More organic products should be available for purchase at grocery stores soon. Read this article in The New York Times July 15: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/07/15/business/paying-farmers-to-go-organic-even-before-the-crops-come-in.html Read articles in Community Word in April and May that transitional organic is coming. Look for the label.
State’s Attorney Jerry Brady has announced two community forums Tuesday July 19 and Monday July 25 to combat heroin problems in the Peoria community. The heroin epidemic is not just on the rise nationally but is a growing problem within our own area. Peoria is considered a geographic area of concern for the state of Illinois. Please join …
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Research rarely measures the total economic value of parkland, partly because there is value from direct, on-site use as well indirect, off-site benefit. A recent study by Colorado State University and Harvard Kennedy School looked at both direct and indirect benefit and found a $92 billion valuation for National Park Service Lands and Programs, far …
RELEASED BY: Dr. Rita Ali, Chairperson Advisory Committee on Police Community Relations DATE: July 8, 2016 SUBJECT: KEEPING THE PEACE The Advisory Committee on Police Community Relations was reestablished in 2010, as a subcommittee to advise the Peoria City Council. A key element of the Committee’s purpose is to promote the peaceful dialogue …
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The following are the scheduled programs for the Central Illinois Jazz Society during the next three months. For additional information you may contact Dick Marsho at 692-5330. The Central Illinois Jazz Society is a non-profit organization that is open to anyone who enjoys jazz. You do not have to be a musician to be a …
An unprecedented sit-in on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives led by Congressman John Lewis, D-Ga., over failure to call a vote on gun controls was met by House Republicans calling for adjournment and shutting off CSPAN. Gun control is a public policy issue that Community Word and Peoria NAACP discussed at a …
What? June has been designated as National Homeownership Month. The goal of this important initiative is to provide programs that help individuals achieve the dream of homeownership. METEC’s homebuying programs and services are the tools that make that dream happen. Financial Empowerment Week is a one stop shop where participants can get information about the …
The AMA, with its powerful lobbying, has been pushed into action following the Orlando massacre. The organization is calling on Congress to lift its ban on gun research: The Most Powerful Medical Association In The U.S. Gears Up To Fight Congress Over Guns
Friends of Riverfront Park presents a Save Riverfront Park Benefit Concert, from 6 pm to 8 pm on Thursday June 23 in the park at the foot of Morton Street in Peoria, IL. near Constitution Gardens. The event stars Barry Cloyd (http://www.barrycloyd.com/) and Freedom Street with special guest Robin Crowe (http://robincrowe.com/). The event is …
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Greater Peoria League of Women Voters Program on How Citizens Can Get Information From Their Government “How Citizens Can Get Information from Their Government” is the topic of discussion for Drinks & Dialogue, a program hosted by the League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria. The public is invited to participate in the dialogue, at …
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