Federal budgets gutting the IRS, whose audits target “earned income” homes over the wealthy. … Candidates say they support “law and order.” But it’s really for some.
Bill Knight: Rich tax dodgers cost us all
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The Lion’s Den: Hip-Hop has become CNN of the ghetto
by Daniel McCloud • • 2 Comments
So explained not only for the genre’s origins but also because it is an art form born of the streets that gave a voice to the voiceless and would let the world know what was happening in forgotten America. … Today Hip-Hop has transformed our world; from commercials to movie soundtracks, the “culture” is thriving.
Inland Art: Local MAP guides young artists on career path
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INSIDE OUT: Amazing ‘Body Worlds RX’ at Riverfront Museum brilliantly exposes life — and health
by Bill Knight • • 0 Comments
Donating bodies to science goes beyond helping medical students and harvesting organs, as shown by the world-renowned “Body Worlds RX” exhibit opening May 13 at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. Today, seniors are warned to pay attention to their hips…
Nature Rambles: Red-headed Woodpeckers are dangerously temperate-amental
by Mike Miller • • 0 Comments
Central Illinois has long been a refuge for healthy populations of Red-headed Woodpeckers. Our plentiful oak woodlands and rich river valleys have long been home to this colorful species. With its bright red hood and black and white body, it…
The Lion’s Den: Cost of being poor can be very expensive
by Daniel McCloud • • 0 Comments
According to U.S. Census data, the official poverty rate in 2020 was 11.4 percent, resulting in 37.2 million people living in poverty. In addition, Census data indicates that between 2019 and 2020, the poverty rates increased for non-Hispanic Whites and…
Heat Waves in Red & Black: Inflation Reduction Act — save money at home by decarbonizing
by William Rau • • 0 Comments
If you want to help arrest global warming but are not sure about your best actions, then the Inflation Reduction Act, or IRA, offers a lengthy list of things to do. Over the next 10 years (2023-32), this breakthrough climate…
SPECIAL, Part 2: Strategies to prevent gun violence include uniform licensing, community beautification
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Firearm violence has been a major topic across the nation and in our own Peoria area. It is a leading cause of injurious death and has doubled in cases in Peoria from 2020 to 2021. Last month in our Part…
Willie Nelson returning to Summer Camp this month
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Willie Nelson is “on the road again,” returning to the annual Summer Camp music festival at Three Sisters Park outside Chillicothe this Memorial Day weekend. Nelson — who turned 90 on April 29 — played the popular event in 2009.…
Editorial: Great reads, Sandra — Serendipity, indeed
by Brian Ludwig • • 4 Comments
It’s the little things that make the moments of our lives extra special. And it takes a big heart to fill them with love. Serendipity. That’s what Sandra Dempsey Post provided for readers for more than 40 years all over…