National Night Out is a great opportunity to come together as a community and meet local law enforcement. Plus Greater Peoria Mass Transit District is hosting another ADA WOW! Celebration & Resource Fair on July 26 to celebrate the Americans with Disabilities Act
Columns
Straight Talk: Sixty-year reunion rekindles memory of a lifetime
by Roger Monroe • • 2 Comments
Nature Rambles: Quest for the golden moccasin
by Mike Miller • • 0 Comments
Heat Waves — in Red & Black: Home, sweet carbon-neutral, home
by William Rau • • 1 Comment
Straight Talk: Why so much deception in all these hospital ‘deals’?
by Roger Monroe • • 0 Comments
The Lion’s Den: Hip-Hop has become CNN of the ghetto
by Daniel McCloud • • 2 Comments
So explained not only for the genre’s origins but also because it is an art form born of the streets that gave a voice to the voiceless and would let the world know what was happening in forgotten America. … Today Hip-Hop has transformed our world; from commercials to movie soundtracks, the “culture” is thriving.
The Watch: Cats and dogs, pools, parks, zoos, and museums on the agendas
by Terry Bibo • • 0 Comments
West Peoria News: Lighting District fully converted to LED
by April Silver • • 0 Comments
Labor roundup: Will Teamsters go on strike at UPS? Alaska unions OK with Willow Project
by Community Word Staff • • 3 Comments
Negotiations between the Teamsters and United Parcel Service started April 17, and the Teamsters are warning members to prepare for a strike. The union’s new president, Sean O’Brien, has vowed that the union would go to the mat for key…