President Trump invited Republican leadership to Camp David, the presidential retreat in Maryland, to review the legislative agenda for 2018. The weekend meetings Jan. 6 and 7 included members of the President’s cabinet and staff. Following the meetings, the President…
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Straight Talk: PJ Star cheap shot
by Roger Monroe • • 0 Comments
Last year, I was a guest on a PJ Star podcast. One of the questions I was asked near the end of the interview was, “Why do you dislike the Journal so much?” I said that I didn’t dislike the…
Bill Knight: Agriculture seems to have become agri-vulture
by Bill Knight • • 1 Comment
The 2016 harvest ended months ago, with truckloads of grain shipped to elevators, and now – weeks before spring work is expected to start – farmers are busy fixing fences, researching effective systems and taking soil samples, meeting with seed…
Inland Art: Sarah Smelser
by Paul Krainak • • 2 Comments
I met Sarah Smelser nearly 20 years ago when she was hired to be the new head of West Virginia University’s print program. She arrived from Pasadena, California, with her husband Jonathan Higgins, and they settled in quickly and founded…
Art. What Is It Good For? Cartoon Hunter
by Doug and Eileen Leunig • • 0 Comments
Reflections From A Baha’i: How Humans Can and Will Establish Peace
by contributor • • 0 Comments
Are humans naturally violent? Judging from the aggression and conflict that has plagued humanity’s past, many have succumbed to the view that such behavior is intrinsic to human nature. Uncritical acceptance of the view, however, leads to negativity, apathy and…
West Peoria News: Kroger closures
by Sharon McBride • • 0 Comments
The recent announcement about closing Kroger grocery stores at Madison Park and on Wisconsin Avenue has impacted many people who shopped at both facilities. I attended one of the town meetings at Manual Academy where people in attendance were told…
Nature Rambles: Owl Wisdom
by Mike Miller • • 0 Comments
Many a dark winter night, I hear the low, soft, calls of two Great Horned Owls that come to my neighborhood. One calls with a deeper voice than the other. This is the male. Even though he is smaller than…
Serendipity: Things I Know for Sure
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • 0 Comments
Each issue of the Oprah magazine ends with accounts of what Oprah calls, “What I Know For Sure.” We’re sometimes sitting on a wealth of knowledge but don’t share information. May I offer some thoughts for consideration and smiles? February…
Real Talk: The Power of the Black Woman
by Sherry Cannon • • 2 Comments
I recently ran across a Facebook post I made responding to one of my dear friends who questioned what she should tell her children in response to Donald Trump winning the presidential election. They knew he was not a nice…