
Sharon McBride helped create the iconic West Peoria Fourth of July parade, Boy Scout Troop 11 and so much more; the former CityLink administrator was West Peoria
The Nazi Holocaust did not justify the Nakba. The Nakba did not justify Jewish expulsion from the Middle East. Jewish expulsion did not justify system of apartheid. The apartheid system does not justify the murder of 766 civilians in Israel on Oct. 7th. And October 7th does not justify the 20,000 civilian deaths in Gaza since Oct. 7th and the starvation of a population of almost 2 million people.
High Hawks at Kenny’s Westside; Beethoven Immersion from Heartland Festival Orchestra; ‘Suicide Incorporated’ performed at Shore Acres; ‘Rocky Horror’ at ICC this month
A dedication to service has made this a life worth living … that involvement included meeting former President Gerald Ford, actress Ann Jillian, Mr. Greenjeans of “Captain Kangaroo,” and St. Jude Founder Danny Thomas … Thanks to God, I’m able to get up at 4:30 in the morning, do my morning radio show and each month write this column for The Community Word.
Community Word contributor will be honored at ACLU banquet on April 25 at the IVY Club banquet