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Inland Art: Valentine’s DAZE

You can get lost in this world of minimalist mark making by Clark Valentine on display at Peoria Art Guild

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FBI could get involved with disarray at WTVP

Station board members filed police report and claim employee theft over budget shortfall

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Find a way out of war: Local family’s escape from Israel puts conflict in perspective

You can disagree with Israeli policy and not be antisemitic. Indeed, roughly half of Israelis disagree with their government’s policies. And about half of Jewish Americans also disagree with Israeli policy. You can also sympathize with the plight of the Palestinians and not be pro-Hamas or anti-Jew.

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Struggle for Palestinian rights: A legacy of tragedy, suffering

This article aims to provide a comprehensive historical trajectory since Israel’s inception. It will also address the annexation of Palestinian lands and significant human rights concerns

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From the river to the sea: What does that mean?

Jewish people consider it a clear demand for Israel’s destruction, to eliminate Jews from the region; others believe it’s a call for freedom for the Palestinian people throughout Israel

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Antisemitism: What does it all mean?

Semite about covers most of the people living in the Middle East so the whole conflict — all of them — could be considered antisemitic. 

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Heat Waves — In Red & Black: CO2 Pipeline Play in McLean County: Act 2

With $29 million waiting in the wings from Navigator, McLean County Zoning Board refuses to hear testimony on pipeline matters

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Op-Ed: Protect our future: Stop CO2 pipelines before it’s too late

After the Satartia disaster, the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration realized that our CO2 pipeline safety regulations were inadequate. Especially, with the prospect of a vast CO2 pipeline network.

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Letters: Yes, carbon capture pipelines can be dangerous, Dr. Davis

Yes, carbon capture pipelines can be dangerous, Dr. Davis Regarding the recent letter by Dr. Gary Davis regarding carbon capture pipelines (Oct., 2023), I just wanted to make you aware that in 2020 heavy rains in Satartia, Miss., caused a…

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Arts Alerts: Things to do around central Illinois this December

“Regards from the Black Hole” continues at the Contemporary Art Center; Peoria Ballet’s “Nutcracker” returns to the Peoria Civic Center Theater; music at Dingledine, ICC, Illini Bluffs plus Symphony’s “Home for Holidays”

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Heat Waves — in Red & Black: Greenwashing has new page in climate denialist playbook

‘Cost-effective solutions’ and ‘satellite data’ have been two tools used to mislead about forest fires, carbon buildup

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Inland Art: An adaptation for Feminism

Midwest Women Artists Symposium conducted by the Illinois Women Artists Project at Bradley University empowers women through all kinds of arts

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Ways for parents to cope with child care may emerge

Now that extra federal aid expired, states stepping up; Canada has plan that could work in U.S.

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Nature Rambles: Help fight bird mortality through the looking glass

Visible barriers, reducing reflection can help save some of billions of birds crashing into windows

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Labor roundup: Illinois State faculty unionizes

‘Unstoppable majority’ organizes in Normal; nurses, pharmacists protesting understaffing

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Bill Knight: Farm Bill languishing as Congress bickers; Dec. 1 deadline

BILL KNIGHT

Hopes to improve conservation, food assistance, farm programs, clean energy dashed by Republicans

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‘Nurses Versus Virus’ earns top screenplay award at Santa Barbara

XAVIER JACKSON

Community Word writer Xavier Jackson, ISU prof John McHale winners of Santa Barbara International Diversity Film Script Award

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Straight Talk: Silence only stirs up stigma of suicide

ROGER MONROE

Journal Star is in the mail? That has to be devastating to readers. Wish we all could be like Ed Parker

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Art Alerts: Peoria Symphony performing ‘Joy of Grace,’ Peoria Players staging ‘The Music Man,’ Cornstock doing ‘The Aliens’

Metamora comic Jeff Bailey headlining at the Jukebox Comedy Club Nov. 3-4. Central Illinois Jazz Society says Todd Kelly’s Central Illinois Jazz Orchestra will play Nov. 19 at the Trailside Center.

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The Lion’s Den: Black Horror films mirror minority life and its horrific reality

DANIEL MCCLOUD

The Jordan Peele book ‘Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror’ and documentary ‘Horror Noir: A History of Black Horror’ illustrate why the Black guy was first to die in Hollywood

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West Peoria News: Demolition next step in the evolution of our new West Peoria City Hall

New banking options may be included around site of old bank building; Christmas Tree gets lit Nov. 27

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Community Foundation of Central Illinois grants Freedom House $15K

Money will benefit youth touched by domestic, sexual violence

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