KNyame Maison (Nana Ekow) works with West African magic as he reviews world history and cultures from Biblical times to modern Ghana to African American history
New American painting
Labor roundup: Machinists seeking seat at Boeing’s board table
Illinois improving protections for child labor; companies must disclose employee benefits
Nature Rambles: NoMow this month of May
The movement originated in the U.K. as a method of encouraging people to allow their native meadows to grow to provide habitat for their native species of birds and insects
Heat Waves — In Red & Black: The Titanic, Part 3 — Blast furnace from …
Rally, folks! We may need to muster a ‘New York Navy’ sooner than you think to save ourselves from the inevitable killer heat wave
Environmental news & notes
States scrambling to protect wetlands; enormous health risks at factory farms; renewing flood insurance new dilemma
The Lion’s Den: So you say you want a leader?
It seems that many of today’s leadership styles are often based on creating division … The Four Gifts — Love, Authorship, Power, Significance — provide excellent insight and fresh perspectives on traditional concept of leadership
Straight Talk: What is this world babbling about?
As tensions increase and the war between Israel and Hamas terrorists expands, a small band of international leaders are wasting city and county officials’ time; Do we need a new Park Board? Care at Pekin Hospital excellent
OP-ED: Is Israel an apartheid state? Ask these Israelis
The United Nations’ definition of Apartheid: any inhuman acts committed for the purpose of establishing and maintaining domination by one racial group over any other racial group and systematically oppressing them.
OP-ED: Peoria Township rejects referendum to gauge support for U.S. aid to Israel
Why would a group so confident in its ideological righteousness reject an opportunity to promote a critical examination of the truth?
Summer reading 2024: Everyone can join the party
Peoria Public Library is hosting Adults Only Summer Reading Party to help get all ages into its program, and read
‘Selections and Stories’ of Architectural Drawings on display at Library
Central Illinois Landmarks Foundation celebrates 40th anniversary of its creation of Architectural Archive at Peoria Public Library Main Branch from May 4 through June 28. Opening reception May 11th.
Madame X, we presume?
John Singer Sargent saga with his ‘scandalous’ portrait set to stage in a one-many play for Art Guild fundraiser on May 30 at Bradley’s GCC
Arts Alerts: New Peoria Sculpture Walk, Blacksmithing at Wheels O’ Time; Peoria Area Civic Chorale performing
“Arts in Education Spring Celebration” runs through May 15 outside the Peoria County Courthouse with performances by local students. … “Big Fish” will be at Peoria Players Theater on May 3-5 and 9-12
How, why and if: Empower Illinois and education
By shutting down Empower Illinois, kids who have gotten scholarships in previous years may have to go to public schools as Empower Illinois will no longer be funding their tuition
The Watch: Infrastructure season starting, area voting lowest in 20 years
Voting is down. Construction season is about to start. And Dunlap schools handled a gun threat. League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings.
Landfill #3 construction could continue, but is still on delay
Project may proceed despite discovery of old mine under site; old Landfill #2 is almost full
Heidelberg family lawsuit dismissed by federal judge
Suit claimed the late Cleve Heidelberg was wrongfully imprisoned for 47 years before he was released in 2017
Bill Knight: Straws are piling up on the back of support for Israel
The rage and regret at Biden’s virtually unqualified support for Netanyahu’s war has been building for months. Primary voting data shows Muslim Americans, progressives, young voters, Democrats and more than a few Jews (in the United States and the world) have objected, demonstrated and organized to pressure Biden
Paul Gordon: Wake up — for He is as woke as woke can be
It seems the political right takes umbrage with the term “being woke” because it challenges people to take actions to right injustices.
Conservatives don’t like to be told they aren’t doing everything they can to help those being treated unfairly. So they chastise woke people and consider them the annoying minority.
‘Mission’ is the key priority for WTVP
Community Word with WTVP board chairman John Wieland to discuss how the public television station picked its new board members, how it got back on its financial feet and the future of the organization
Who’s watching WTVP — who’s not?
New WTVP Channel 47 CEO Jenn Gordon says public TV station will be more open and positive under her watch