There is a school of thought that says we shouldn’t elect judges. The thinking is that when judges’ jobs depend on making the voters happy, you start getting decisions that are merely popular, and not necessarily founded in the law.…
God’s Political Candidate
With the November elections a few weeks away come thoughts of where all this is going. I mean, you’d have to be blind not to see that our beloved democracy is being unraveled right before our eyes. As the integrity,…
Serendipity: On the campaign trail
Politics was never a passion of mine. I remember my dad engaging my grandmother in lively, good-natured political discussions. Even as a child, I knew her party of choice, and I also knew my mother did not believe in asking…
West Peoria News for October 2010
The Annual West Peoria Firefighters Hog Roast and Raffle is scheduled for Sunday, October 17th from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Crusen’s on Farmington Road. Tickets are $1/ea, $5/five tickets. Your sixth tickets will be your meal ticket and includes…
Extension News for October 2010
The University of Illinois Home Extension program of Peoria County is sponsoring an educational lesson on the history of the Underground Railroad in Illinois; the use of our waterways to move the slaves to safety and the history of the…
Musings for October 2010
I attended the Stop the Hate Vigil on Thursday night at First Baptist Church. One of the best things was that we sang “Let There be Peace on Earth and Let It Begin With Me.” It inspired me to get…
Happenings for October 2010
Oct. 1 – 30 – Spider Hill – Runs weekly on Friday and Saturday from 6:00 – 11:00 p.m. at Three Sisters Park. Call 309-274-8837 with questions. Tickets are $8.00 per person. Oct. 1 – 2 – Peoria Fall Festival…
Peoria Public Library Offers Young Adults Financial Education
The FINRA Investor Education Foundation is sponsoring a series of three programs, Financial ABCs for Generations X, Y, and Z, targeting young adults ages 13 to 20 and the Smart investing @your library® van, which is available for all ages,…
Main Library Closed to Public November 1 – December 13 for Construction
Peoria Public Library Main Library at 107 N.E. Monroe will close to the public on Monday, November 1and reopen on Monday, December 13. All other library locations will remain open and materials can be reserved and renewed at www.peoriapubliclibrary.org .…
Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary 58th Annual Style Show October 5
The Salvation Army Women’s Auxiliary announces its 58th Annual Style Show, to be held at 11:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at the Holiday Inn City Centre, Peoria, on Tuesday, October 5, 2010. Guests to either of the two shows, the…
Methodist Offers 11th Annual Grief Camp for Kids
Methodist Medical Center is accepting camp registrations for children age 5 – 18 who are working through issues of grief following the death of a loved one. “Kourage Kids” is a free one-day outing for 75 young people. This year’s…
Proctor’s Annual Holiday Bazaar is Oct. 8
Don’t miss the Proctor Hospital Service Auxiliary’s annual Holiday Bazaar, Friday, October 8 in the Lobby at the Hospital, (5409 N. Knoxville). The Sale will be open from 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. A variety of seasonal one-of-a-kind handmade items such as…
Methodist Offers Free Forum on Acid Reflux in Children
Acid reflux is a well known ailment in adults, but did you know your children could be suffering from the ailment? Methodist Medical Center offers another free “Coffee with the Doctors” on October 19, 2010 from 6:30 – 8:00 p.m.…
Events for Kids in October at Peoria Public Library
October 1-30 – National Book Month @ Lincoln Branch. Come to Lincoln Branch, check out a book or two, and be entered into a drawing for your own book. Ages 2-18, FREE, 497-2600. October 1-23 – Teen Read Week Trivia…
Homespun Patriotism
Patriotism swells in the hearts of Clare and Glenn Waibel, but it’s not a patriotism born of mere sentimentality. It’s a belief, a conviction that motivates them to share their principles with others. They do so with great enthusiasm, attention…
For Quinn & Brady Every Issue a Sticky Point
From capital punishment to education funding, gubernatorial candidates are running fast and hard with little agreement on the issues. Here we go . . . Newspapers and televised ads are once again replete with mudslinging and pointed remarks on candidates’…
It’s that time of year
Preckshot Professional Pharmacy Has Been Compounding in the Peoria Area Since 1981
Back in the “olden days,” prescriptions and medicines were prepared specifically for you either by your doctor or your local pharmacist. As the times became more modernized, pharmacies no longer prepared or compounded your medicines. As the saying goes, “what’s…
Freedom and Tolerance
September was the month in 1789 when the nation’s first Congress proposed to state legislatures the Bill of Rights, including the First Amendment, guaranteeing freedom of religion. September also marks the end of Islam’s holy month of Ramadan, which on…
A Little This Side of the Snow, and That Side of the Haze
September was always my least favorite month. Maybe it was because it marked the approach of fall. This was the time of year we’d say goodbye to grandma’s cabin, by the wild and windy shores of Lake Michigan, and return…
Peoria hospital for sale?
EXCLUSIVE For writing a column in a monthly newspaper I’m proud of the scoops I’ve had over the years. This column was the first to predict a federal judgeship for Judge Jim Shadid and the first to forecast that Chillicothe’s…
It’s not about defending a religion, it’s about opposing a slow slide into fascism
“When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.” — Sinclair Lewis quotes (American Writer, 1885-1951) I’m stepping outside this column’s normal subject matter — news and media in Peoria — to discuss…