Union-owned Bank of Labor to open DC branch. The Kansas City-based union-owned Bank of Labor will open a branch in the nation’s capital in the spring, making it one of the few worker-friendly financial institutions in D.C. When it…
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Screening for breast cancer
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
(part 1 of 2) Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women except for skin cancer. More than 230,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and 40,000 women will die from breast cancer. There are more…
Teachers must be defended
by Bill Knight • • 1 Comment
Time magazine last month had a cover story bashing teachers that was not just one-sided, but as misleading as less-respected voices on radio and TV. This month, such ill-founded resentment may echo in grumbling about schools’ holiday breaks or misinformed…
Dark days at Bradley
by Roger Monroe • • 0 Comments
GIVE CREDIT TO . . . . These are dark days on the Bradley hilltop on and off the athletic fields. Once known as a nationally competitive school in basketball, Bradley is now losing to, well, everyone, regardless of D-1, D-2,…
City looking to Springfield for fix to abandoned property problem?
by Billy Dennis • • 0 Comments
Something new is being done in Springfield that’s helping to fight the problem of homes sitting empty and falling down. It’s a problem here in Peoria that you might notice if you drive around in neighborhoods like Averyville or the…
West Peoria News for December 2014
by Sharon McBride • • 0 Comments
West Peoria township trustee Marcia Miller resigned her position on the township board effective Nov. 17 after 16 years serving as trustee. Marcia left to take a position in Galena, an opportunity Marcia looks forward to with excitement. Her replacement…
Malala Yousafzai – Muslim Girl Who Stood Up For Education
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
by Imam Kamil Mufti Kamil Mufti is resident scholar and imam at the Islamic Foundation of Peoria where he has served for the past six years. His interests (or passions) include expanding understanding of Islam and developing interfaith harmony. His…
Serendipity for December 2014
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
Tucked away with other keepsakes is a small, decorated gift box with a fancy handkerchief inside. The gift card remains intact and is for my Mother from Rachel, a woman who did cleaning in an apartment building my parents once owned. She…
Rocky Glen: A Geological Time Capsule
by Mike Miller • • 0 Comments
Would you believe that there is a place right here in Central Illinois where one could stand upon the peaks of the Appalachian Mountains? In this same place, you can also look down into the remains of an ancient swamp…
Arts Beat for December 2014
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MUSIC Dec. 3: Peoria Lunaire – New Music Ensemble. 7:30 p.m. Bradley University’s Dingeldine Music Center. 677-2650. Dec. 4: Central Illinois Youth Symphony. 7 p.m. Life Together Center. 685-5258. Dec. 4: Collegium Musicum. 7:30 p.m. Bradley University’s Dingeldine Music Center.…