
Causes and Effects? Or Effects and Causes?
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By Merle Widmer, Peoria County Board Member The schools blame the parents for poorly performing kids. The parents blame the schools for poorly performing schools. There is plenty of blame for both. But a closer examination is required. Where did…
A Few Thoughts on How to Foil the Phelps
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By Ed Klein, Peoria, IL If you read the paper or watch the news on TV, you are more than likely aware of the Phelps clan – those pustules on the face of humanity who hide behind the First Amendment…
Happenings for November 2010
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now thru Nov. 7 – Chrysanthemum Show @ Luthy Botanical Gardens. Call: (309) 686-3362. Admission: Adults- $2.00 Children 12 & under- FREE. now thru Jan. 9, 2011 – Lakeview Museum- Audubon at the Lakeview Museum. Call: (309) 686-7000. Nov. 4…
Say ‘hello’ to Vivian at Glen oak Zoo
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Vivian, a 13-month-old female giraffe, arrived Sunday morning from Riverbanks Zoo in Columbia, South Carolina. Zoo officials have been keeping her quarantined in the giraffe barn to ensure she’s adjusting to her new surroundings. Vivian was hand-raised at the Riverbanks…
Cell Phones: Newest Library Tool
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The Peoria Public Library RSACat online catalog now enables customers to text call numbers of catalog items to their phones. If you’re looking at an item you want, but are not inside the library at the time, you can text…
Methodist Medical Center Nuclear Medicine Earns ACR Accreditation
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Methodist has been awarded a three-year term of accreditation in nuclear medicine as the result of a recent review by the American College of Radiology (ACR). Methodist is the only accredited Nuclear Medicine department in the area. The ACR gold…