Here it is January 25, and I still am thinking about the holidays. Not really thinking of them, but realizing that I still have holiday items to put away. I look at them, and wonder if I will ever get…
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Happenings for February 2013
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
Feb 2 – Join the Peoria County Democratic Women for a candidate forum for all Peoria City Council candidates. It begins at noon at Childers Catering Center, 3113 Dries Lane. All candidates have been invited and accepted for both the…
Much ado about … nothing
by Roger Monroe • • 0 Comments
The office building of our main WiredTree support offices will be undergoing fire safety system upgrades and the main power to our building is going to be shut off to undergo this planned maintenance. As a result, our support offices…
Creve Coeur Club Genuflecting to Rove?
by Bill Knight • • 0 Comments
Complaints are building about the Creve Coeur Club bringing Karl Rove as its Washington Day banquet speaker, and the grumbling ranges from whines that the CCC “always brings in Republicans” to condemnation of Rove himself. Rove is scheduled to appear…
Science Highlights from 2012
by Dale Goodner • • 0 Comments
From the “God particle” to Jurassic fleas, 2012 has been an incredible year for science. A lot happened while the myopic media remained preoccupied with an overload of election year political blather and smear, and superpac prevarication. Here’s a tiny…
Silly season on gun control
by Billy Dennis • • 0 Comments
Imagine a United Stated where it is illegal to own or buy a gun. Paradise, right? Well, you would have to set aside the premise that one of the things that keep our government honest is that so many of…
Future fears
by Cheryl Courtney Semick • • 0 Comments
I remember thinking when I was twelve that the year 2000 was fictional. I was convinced it was a year that belonged in a sci-fi movie and it was scary thinking of living in “the space age.” I remember hearing…
Resolutions, part 2
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
The prospect of making New Year’s Resolutions has always grabbed my attention even as a child. I love the idea of a new year waiting to be filled with all life has to offer. I have since learned, of course,…
West Peoria News for January
by Sharon McBride • • 0 Comments
City Hall is reminding residents of some city regulations that will continue to be in place in 2013. All residents are required to sign up for garbage service with Waste Management – 1-800-796-9696. You will be charged for this service.…
Are You Using Your Smart Phone for Good, or Evil?
by Tammy Finch • • 0 Comments
In the interest of full disclosure, I should probably admit that I used a headline that might be slightly over the top. But, while most of us probably aren’t using our iPhones, Androids, and other smart phones for purely evil…