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I love coffee. Evidently I’m not alone in that love. Over 100 million Americans are daily drinkers of coffee; 30 million of these drink a specialty coffee daily (such as mocha, latte, espresso, cappuccino, as well as frozen/iced coffees).  The Europeans have coffee figured out. Going for coffee is an event for them – often...
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It’s election time again. We’re all getting more than just a little tired of the TV commercials and billboards and mailers, and various ads. People moan and declare that they’re all crooks or that they have their own ego-driven agendas. Some decide that it doesn’t really matter who we elect...
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Back in the “olden days,” prescriptions and medicines were prepared specifically for you either by your doctor or your local pharmacist. As the times became more modernized, pharmacies no longer prepared or compounded your medicines. As the saying goes, “what’s old is new again” and we now see the return...
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Most of us are aware, as we frantically flurry about in a holiday frenzy, that the fast-approaching year-end is an indicator that we’re about to be deluged with talk of annual budgets – i.e. the City of Peoria, the County of Peoria, and District 150. A taxpayer can easily become overwhelmed by all the...
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Public Information: Multiple-property auction (by Rick Levin & Assoc., Inc) of 12 foreclosed homes in Peoria, IL. The auction will begin at 1:00 p.m. at the Holiday Inn – Peoria City Centre at 500 Hamilton Blvd. A cashier’s check of $2,000 is required to bid. For property info, call 773-252-4500 or visit www.ricklevin.com.
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NEWS RELEASE Date: January 27, 2009 Released by: Alma Brown, Communications Manager, 494-8554 Subject: PUBLIC MEETING REGARDING COMCAST CABLE SERVICES The City of Peoria and Comcast Cable will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at 6:30 p.m.  The meeting will take place at Peoria City Hall, in City Council Chambers (Room 400). The purpose of the...
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Rather than New Year’s Resolutions, something the majority of people no longer do, perhaps we should instead endeavor to learn more about our immediate community and try to find ways to positively impact that community. This reporter recently found some tidbit pieces of information that I wanted to share with my fellow Peorians. We...
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Shhhh. Can you hear it? No? Well then, perhaps you can feel it. I can. It’s the sounds and feelings of hope. We, along with the rest of the world, hope that the incoming President – Barrack Obama, will be able to face all of our country’s challenges; that he can guide our...
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Beginning at 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 6, 2009, City crews will begin removing storm debris while working two 12 hour shifts. Crews will continue working the Wednesday trash collection route, which is 2/3 complete, along with the Tuesday trash collection route. Both areas are expected to take several days to complete. Citizens are...
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          Bradley University’s lifelong learning program has been awarded $100,000 by The Bernard Osher Foundation to expand programs for mature adults. As a result of the grant, the Bradley University Institute for Learning in Retirement (ILR), now in its 14th year, will be renamed the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. “Our ILR has great potential...
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