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Don’t you just love those small business success stories? They make the average person believe that just maybe they too can follow their dream and be successful. While it can be a long road to get to that success, finding the right combination of priorities is important. If you can make yourself an expert...
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I had some thoughts on some of Peoria’s recent news items that I thought I’d share with the Community Word readers. The first item of interest is District 150’s latest cost-saving efforts. While it is usually quite acceptable by taxpayers for schools to be conscientious of their spending, no one truly believes that cutting...
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Spring’s arrival in the Peoria area is marked in many ways: the arrival of robins, the opening of Emo’s, the planting of palm trees at O’Brien’s field, annnnnnd the annual Grand Tour of West Bluff Homes. This year’s tour will be 25th anniversary of this annual event. It will be held on Sunday, May...
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As I was compiling this particular issue of the Community Word, my inner self kept telling me to “just do it.” And, since none of my readers chose to send in editorial content, I decided this was indeed the right time to do it. It was, after all, the month of May and May...
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You knew, didn’t you … that our dependence on imported fossil fuel has begun to affect our way of life? Did you also know that the use of renewable energy creates little greenhouse gas emissions? Did you know that renewable energy use is expected to expand significantly in the U.S. in the next decade?...
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March is Women’s History Month. It’s a time to celebrate the accomplishments and feats of all women before us, of all current women and of all women of the future. It’s also a time for us to take an inventory of sorts of the status of women. There have been some wonderfully courageous and...
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Have you seen the new signs yet? They’re bright blue and white with a big eye staring out at you with the word WARNING at the top. At the bottom, it promises to watch out for crime/criminals! Wow! What’s that about? Actually, they’re the new Neighborhood Watch signs. And, the reason for the change...
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