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Columns
Straight Talk: Scandals, scandals and we have a new Health Department
by Roger Monroe • • 2 Comments
Hats off to WAZU’s morning radio show for the outstanding news coverage; plus sizing up Bradley basketball crowds
The Watch: PCAPS, ICC earn big boosts from their boards
by Terry Bibo • • 1 Comment
County Board approves its federal legislative lobby agenda; Dunlap school district ready for review; Airport Authority update
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings
West Peoria News: West Side St. Patrick’s parade is back
by April Silver • • 0 Comments
West Peoria will also put on Labor Day Parade; New Life needs volunteers to distribute food
The Watch: City discusses causes, solutions for unhoused
by Terry Bibo • • 0 Comments
Peoria will reimburse LULA, NFP and is looking at utilizing Phoenix Community Development and Labor Temple via Salvation Army
The Watch: Sanitary District ponies up for some major sewage projects
by Terry Bibo • • 0 Comments
Greater Peoria Sanitary District spending $2,164,288 on Grease Receiving Facility and $4,404,831 on Spring, Caroline Gate Controls
Nature Rambles: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza spreading in animals
by Mike Miller • • 4 Comments
Take care: HPAI virus strains are now a part of ‘our new normal.’ We will need to adapt our agricultural practices to meet this new challenge. We can only hope that wild bird populations will build some type of immunity, or that the virus evolves to be less lethal to its host.
The Lion’s Den: A new Southern Strategy projecting itself on 2025
by Daniel McCloud • • 1 Comment
So, has the world changed, and what was lost now forgotten? Could those things have stayed the same and only forgotten? Maybe those things weren’t forgotten, only reimagined and introduced to a new generation.
The Watch: Primary preventing early voting; check out ElectionStats
by Terry Bibo • • 0 Comments
Certification for the primary will be March 12. By statute, early voting should begin March 7, but 18 counties cannot start early voting until March 17
Nature Rambles: Another cast of characters
by Mike Miller • • 0 Comments
Christmas Bird Count reveals 75 species and 10,396 birds as it reminds us of ebbs and flows of our planet’s history