Little is known about the Wise Men who traveled from the east to find the Christ Child. Their appearance, barely a few sentences on the pages of Scripture, dissolves so quickly, it begs the question why they have commanded such…
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November Straight Talk
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
COMING SOON! R & R!! Believe it or not, “Breakfast with Royce and Roger” is returning to WOAM. After extensive discussions with owner Larry Nelson, an agreement has been reached for the two friends, make that three friends, to once…
Climate Change is Real – More than 2/3 of Americans Accept it as Fact
by Bill Knight • • 0 Comments
Climate change is not just an abstract, an inconvenience, or a disaster limited to coastal populations or Arctic ice. Peoria is already affected and climate change could hurt us all worse. The saying “think global, act local” is recalled, but…
Thanksgiving Thought Food
by Dale Goodner • • 0 Comments
A couple years ago I returned to my great grandparents’ farm after half a century, and barely recognized the place. The log barn was gone, the chicken coop gone, as was the machine shed. Pastures, garden, windmill … all gone.…
City Beat
by Billy Dennis • • 0 Comments
Umm … exactly how did Peoria’s ‘Don’t Shoot’ PR campaign have anything as all to do with federal indictments of Bomb Squad members? So, 12 members of a rather ordinary street gang that most Peorians have never heard of get…
How to Vote
by Cheryl Courtney Semick • • 0 Comments
We finally made it to the month that my Daddy talked about most in his last three years on earth: November – specifically, November 6, 2012, Election Day. Seriously, Daddy sent daily e-mails to a large list of family and…
West Peoria News for November
by Sharon McBride • • 0 Comments
Don’t forget to vote on November 6th, 2012. West Peoria polling places are: Ward 1 and Ward 2 at the City Garage, 1322 Hillside Avenue; Ward 3 and Ward 4 at the Franciscan Recreation Center, 908 N. Sterling Avenue. The West…
Spending Holiday Time with Your Computer
by Tammy Finch • • 0 Comments
I know no one wants to think about the holidays yet, but like it or not, they are coming. We need to get those holiday cards and newsletters out on time. Why not make it easy on ourselves and get…
Musings for November
by Joanne Fought • • 0 Comments
I have at least stopped worrying about Jason quite so much, because he is on the mend. What a nightmare it was for several weeks. He had to be on an antibiotic in a PIC Line (which is a line…
Gratitude is an essential ingredient for Thanksgiving Day!
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
Gratitude is an essential ingredient for Thanksgiving Day. Joined with laughter and love, and the savory aroma of turkey and dressing, and pumpkin pies, the menu and mood are sure to please. Thankfulness is expressed on other days throughout the…