In a world that is so filled with hurt and destruction, it is challenging to see the beauty in things. I spent an entire day at the gravesite of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Atlanta. As I grieved the…
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Inland Art | Thomas Skomski exhibit
by Paul Krainak • • 4 Comments
Co-curators Robert Sill, Douglas Stapleton and Edward Maldanado note that Thomas Skomski’s solo show “Urgent Care: Stuck in that Awkward Stage between Birth and Death” at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield “examines the processes of change and the inevitable…
Arts Beat | August 2019
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
Aug. 2: The Holdouts. 5 p.m. Old Chicago Grand Prairie. 691-1885. Aug. 2 and each Friday: Dave Hoffman & Friends. 5 p.m. Two25 in the Mark Twain Hotel. 282-7777. Aug. 2: Cousin Eddie Live at the Five Spot. 5:30 p.m.…
Art Inc. | An unlikely culprit
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
As I think about the challenges we face across the country from neighborhood to neighborhood and block to block, there’s one thing that permeates these communities with deadly consequences. It is not as obvious as you might think either. If…
West Peoria News | Night Out Against Crime
by Sharon McBride • • 0 Comments
You are encouraged to attend the 19th annual West Peoria Night Out Against Crime 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday Aug. 5 at Franciscan Park. The evening includes the Peoria County Sheriff’s Posse, Bearcat Armored vehicle, firefighting equipment, Boy Scout Troop…
Serendipity | Amusement park charm
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
The sixth annual Family Vacation includes seven children, ages 6 to three 13-year-olds. Eight adults are in the lead only slightly, although the children don’t seem to notice they’re outnumbered. Likely because they realize they are outranked, whatever our numbers.…
Views & Perspectives | Hooray! Illinois has a $40 billion capital bill
by Ray LaHood • • 0 Comments
Thanks to the extraordinary leadership of Illinois legislators both Republicans, Democrats and Gov. JB Pritzker, Illinois is finally on a course to fixing our pothole-filled roads, crumbling Illinois interstates and structurally deficient bridges. The $40 billion capital bill is long…
Straight Talk | Losing two community leaders
by Roger Monroe • • 0 Comments
First it was news Peoria County State’s Attorney Jerry Brady had died. Then we learned that Peoria County Clerk Steve Sonnemaker had also passed away. Losing two outstanding elected officials and community leaders is almost too much to endure. I…
Bill Knight | Climate change is a job-killer
by Bill Knight • • 0 Comments
Last month, actor Rainn Wilson (from “The Office”) tweeted, “I love the idea of a Green New Deal but Fox News said the plan includes the mandatory sucking of farts out of camels, solar-panel skull implants, Al Gore face tattoos…
The Lion’s Den | January 23, 1977
by Daniel McCloud • • 0 Comments
Where were you on the night of January 23, 1977? With the release of the Netflix series, “When They See Us,” which details the trial of the Central Park five, we are again reminded of the power of film as…