Presidential races top ballots that include local races, referenda; Peoria County this election has implemented a “voting center” standard for Election Day, so any registered voters can vote at any of Peoria County’s voting locations that day
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Op-Ed: Distillery Tax Increment Finance District must account for environmental justice
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No added air and water pollution requiring new state or federal permits should be allowed in the Southside through the TIF. Definitely no carbon dioxide pipelines or carbon capture/sequestration equipment should be allowed because those could be a direct health and safety threat to the surrounding low-income and racial-minority neighborhoods.
Op-Ed: We at Peoria Academy are working for future of our humanities
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We concur with John Hallwas, but offer hope for our future as well. We at Peoria Academy still believe, thoroughly, that “education should cultivate the individual for contributing to our democratic culture.”
Resolution for ceasefire is not city business
by Susan Katz • • 0 Comments
To us, this resolution made very little sense since it would have no bearing on the decisions made between Israel and Hamas, and is clearly not within the city of Peoria’s mission. Concerned citizens have ample opportunity to contact their elected officials in Washington, D.C.; these are the people who weigh in on this type of conflict.
Silence instead of ceasefire: The cost of neutrality
by Imam Mazhar Mahmood • • 0 Comments
It was notable that calling for a ceasefire at the meeting was not characterized as a “Muslim thing” or an “Arab thing.” Rather, it was a universal humanitarian concern.
Health Department working remote during construction of new building
by Brian Ludwig • • 0 Comments
As the new Health and Human Services building is constructed, most of the child-based services, such as dental care, immunization and blood testing and the WIC program, as well for those with certain disabilities, are now available at 3521 N. California Ave. Adult-oriented clinical care like STI/HIV and TB testing and addiction treatment in addition to general practice are currently offered at the Human Service Center.
Imam Mahmood: Understand rather than dismiss
by Imam Mazhar Mahmood • • 0 Comments
As cancel culture undermines today’s intellectual exchange, foster productive conversations rich in diverse views
Inland Arts: Quilts covering the patchwork paths of life
by John Heintzman • • 0 Comments
Aareon Boyd adds irreverence and audacity to the historic medium of quilting; he deconstructs and reinterprets traditional patterns with his abstract, improvisational style. Indisputably, his quilts have energy.
Nature Rambles: Chemicals trespass — some things are in the air
by Mike Miller • • 0 Comments
Herbicides and pesticides like Dicamba and 2,4-D are cross-contaminating neighboring crops and surrounding plant life. And we do not know what long-term effect this will have on our landscape
West Peoria News: To library or not library? That is the question …
by April Silver • • 0 Comments
Could West Peoria have its very own library with a new tax levy? Balancing access and interest with affordability of any project