The Peoria Police investigation into WTVP-TV Channel 47 found four areas of concern: unauthorized allocation of funds, credit cards, questionable reimbursements, luxury items
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BILL KNIGHT: A creepy horror story lies in Project 2025
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A YouGov poll in July showed 39% of U.S. adult citizens oppose Project 2025, but 42% have heard nothing about it. However, “Americans are starting to learn about this extreme takeover plan for Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans to quickly dismantle checks and balances, amass unprecedented presidential power, and seize total control over our government and our individual freedoms”
ARTS ALERTS: Meanwhile, why can’t we see these films?
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Controversial ‘The Apprentice’ about Donald Trump and Roy Cohn; “Green Border” on the crisis of immigrating refugees; and “The Smell of Money” about Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations in North Carolina are being held from theaters
Waiting on audit, WTVP may train to reach viewers
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Public TV station looking to find its niche in streaming services
BILL KNIGHT: SAVE our students from crippling debt, help boost economy
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Republican states blocking administration efforts to ease burden of student loans; but there’s an easy fix that helps both those with loans and taxpayers
Storm warning: 50 years of tornado science
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Data shows that climate change has moved Illinois into heart of Tornado Alley with 141 twisters in Tri-County area since 1950
Book review: ‘Trailer Park Rules’ captures spirit of working class
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‘Trailer Park Rules’ by Michelle Teheux has a pleasantly unpredictable plot that is a lively read: sometimes silly, sad or surprising, and always engaging.
WTVP probe(s) wrapping up
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Public-TV station learning from lessons learned the past year. Meanwhile, business at the annual meeting included changing one board member, retaining a second who’ll continue as treasurer, and losing a key employee to retirement.
BILL KNIGHT: Campus protests are less rites of passage than rites of passions
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I hope this year’s student activists make a difference, endure difficulties, and find common ground with their current antagonists. As the Chambers Brothers sang in 1967, ‘Time Has Come Today.’
Will GFL build a landfill?
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Canadian disposal company’s owner Patrick Dovigi guarding the goal of GFL’s obligation in Peoria County waste management