Author Archive for Bill Knight

5 questions for Paul Adams

Seventy-four-yearl-old former mental health professional, who is now an accomplished musician and artist, says, ‘Art ought to be genuine, not predictable or stereotypical’

Arts Alerts: Screens — check out what’s on this month

Watch for ‘American Revolution’ by Ken Burns, Michale Caine swan song ‘The Great Escape’ on PBS, ‘All her fault’ on Peacock, ‘Death by Lightning’ and on Netflix and ‘Wicked for Good’ and ‘The Secret Agent’ in theaters.

News analysis: We have the ‘right to vote,’ right?

BILL KNIGHT

Landmark Voting Rights Act is already on life support; will Supreme Court pull plug? Gutting guardrails on redistricting, new voter IDs, jeopardizing mail-in ballots, questioning voter machine, federal data grab nagging at our right

League of Women Voters calls for ‘All hands on deck’

Contact federal officials to reject additional Proof of Citizenship requirements to cast ballots ‘An estimated 21 million Americans could be shut out from the ballot box, particularly rural voters, students, women, communities of color, and members of the military.’

Several states of COVID confusion: ‘It’s a very challenging environment right now’

Be advised: Call your pharmacist, consult your doctor until the dust settles under the current administration. ‘There’s a lot at stake with the method of distribution and work-arounds, if necessary. Illinois is looking to have public-health health care.’

TempleLive dead

Arkansas-based music and special-events firm no longer reports its productions at the Scottish Rite theatre and an Oct. 25 performance by a Fleetwood Mac tribute band was apparently canceled

‘Good trouble’ makers

Groups like Peoria 50501, Democracy 309, Fired Up, Indivisible are organizing organizers to stand up to government overreach and the Trump administration