A president cannot control as much as some think he can, like prices at the gas pump or grocery store. What a president can do, however, is instill in his constituents a sense of hope, a belief in our people and our ability to overcome problems to become strong again.
Most studies say subsidies aren’t supported by claims of economic development, job creation or promised growth. Using public funds to enrich private ventures by wealthy owners takes money from infrastructure, public services and other needs.
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings
Existing property improvement programs will be undergoing updates and enhancements; a new program will help small businesses; and CityLink Passenger Appreciation Day is April 15
WTVP-TV 47 named former ArtsPartners executive director Jenn Gordon as the public television station’s new CEO on March 21. Set to start on April 22, Gordon was one of three central Illinois finalists out of about 70 applicants, according to WTVP board chair John Wieland.
High Hawks at Kenny’s Westside; Beethoven Immersion from Heartland Festival Orchestra; ‘Suicide Incorporated’ performed at Shore Acres; ‘Rocky Horror’ at ICC this month
Helps to think of the good things and celebrate the lives of those who we have lost on this Earth … We are taught that the death of a loved one is a cause for celebration and a time to reflect on a life well-lived … We will see them again
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.
Merger between Bradley, Illinois State has allowed public radio station to provide content that is hard to find around central Illinois anymore; that includes its website
Recent court rulings and some state laws have been meddling with medical choices that should be between patients and their doctors
Community Word contributor will be honored at ACLU banquet on April 25 at the IVY Club banquet
Social media is neither purely bad nor purely good. It can sometimes even be helpful because it is an important way to hear opinions of others. It is vital for us all to understand the impact of how we use social media on a daily basis
The exhibition at Peoria Riverfront Museum provides a compass for novice and seasoned art enthusiasts with the latest additions from Alice Walton’s Art Bridges Collection.
Actually a buttercup, this early bloomer a sure sign of transition in the delicate balance of nature
Peoria County does not have to pay $40,000 of $125K Justin Penn billed for representing ousted auditor
The world is just about as ill-prepared for the next climate disaster as the doomed steamship. Even serious planning will fail if we limit ourselves to standard command-and-control disaster protocols.
March 2 was Read Across America Day, the National Education Association’s ‘Read Across America’ is now the nation’s largest reading event. But developing a lifelong love of reading takes more than one day, which is why we — the library — are here to help.
If you are among the 1 million Illinois residents who do not have a local library, then you can purchase a non-resident library card from your closest public library.
“Our anger today is about to boil over,” said Tribune reporter Ray Long. “If you refuse to bargain in good faith from this day forward, you will see our wrath and you will wish this day had never come.”
Plus Quest Academy finally flunks out; and what’s with all this baldness and bad seeds in sports
I take exception with Roger Monroe’s assertion (Straight Talk, Feb., 2024) that the fiduciary responsibility of not-for-profit (NFP) boards is “to oversee the administration.” This is a gross simplification of NFP board and board member fiduciary responsibility. Having served on…
