A look at events around central Illinois to help raise awareness and protect our planet
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Explore all the wide worlds our libraries provide
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March 2 was Read Across America Day, the National Education Association’s ‘Read Across America’ is now the nation’s largest reading event. But developing a lifelong love of reading takes more than one day, which is why we — the library — are here to help.
Library cards are available to all who want one
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If you are among the 1 million Illinois residents who do not have a local library, then you can purchase a non-resident library card from your closest public library.
Advantage, whom?
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Medicare Advantage has enticed seniors to enroll, but the healthcare provided may not pay off with the promises pitched
Op-Ed: Distillery Tax Increment Finance District must account for environmental justice
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No added air and water pollution requiring new state or federal permits should be allowed in the Southside through the TIF. Definitely no carbon dioxide pipelines or carbon capture/sequestration equipment should be allowed because those could be a direct health and safety threat to the surrounding low-income and racial-minority neighborhoods.
Op-Ed: We at Peoria Academy are working for future of our humanities
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We concur with John Hallwas, but offer hope for our future as well. We at Peoria Academy still believe, thoroughly, that “education should cultivate the individual for contributing to our democratic culture.”
New WTVP chairman John Wieland says he’s sorry
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WCBU reports local businessman says he has a plan to restore ‘trust and enthusiasm’ in public television station. He says 11 board members resigned ‘not because the board didn’t do what they were supposed to do when the misuse was identified. They did the appropriate steps. But the optics were not healthy’
Liberal Arts and studies in humanities under attack on college campuses
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Curriculums have been veering away from social responsibility in favor of majors emphasizing specific skills. But at what cost?
Bradley University finalizes cuts in curriculum
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Fifteen programs — business law, religious studies, statistics — will be cut; 61 faculty spots on chopping block
Op-Ed: Gaza must be free from Hamas
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Heinous terror attacks on Oct. 7 prove that Israeli safety is in jeopardy