Biotechnology in agriculture is upending traditional notions of justice and liability; public policy is failing to keep up with the problem. Both chemical and organic farmers are venting frustration over harm. Lawsuit over Viptera GMO corn American farmers suffered billions…
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Recognition and demand grow for organic farmer
by terrabrockman • • 13 Comments
BY TERRA BROCKMAN The Illinois Department of Agriculture has named a fifth generation central Illinois farmer, Harold Wilken, the winner of the annual R.J. Vollmer Award for Sustainable Agriculture. Wilken, together with his wife Sandy and son Ross, are the…
Elder Care Concerns
by Community Word Staff • • 1 Comment
BY DAVE WEIMAN For some elders, the ideal solution to diminishing physical capabilities and/or minor medical concerns, is to have caregivers come to their home. There is a growing number of organizations that are available to provide this level of…
Central Illinois: A Cancer Cluster?
by Clare Howard • • 22 Comments
BY CLARE HOWARD Kim Crandall walks her dogs, Roo and Mia, everyday on the streets around her Morton home and in the nearby park bordering corn and soybean fields. The walk gives her time to reflect on an alarming pattern…
Facts refute Muslim terrorist narrative; reveal right-wing, anti-government extremism
by Community Word Staff • • 2 Comments
BY IMAM KAMIL MUFTI The Moslems (Muslims) Are Coming! After giving quite a bit of thought to this column, I decided to talk about a common phrase I hear in the media and from some of our politicians about…
Outreach connects Rivermen to community
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By BILL KNIGHT Many Peorians may have only a vague idea of the difference between a slap shot and a chip shot, or think a hat trick needs a bunny, or a power play involves the Koch brothers. But the…
Treat the patient, not the cancer: Injecting compassion into med school
by Clare Howard • • 9 Comments
BY CLARE HOWARD Dr. Bento Soares knows cancer too intimately from both a personal and academic perspective. He moved here 11 months ago for his position as senior associate dean for research in cancer biology and pharmacology at the University…
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The steel bins are innocuously, innocently tucked into corners of parking lots, silently pleading for donations slipped into flip-down doors. But contributions to these bins may not help the needy as much as people assume. In fact, the donations are…
Family-owned store subject of sexual discrimination lawsuit
by Clare Howard • • 2 Comments
Citing a longstanding culture of sexual discrimination, a lawsuit filed in November in U.S. District Court in Peoria is seeking damages from Sherman’s Place appliance and furniture store in excess of $2 million plus legal fees on behalf of…
National Sierra Club president: Conflating coal industry with jobs is a “false trick”
by Clare Howard • • 0 Comments
The national president of the Sierra Club said at the annual meeting of the state conference of the NAACP held in Peoria that attempting to protect the coal industry because it provides jobs is a shortsighted argument based on a…