Sometimes, you just have to wonder what Aaron Schock is thinking. Obviously, it’s not: “Hey, I better watch myself or I’m going to get my butt kicked in the next election.” Aaron Schock’s campaign reimbursed the Congressman (or friends and…
Columns
‘Badge of Hope’
by Cheryl Courtney Semick • • 0 Comments
Daddy clung to the old rugged cross. He laid down his trophies and clung to the shame, the reproach and the anguish of the cross of Jesus Christ without apology. Galen Ray Courtney was an intelligent man, full of ingenuity…
An Ardent Fan of Spring-time!
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
Ah, April, I’ve waited a long time for your arrival. Right after the New Year makes its debut, I’m ready for you! Sunshine, flowers pushing through the ground, the greening of the grass, even the outside air is fragrant when…
Computer Tech Tips
by Tammy Finch • • 0 Comments
was recently reminded of the time, when I was driving my daughters and their friends up Springfield Road to Fondulac Park. On our way we saw a man struggling to ride his bike up the hill. With no traffic, I slowed down to cheer…
Musings
by Joanne Fought • • 0 Comments
What a different kind of spring we’ve had this year. After the 80 degree weather it almost seems that summer has ended and cool weather is back. It is definitely an unusual year for weather. I haven’t even got my…
April Happenings
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
April Happenings thru April 8 – Lily Show at Luthy Botanical Gardens. Call 686-3362. April 5 – “Understanding Your Tax Bill,” from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. at ICC’s North Campus on University St. This workshop give property owners in Peoria County a chance to learn how…
Exclusive
by Roger Monroe • • 0 Comments
Marketing is one of the fastest growing professions in the country. Colleges and universities now offer degrees in marketing. Every successful business has a marketing department or at least a marketing officer. I want to tell you about one of…
NCAA Hardly ‘Squeaky’ Clean: BU Guest Speaker
by Bill Knight • • 0 Comments
When Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Taylor Branch comes to Peoria this month, he’s returning to “the scene of the crime.” But the crime wasn’t the 1951 indictment of Bradley University players like Gene “Squeaky” Melchiorre, caught up in the scheme to fix basketball games. The crime…
Goose Music or ‘Sky Carp’
by Dale Goodner • • 0 Comments
Irene Cull was a botanist, but her enthusiasm for all things natural was contagious. It was March, just over 30 years ago, and my wife, Mary, and I were on our way to a prairie conference in Chicago. Irene was scheduled…
Book burnings all around
by Billy Dennis • • 0 Comments
There’s a rumor we’ve burned some Korans in Afghanistan and some Muslims go on a murder spree. Oh, really not good. President Obama apologizes for the burnt Korans. And the religious right goes nuts. Also not good. Iran starts burning Bibles (or so…