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Straight Talk: Christmas sings ‘support Israel’
by Roger Monroe • • 0 Comments
More than 200 people raised their voices under the direction of the talented Lee Wenger with wife Denise Adams at the grand piano and son Christopher on guitar. That was almost double the audience’s size last year when we resurrected the community event.
Fluddle follow: Farmers finding productive uses for wetlands
by Mike Miller • • 0 Comments
This film captured the recent efforts by farmers are deciding to restore wetlands as part of a new way of managing their agricultural operations. Their restored wetlands are quickly becoming oasis for migratory birds, aquatic invertebrates, and amphibians
Believe it: Violent crime is actually dropping
by Bill Knight • • 0 Comments
New FBI data released recently shows crime rates have fallen to pre-COVID-19 pandemic numbers
Labor roundup: Unionists blast Hamas, push cease-fire
by Community Word Staff • • 1 Comment
With the Middle East war continuing, and with Israeli military entering Gaza to try to oust Hamas forces, union leaders from the AFL-CIO, the Service Employees and the Government Employees back Israeli’s response to Hamas’s attacks. Meanwhile, more than 240…
Straight Talk: Disappointing decisions by execs at BU
by Roger Monroe • • 0 Comments
Women’s basketball coach Kate Popevic-Goss suspended; No confidence for President Standifird; still no name for Civic Center
Auditor’s case vs. Peoria County may be ending
by Bill Knight • • 0 Comments
State Supreme Court denies to hear appeal: Thomas officially mandated out of office per voter referendum
West Peoria News: A look back on 2023 with an eye on 2024 and City Hall
by April Silver • • 0 Comments
Demolition of the former Busey Bank building began on Nov. 20 after the City Council approved an agreement with PCM+ Design Architects on Nov. 14 for formal planning on the proposed building.
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.”
FBI could get involved with disarray at WTVP
by Bill Knight • • 3 Comments
Station board members filed police report and claim employee theft over budget shortfall