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Enrich our Earth: Community composting ‘great’ for the health of our soil, our food, our people — our planet
by Bill Knight • • 1 Comment
Nature Rambles: The view from the hill flows on for forever
by Mike Miller • • 1 Comment
The final resting area of a historic pony truss bridge is a very interesting travel wayside: It now sits at the top of two separate watersheds. … Rain falling east of the bridge will wind its way to the Illinois River through Crow Creek south of Henry. Rain falling west will meander to the Illinois via the Spoon River near Havana.
Inland Art: Regarding the black hole
by Nichole Gronvold-Roller • • 1 Comment
With exquisite rendering, Justin Henry Miller skillfully combines a perversion of implied slick surfaces with indulgent colors, creating a sort of Freudian exploration of desires. Yet, within one’s visual vocabulary, a familiarity emerges as if these fundamentally different elements harmoniously converge.
Bill Knight: Portrait of Mark Clark as a young Peorian
by Bill Knight • • 0 Comments
Fifty-four years ago Mark Clark was shot to death in raid by police on Black Panthers’ headquarters in Chicago. This year the recollection is more intense. One of Mark’s sister, Gloria, in her book “Mark Clark: Soul of a Black Panther,” wrote of her “concerted effort to make sure that Mark’s legacy is never forgotten nor lost to future generations.”
Our nurses need to be heard: Now
by Xavier Jackson • • 5 Comments
Find a way out of war: Local family’s escape from Israel puts conflict in perspective
by Brian Ludwig • • 0 Comments
You can disagree with Israeli policy and not be antisemitic. Indeed, roughly half of Israelis disagree with their government’s policies. And about half of Jewish Americans also disagree with Israeli policy. You can also sympathize with the plight of the Palestinians and not be pro-Hamas or anti-Jew.