No added air and water pollution requiring new state or federal permits should be allowed in the Southside through the TIF. Definitely no carbon dioxide pipelines or carbon capture/sequestration equipment should be allowed because those could be a direct health and safety threat to the surrounding low-income and racial-minority neighborhoods.
Features
Op-Ed: We at Peoria Academy are working for future of our humanities
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We concur with John Hallwas, but offer hope for our future as well. We at Peoria Academy still believe, thoroughly, that “education should cultivate the individual for contributing to our democratic culture.”
Resolution for ceasefire is not city business
by Susan Katz • • 0 Comments
To us, this resolution made very little sense since it would have no bearing on the decisions made between Israel and Hamas, and is clearly not within the city of Peoria’s mission. Concerned citizens have ample opportunity to contact their elected officials in Washington, D.C.; these are the people who weigh in on this type of conflict.
Health Department working remote during construction of new building
by Brian Ludwig • • 0 Comments
As the new Health and Human Services building is constructed, most of the child-based services, such as dental care, immunization and blood testing and the WIC program, as well for those with certain disabilities, are now available at 3521 N. California Ave. Adult-oriented clinical care like STI/HIV and TB testing and addiction treatment in addition to general practice are currently offered at the Human Service Center.
Inland Arts: Quilts covering the patchwork paths of life
by John Heintzman • • 0 Comments
Aareon Boyd adds irreverence and audacity to the historic medium of quilting; he deconstructs and reinterprets traditional patterns with his abstract, improvisational style. Indisputably, his quilts have energy.
Nature Rambles: Chemicals trespass — some things are in the air
by Mike Miller • • 0 Comments
Herbicides and pesticides like Dicamba and 2,4-D are cross-contaminating neighboring crops and surrounding plant life. And we do not know what long-term effect this will have on our landscape
Inland Art: Picture this true treasure ‘hidden’ in Tremont
by Lisa Nelson Raabe • • 0 Comments
Nichole Gronvold-Roller contours the edges of our surroundings. the geometry of human organization, of perspective of our way of negotiating the land around us. She pits that geometry against the interior world of household domesticity — it’s decor and lived-in architecture.
Embrace Resolutions nurturing harmony, compassion and justice
by Imam Mazhar Mahmood • • 0 Comments
In the spirit of optimism, let us collectively strive for a world where compassion triumphs over conflict and justice prevails over oppression. Picture a future where people from all walks of life collaborate to alleviate suffering and build a world founded on compassion and justice.
Liberal Arts and studies in humanities under attack on college campuses
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Curriculums have been veering away from social responsibility in favor of majors emphasizing specific skills. But at what cost?
Xavier Jackson: Bad look — Derek Chauvin deserves another trial
by Xavier Jackson • • 17 Comments
I believe former officer Chauvin contributed to the death of George Floyd, but I have come to believe he did not get a fair trial. There was quite a lot of bungling by others that could have changed the outcome that day.