Guest column

By Jon M. Knapp, CFP The telephone call came at 2:00 a.m. on that Saturday morning. Dan’s 80-year old father was stopped by the police as he was aimlessly driving around Charlotte, not knowing who he was, how he got there, or where he was going. Early dementia had arrived. For the next week Dan...
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by Dolores Klein, Peoria, IL The bitter reaction to the 5/4 decision by the Supreme Court concerning rights of anyone held by our country, to be made aware in our courts of the charges against them, has made the point unassailable now that who makes further appointments to the highest court is of...
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by Dolores Klein It is gratifying when we see very young people dedicate themselves to an important project, acting on research and study, and creatively and boldly taking action. An eighth grade student, now a graduate, Madeline Piller from Mendota, Illinois, along with her brother and school friends, acting on their research, wrote a play,...
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By Jackie Nelson Chief Settingsgaard, Peoria’s newest police chief, has had a rough year. The wave of homicides in Peoria has left residents shaken. Early in the year, Peoria’s murder rate has swiftly climbed to eleven homicides already this year. Peoria Police Chief Steve Settingsgaard said Peorians should not fear what appears...
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