The pandemic may be abating here. Fallout continues. Peoria Housing Authority met virtually April 5. Jackie Newman, CEO, reported the revamped PHA offices had a soft opening. Staff will assess needs and adjust restrictions as necessary to comply with COVID-19…
Columns
Real Talk | When you are chosen
by Kamara Taylor • • 1 Comment
Eagerly from Seattle, Wash., I watched her first announcement to run for mayor, reading the Peoria Journal Star, visiting her website — all the time wondering what I could do to ensure that her run was successful and that the…
Nature Rambles | Why Nature Preserves?
by Mike Miller • • 2 Comments
There are a few special places left in this world. If you are taking a hike in some of the natural areas that we are blessed to have in Central Illinois, you might observe a harbinger of just how special…
Art Alerts | June 2021
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
Peoria Riverfront Museum is host to the worldwide traveling debut of “T.REX: The Ultimate Predator” created by the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. Now through Sept. 6. The Peoria Art Guild will be hosting live demonstrations…
Art & Justice | Raising awareness for abducted women
by Eliida Lakota • • 0 Comments
Editor’s Note: The REDress Project was conceived by Canadian artist Jaime Black to commemorate murdered and missing indigenous women. The REDress Project was displayed at the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in 2019. Eliida Lakota brought the concept…
Heat Waves — In Red and Black | Is Large-Scale Ecological Restoration Possible? The Loess Plateau Experiment, Part 2
by William Rau • • 0 Comments
China’s Loess Plateau experiment successfully restored depleted farmland in the less arid parts of the plateau. One precondition for success required an end to free-range grazing by goats, a major cause of soil erosion. The breakthrough came when a county…
Serendipity | Less is best
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
Organization does not come easily to me. It doesn’t come to me at all except for those times when generous loved ones offer suggestions after I’ve asked their advice. My oldest child told me once I’m a rather unique disorganized…
West Peoria News | Fourth of July parade cancellation
by Sharon McBride • • 0 Comments
Sadly, the City of West Peoria made the decision to postpone the Fourth of July parade and flag raising ceremony a second year due to the pandemic. Parade arrangements must be made several weeks ahead of the Fourth and forced…
The Lion’s Den | The Language of Our Lives
by Daniel McCloud • • 0 Comments
“We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.” This quote is from Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison’s Nobel Prize acceptance speech given on Dec. 7, 1993. Morrison…
Straight Talk | Congratulations to Rita Ali!
by Roger Monroe • • 0 Comments
Peoria has a new mayor. After a short stint as a member of the City Council, Ali was elected mayor, defeating fellow Councilman Jim Montelongo. It was a close race. At the end of election day, Tuesday, April 6, Montelongo…