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Happenings for July 2012

July 3 – Methodist Red White and Boom – Foghat and Blue Oyster Cult @Festival Park @ downtown Peoria Riverfront. Gates open at 6:00 p.m. Tickets $20.00 in advance at the Riverfront Visitors Center, Water St.; Co-Op Music Stores in Peoria,…

Miscelaneous stories

Illinois American Water Awards Approximately $70,200 through 2012 Firefighter Grant Program Approximately $70,200 will be awarded to 65 fire departments across the state through Illinois American Water’s 2012 Firefighter Grant Program. The program was created in 2010 to provide financial assistance…

Guest editorials

Ready, Aim, Fire! by Ed Klein, Peoria, IL The history of the United States is, in one sense, a history of guns … from the matchlocks of the Pilgrims to the rapid firing heavy caliber assault rifles of today. And the right to bear…

Editorials

It’s Enough to Make Us Go Postal! by Ed Klein, Peoria, IL We should have guessed it … the predatory privatizers have put their sights on the United States Postal Service. To lend credence to their arguments for turning our hallowed postal…

West Peoria News

John Carlson, West Peoria City Administrator will retire effective April 30 the end of the current fiscal year. John has been with West Peoria since 2003 and has been a big part of many success enjoyed during that time. He has been diligent, friendly,…

The Community Corner

4th Installment Features …… info from Peoria City/County Health Dept. and Peoria County [Editor’s Note: The Community Word offers this column to various agencies and governmental organizations in an effort to inform the public just what it is that they do for our Peoria-area…