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Save Our Riverfront Chillicothe
Mayor: Wrong site for barge mooring
Staffing for a Blue Wave
Donna Crowder is expecting a blue wave. She is staffing the Democratic headquarters in Campustown leading up to the elections Nov. 6. Waves have flipped Congress in 1994, 2006 and 2010. The president’s approval rating is in the low 40s, and midterm elections have been known to dole out a “shellacking.” Crowder expects a blue …
Dozens Voice Concern at Hearing about Edwards Coal Plant
From the Sierra Club: PEKIN, IL — Wednesday night, dozens of local residents and pollution experts voiced concern at a public hearing held by Governor Rauner’s Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) regarding an operating permit for Dynegy-Vistra’s E.D. Edwards coal-fired power plant near Bartonville. The IEPA issued an initial draft “Title V” Operating Permit for …
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The costs of CAFOs
Read Dale Goodner’s comments about CAFOs in the October issue of Community Word, slated for distribution Sept. 26. CAFOs are combined animal feeding operations. The Union of Concerned Scientists calculates the hidden cost of CAFOs is in the billions of dollars each year. There are nearly 20,000 CAFOs in the United States and an estimated …
Peoria’s Labor Day Parade
Peoria’s Labor Day Parade started with sirens and horns and progressed down Main Street lined with children and cheering supporters. An annual parade favorite is Ironworkers Local 112 with a member climbing up and down a towering steel beam. Members of Peoria Federation of Teachers drew applause and cheers following two years of tense teacher …
Labor law tackles NFL owners
BY BILL KNIGHT As Community Word published in the September issue distributed Aug. 29, former 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick’s case is a labor issue, and an arbitrator appointed by the NFL and the NFL Players Association agreed the next day. The ruling by Stephen Burbank said that Kaepernick’s lawyers showed enough evidence that the league …
GATHERING OF VETERANS POW WOW
SEPTEMBER 21 –23, 2018 SEVEN CIRCLES HERITAGE CENTER 8817 W. SOUTHPORT RD. EDWARDS, IL. 61528 FRIDAY 6:00 P.M. READING OF THE ROLE CEREMONY FOR ALL THOSE YET TO COME HOME. SATURDAY 11:00 A.M. VENDORS OPEN 12:00 NOON GOURD DANCING 1:00 P.M. DANCER GRAND ENTRY 4:30 SUPPER BREAK WITH SPECIAL ATTRACTION TO BE ANNOUNCED 6:00 P.M. …
HAS RIVERFRONT PARK BEEN SAVED FOR PUBLIC USE? NOT YET, BUT PERHAPS
FRIENDS OF RIVERFRONT PARK On July 2, the city of Peoria terminated the development agreement to build apartments in Riverfront Park. Friends of Riverfront Park (FORP) thanks all who helped get to this point to save the park for public green space. The city of Peoria has posted the notice of termination on its website at …
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Peoria Rally for Immigration Rights
Despite brutally hot temperatures, about 300 people attended a rally Saturday in downtown Peoria to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and demand America honor the human rights of people seeking asylum –– a basic human right established by the United Nations. The Rev. Marvin Hightower, president of Peoria NAACP, urged everyone to not only …