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OP-ED: Rethinking advantages of Medicare Advantage
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Traditional Medicare is funded by taxpayers and enrollees; Medicare Advantage providers are private companies whose benefits can be very misleading. Here are some things seniors should know during this year’s open enrollment season
Letters: Where has bipartisanship gone?
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State of Illinois living up to Golden Rule by enhancing education by protecting our libraries, but there’s still a lot of work to do
Letters: To the Honorable Darin LaHood, history is watching
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Trump adminstration’s atrocious approach to immigration needs moral compass; you could be an American hero
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Arts Alerts: Check out what’s going on in central Illinois
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Open Mic Night on Wednesdays and Thursdays at Jukebox. Chamber music and “Tribute to Frank Sinatra” at Bradley’s Dingeldine Music Center; Joe Metzka is “Live at the Five Spot” at Contemporary Art Center; Peoria Area Civic Chorale at Five Points Washington; “Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols” at Westminster Presbyterian Church. Community Children’s Theatre presents “Mary Poppins: The Broadway Musical” at Peoria Players; Eastlight presents “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat” at East Peoria High;
“The Nutcracker” will be performed by Central Illinois Ballet at ICC, and also by the Peoria Ballet Company at Peoria Civic Center.
Labor roundup: Museum staff, doctors unionize
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AFSCME representing workers at Chicago museums, including the Museum of Science and Industry, Field Museum, Shedd Aquarium, the Art Institute of and Adler Planetarium; judge reverses Voice of America layoffs
Op-Ed: Peoria For Palestine asks what are you willing to do?
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Local human rights activists have organized peaceful agitations on city streets and at City Hall to stand in support of Gaza, against Israeli occupation and to remind everyone in central Illinois about the direct role they play in the occupation of Palestine through Caterpillar.
Arts Alerts: Check out what’s going on in central Illinois
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Combined Reception featuring Chicago Modern Quilt Guild and local creators presenting a fashion show: “Take the Shirt Off My Back” exhibit at Contemporary Art Center; New “Marty Monologues” is Nov. 8 at Kenny’s Westside Pub, jazz at Life Together Center and Trailside Event Center, “Annie” and “Every Christmas Story Ever Told” and “Plaid Tidings” in local theaters, and Peoria Bookfest
The Watch: AMT, Criminal Justice Authority stepping up for first responders
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City Council renews a five-year franchise agreement with Advanced Medical Transport and accepts a grant for $2,876,250 from Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authority