SEPTEMBER HAPPENINGS Sept. 3 – 4 – Blues Festival on Peoria Riverfront from 5:00 – 11:00 p.m. Call 671-5555. Sept. 4 – Bryan Bowers Concert at Forest Park Nature Center – at 7:00 p.m. Call 686-3360. Adults- $7.00/Children- $6.00/12 &…
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RIP Woodruff High School 1937-2010
by Roger Monroe • • 5 Comments
Woodruff High School is dead. Its execution was ordered by District 150 board members David Gorenz, Laura Petelle, Debbie Wolfmeyer and Linda Butler. As a physician, Gorenz lost “the patient;” Petelle, the attorney, pulled the plug; Wolfmeyer, a school secretary,…
On July 4th, remembering ‘liberal’ Founders
by Community Word Staff • • 1 Comment
Seventy-five years ago this month, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the National Labor Relations Act, which said that collective bargaining was in the national interest of the United States. FDR is just one in a long line of patriots whose…
Now do you get it?
by Dale Goodner • • 2 Comments
Sarah Palin has a flair for irony. According to her, the Gulf oil spill illustrates why we should do more drilling. She points out athe blown out well, and spewing oil, were due, not to inept drilling or lack of…
Addressing an omission in Journal Star coverage
by Billy Dennis • • 0 Comments
First, I applaud Peoria City Manager Scott Moore for moving to an older Peoria home in an older Peoria neighborhood and fixing it up. Second, I was annoyed that Moore had to go before the Peoria Historic Preservation Commission and…
Freedom’s Price
by Cheryl Courtney Semick • • 0 Comments
We the people of the United States will celebrate our independence this month. As we pull out the red, white and blue and make much noise, let’s not just spend the day overindulging in the festivities, waiting for the big…
The elusive ability to live in the moment
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
Dates and details are no longer of much significance to Margaret. She’s the first to admit, “My mind doesn’t work like it used to.” Likely it doesn’t, but I didn’t know her in her prime so I can’t compare. The…
West Peoria News for July 2010
by Sharon McBride • • 2 Comments
The Community of West Peoria, Boy Scout Troop & Pack #11 and the West Peoria Lions Club extend an invitation to join the annual 4th of July Parade and flag raising celebration. This special day brings with it a feeling…
Musings for July
by Joanne Fought • • 0 Comments
Another short rain storm this morning, the 26th, and I needed an umbrella to walk Kaja. I simply can not believe that we can absorb so much rain and so much heat. We are going to vaporize in the sun…
Summer means be cautious about food safety
by Roger Larson • • 0 Comments
Summer is the season to be outside, whether you are headed to a cookout, packing for a picnic, or planning a day at the pool. Food safety may not be one of your top priorities. However, making sure food is…