BY DAVID PITTMAN The proposed Donovan Pavilion in Donovan Park is a project in the wrong location, proposes an improper use of park land, creates permanent loss of open green space without replacement, and may have a negative financial impact…
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Editorial | Gannett blames Biden and Pritzker for newspaper delivery problems
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Many people who have paid subscriptions to the Peoria Journal Star are not receiving their newspapers. Delivery problems have plagued the Journal Star for years and are getting unbelievably worse. Recently, a subscriber complained to a circulation manager that he…
Letter to the Editor | Need media to emphasize science not “info-tainment”
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In May of 2019, author and environmentalist, Bill McKibben tweeted: “Thinking about Mother Nature today. As of this morning, her CO2 concentration topped 415 ppm (parts per million) for the first time in many many millions of years.” He was…
Letter to the Editor | Philadelphia versus Catholic Social Services
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As Emily Gill pointed out in her OpEd in the July issue of Community Word on Fulton v Philadelphia, the stakes for this case were quite high. Not only was there a possibility of the court granting a “license to…
Editorial | Deliberate Misunderstanding
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It is not antisemitic to advocate for Palestinian human rights and respect. It is not antisemitic to protest war against Gaza. It is not support of Hamas, a terrorist organization, to object to bombing Gaza. It is not antisemitic to…
OpEd | Fulton v. City of Philadelphia
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Editor’s Note: A column in the next issue of Community Word will analyze the Supreme Court ruling against Philadelphia affirming the right of Catholic Social Services to refuse to accept same-sex couples as foster parents. BY EMILY GILL By the…
Editorials | Some statues tell lies
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The saga of renaming Peoria schools continues, as does the national debate over removing statues of historical figures. Advocates for renaming Peoria schools have been charged with “cancel culture” because they want to correct the myths and fables of American…
OpEd | Partnering with pollinators
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BY DALE GOODNER We have a growing dilemma, a potential catastrophe, that is hiding in plain sight. Insect populations all over the world are disappearing. What we are losing are the “good guys,” –– countless beneficial insects, such as bees,…
Editorial | How art can change the world
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Peoria should bring Preston Jackson’s whale sculpture, “Shirley Armstrong,” to the Peoria Riverfront in the green space to the east of Peoria Riverfront Museum. The whale is a beautiful and haunting reminder of the interconnection between the sometimes careless actions…
OpEd | The Proposed Federal Infrastructure Bill: Continuously Investing in the Water and Wastewater Systems that Serve You
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BY ERIC LARSON Senior Manager of Operations and Production, Western Division, Illinois American Water Co. American Water appreciates President Biden’s and his administration’s recognition of the need to invest in our country’s water and wastewater systems. Water and wastewater infrastructure…