Attacking religious beliefs is going too far; Civic Center has had a couple great years, but imagine if it sold naming rights
Straight Talk: Enough is enough with ‘political’ ads
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Straight Talk: Shades of WTVP ‘curing violence’ for the Health Department
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Peoria City/County Health Department revealed it lost a huge amount of federal dollars pegged for House of Hope; we need guys like Dan Bongino on the case
Straight Talk: Radio still shaking up; Reynolds for president?
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WMBD 1470 is struggling with its afternoon broadcasting block so it brought in John Malone and Phil Luciano; Ray LaHood reports on Bradley search; and thank God for the Olympics with all this crime going on
Straight Talk: What in the world is going at WEEK-TV?
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Congratulations to Mike McCoy and everybody who helped raise a record $11,659,937 for the
St. Jude Telethon; Park District spending $4.5 million to renovate the existing Golf Learning Center, but what about a music venue? And our fair has to try harder
Straight Talk: Get out, and go to the Heart of Illinois Fair
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The 75th edition is scheduled for July 16-20 at Exposition Gardens. And I can remember when it all started in 1945 when the group Peoria District Fair purchased 160 acres of the Walter Poppen Farm and completed the incredible ‘Operation Earthmoving’
Straight Talk: Whirled around: Mighty, mighty 1290 is just not anymore
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Plus parents, guns and responsibility; Kansas City kicker speaks his mind; and sincere condolences to the Elliotts
Straight Talk: Ninety years on this Earth have been a blessing
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A dedication to service has made this a life worth living … that involvement included meeting former President Gerald Ford, actress Ann Jillian, Mr. Greenjeans of “Captain Kangaroo,” and St. Jude Founder Danny Thomas … Thanks to God, I’m able to get up at 4:30 in the morning, do my morning radio show and each month write this column for The Community Word.
Straight Talk: Is it safe for fireworks display at Glen Oak Park?
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Plus Quest Academy finally flunks out; and what’s with all this baldness and bad seeds in sports
Straight Talk: WTVP fall guys were not at fault for TV station’s downfall
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Why not ask the management of the three stations to serve on the management team? Maybe consider asking one of the stations to loan an administrator to be an interim CEO for one year.
Straight Talk: Christmas sings ‘support Israel’
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More than 200 people raised their voices under the direction of the talented Lee Wenger with wife Denise Adams at the grand piano and son Christopher on guitar. That was almost double the audience’s size last year when we resurrected the community event.