If gerrymandering were to disappear, politics and politicians would be less extreme. People would have to talk to each other. Maybe new parties would spring up
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Letters: ‘One of these days …’ Way to go, Dad
by Community Word Staff • • 1 Comment
‘Religious Studies Graduate of the Year’ will make good on his lifelong promise and graduate from Bradley University between his two sons, Mark and Jack.
Emily Gill: Executive order cannot nix birthright citizenship
by Emily Gill • • 1 Comment
Most undocumented immigrants have been hard-working residents of the U.S. for years. Without Birthright Citizenshiip, their U.S.-born children would become stateless persons, with no rights because no government would be obligated to protect them. As the political philosopher Hannah Arendt wrote, citizenship is ‘the right to have rights.’
Isn’t everyone adaptive? Don’t underestimate those with disabilities
by Peoria Academy Journalism Club • • 0 Comments
Disability access remains one of the biggest yet most overlooked issues in modern society. It is important to us all. That’s why we believe the term ‘adaptive’ is a better way to describe individuals with disabilities — they continually adjust and find ways to thrive in their environments.
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
by Community Word Staff • • 0 Comments
BEWARE of Trump Derangement Syndrome
by Zachary Gittrich • • 1 Comment
It’s irrational to believe that because Donald Trump supports a position, that position must be bad and therefore the opposite position must be good.
by Scott Shepler • • 0 Comments
Emily Gill: Public displays of the Ten Commandments and religious rights
by Emily Gill • • 0 Comments
A Ten Commandments display is coercive in its effects, as students cannot opt out of viewing it when it will be present in all educational settings throughout their school years; plus the display will constitute only one version of the Ten Commandments, whereas different versions are orthodox to different religious denominations.
