The most effective way to slow global climate change is with dietary changes, according to Dr. John McDougall. Changes in our diet can be more effective immediately than driving a Prius, turning off the lights, lowering the thermostat and viable…
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OpEd | Earning a living should not be curtailed due to discrimination over sexual orientation
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The United States Supreme Court in October heard oral arguments in three cases concerning employment discrimination against gay or transgender workers. In one, a county employee in Georgia was fired after joining a gay recreational softball league for “conduct unbecoming…
Editorial | Courage or cowardice: Learning America’s true history takes courage
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OpEd | Whistleblowers, sources and the constitution
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BY TORI WHIDDEN Throughout the United States, government agencies are unconstitutionally enforcing restrictive policies that are negatively affecting the public’s access to information. First Amendment rights allow public employees to speak about work-related matters without the permission of their superiors.…
Editorial | Kim Foxx: Diversity critical for justice and equality
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OpEd | The case against Amazon’s Ring doorbell
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BY ZACHARY GITTRICH On July 23, the Peoria City Council entered into a contract with Ring Security, owned by Amazon, to provide discounted Ring security cameras to Peoria residents. The city council shelled out $50,000 to bring the cost down.…
Editorial | Bad news for journalism in Peoria and the country
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OpEd | Public funding for religiously based organizations has no place in a liberal democracy
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BY EMILY R. GILL, Caterpillar Professor of Political Science Emerita, Bradley University In recent years, many religious individuals and organizations in the United States have displayed increasing concern about their ability to exercise their religious beliefs freely. Some of this…
Editorial | Illinois’ anti-BDS legislation in 2015; now U.S. House rejects BDS
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Letter to the Editor | RE: Journal Star dances with Wall Street – again
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Having been a daily newspaper reader for life; growing up with the St. Louis Globe-Democrat in southern Illinois and a subscriber to the Peoria Journal Star upon moving to Peoria in 1970 has prompted me to write this comment in…