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…
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by Roger Monroe • • 0 Comments
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by Terry Bibo • • 0 Comments
West Peoria News: A look back on 2023 with an eye on 2024 and City Hall
by April Silver • • 0 Comments
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
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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
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.