Beloved Braves superfan Gene Sidler kept fire alive; now BU basketball worth watching again; plus with Donald Trump elected, we’re on to the next elections
Straight Talk: Bradley hoops fans returning to Hilltop?
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Straight Talk: ’Tis the season for all to be jolly
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Good to see plans for two new amphitheaters and our iconic Scottish Rite; congrats to Generals Hal Fritz and Dan McDonough; now sing!
Straight Talk: Enough is enough with ‘political’ ads
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Attacking religious beliefs is going too far; Civic Center has had a couple great years, but imagine if it sold naming rights
Straight Talk: Shades of WTVP ‘curing violence’ for the Health Department
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Peoria City/County Health Department revealed it lost a huge amount of federal dollars pegged for House of Hope; we need guys like Dan Bongino on the case
Straight Talk: Radio still shaking up; Reynolds for president?
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WMBD 1470 is struggling with its afternoon broadcasting block so it brought in John Malone and Phil Luciano; Ray LaHood reports on Bradley search; and thank God for the Olympics with all this crime going on
Straight Talk: What in the world is going at WEEK-TV?
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Congratulations to Mike McCoy and everybody who helped raise a record $11,659,937 for the
St. Jude Telethon; Park District spending $4.5 million to renovate the existing Golf Learning Center, but what about a music venue? And our fair has to try harder
Straight Talk: Get out, and go to the Heart of Illinois Fair
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The 75th edition is scheduled for July 16-20 at Exposition Gardens. And I can remember when it all started in 1945 when the group Peoria District Fair purchased 160 acres of the Walter Poppen Farm and completed the incredible ‘Operation Earthmoving’
Straight Talk: Whirled around: Mighty, mighty 1290 is just not anymore
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Plus parents, guns and responsibility; Kansas City kicker speaks his mind; and sincere condolences to the Elliotts
Straight Talk: What is this world babbling about?
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As tensions increase and the war between Israel and Hamas terrorists expands, a small band of international leaders are wasting city and county officials’ time; Do we need a new Park Board? Care at Pekin Hospital excellent
Straight Talk: Ninety years on this Earth have been a blessing
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A dedication to service has made this a life worth living … that involvement included meeting former President Gerald Ford, actress Ann Jillian, Mr. Greenjeans of “Captain Kangaroo,” and St. Jude Founder Danny Thomas … Thanks to God, I’m able to get up at 4:30 in the morning, do my morning radio show and each month write this column for The Community Word.