A new sign stands at the entrance to what used to be the Detweiller Golf Course. It reads “Nature in Progress… Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints.” It is an invitation to get out and explore an area…
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Inland Art | Sculpture Walk
by Paul Krainak • • 0 Comments
Arts Beat | August 2018
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
Aug. 1: Peoria Municipal Band. 7 p.m. Warehouse District. 691-3318. Aug. 2 and each Thursday: Tanner Picton. 5 p.m. Kickapoo Creek Winery. 495-9463. Aug. 2: Thursday Night Jazz Series, featuring Ellen and Derel Monteith. 7-8:30 p.m., CEFCU Center Stage at…
West Peoria News | Boy Scout Ice Cream Social
by Sharon McBride • • 0 Comments
Boy Scout Troop 11 ice cream social is 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 23 at the West Peoria Fire Station, 406 N. Waverly Ave. A $2.50 donation includes dessert, ice cream and a drink. This is another West Peoria tradition.…
Art. What Is It Good For? | Big Picture Film Festival
by Doug and Eileen Leunig • • 0 Comments
Views & Perspectives | Trump’s actions and inaction
by Ray LaHood • • 0 Comments
June 4 was the 500th day of President Trump in the White House. Trump’s trade policy is a disaster for American agriculture and American business. The tariffs on agricultural commodities are horrible policy for our farmers. The tariffs are horrible…
Straight Talk | The Fight Continues
by Roger Monroe • • 0 Comments
Just when the Peoria Catholic Diocese thought the fight with the Catholic Archdiocese of New York might be over, they learned it isn’t. New York Catholics don’t want the remains of Archbishop Fulton Sheen to be moved to Peoria. For…
Bill Knight | Eugene Debs fought for workers, free speech
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Perspectives on U.S. Healthcare Policy | Physicians and Gun Policy
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If you live in the U.S., you can expect to live a good 78 years. Cases of malaria, yellow fever and measles – very real epidemics in other countries – have become sporadic and well-contained in America. You’re in good…
Real Talk | Becoming an Accomplice
by Sherry Cannon • • 0 Comments
Colin Kaepernick knew that taking a stand, or in his case a knee, would negatively impact his football career. And he did it anyway. When the press finally realized, during the 2016 National Football League season, that Kaepernick wasn’t standing…