Crisis in affordable child care could get way worse next month with the end of federal pandemic aid for child-care centers and parents
Crisis in child care: How can we leave these kids behind?
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Baby steps: Here’s what we can do to make child care more available, affordable
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Peoria County has the capacity to meet families’ child-care needs, according to a report from Birth To Five Illinois, a group launched by the state and the Illinois Network of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies
Inland Art: ‘Synthetic Being’ — petri dishes of paint
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‘Synthetic Being’ by Vera Scekic spread through Contemporary Art Center recently with moderately sized paintings, full of forms reminiscent of petri dishes repeating across colored surfaces, recalling the ringed expressions of laboratory tables.
Heat Waves — In Red & Black: Another summer of discontent
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The Lion’s Den: Colorful collections of African bull-doggers, movie stars valuable bounty of Wild, Wild West
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Bass Reaves and Bill Pickett laid the groundwork for the likes of Lou Rawls, Harry Belafonte and Sydney Poitier in tales from how West was won is a large part of Black history
Nature Rambles: There’s more than meteors lighting up our night sky
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As you wait for shooting stars, you notice other lights in the night sky. Planes fly overhead on their 30,000-foot flight path. Their blinking lights stand out against the pinpoints of starlight. Higher in the heavens, Starlink satellites reflect the sunlight from their orbit some 340 miles above the Earth surface
Check your Trans mission: River City Pride Fest safe space for LGBTQ+ today
by Brian Ludwig • • 1 Comment
Sometimes stepping back can help movements make monumental steps forward. But the political landscape surrounding the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer communities seems to have stumbled back quite a bit.
Inland Art: Structurally sound ‘Structures’ by John Boylan a curiously anti-establisment exhibit at Peoria Art Guild
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John Boylan, also known as Artjeb, has developed a branding of his work that aligns with artists such as Picasso, Georgia O’Keeffe, and Warhol to pop icon Bob Ross — all of whom have become common household names.
Heat Waves — In Red & Black: Does your home need an energy audit?
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It’s easy to see if you need an energy audit, which are not cheap for the pocketbook; but they are invaluable to the environment with a big payoff in energy savings Energy audits aren’t cheap, but it is easy to…
Nature Rambles: Savor our summer’s symphony; it’s ensemble is quite unique
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As evening progresses, you really notice just how different the north woods is from central Illinois. A summer day in central Illinois ends with a progression of insect songs starting with numerous species of cicadas giving way to katydid songs and tree crickets that will sing through the night. In the north woods, the darkness is silent.