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Candidates set for primary
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March 17 election has few competitive races,but sets up November; Democrat Paul Nolley to challenge Congressman Darin LaHood
Bill Knight: Too much caving going on already
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Capitulating to the ‘Bully in Chief’ is passive complicity — and just as useless as making deals. Whether cowardice or conflicts of interests, billionaires or corporate leaders, too many institutions haven’t stood up to Trump. We must stand tall
Insurance company amends case against ex-WTVP executives
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Cincinnati Insurance Co. links financial losses from scandal to responsibilies of Linda McLaughlin
Arts Alerts: SCREENS — Check out two titans of pop music in your entertainment search
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Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. “Black and Jewish America” on PBS. “The Muppet Show” returns to ABC & Disney+ and Kevin James stars in “Solo Mio” and an ambitious “Wuthering Heights” has Margot Robbie Jacob Elordi in Theaters.
COMMUNITY OR CHAOS? Bombing Venezuela prompted anti-war rally
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Just 22 hours after U.S. military ‘arrests’ president, protesters hit the corner of Main and University
5 questions for Leslie Danage
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A ‘small-town girl’ from McLeansboro turned teacher in Peoria leads Local 780 of the Peoria Federation of Teachers, an AFL-CIO union representing about 1,000 workers — one of area’s biggest unions
Arts Alerts: Screens
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Watch for British bits ‘Best Medicine’ on Fox and ‘The Game’ on Britbox; Al Pacino in ‘Deadman’s Wire’ and Jodie Foster in ‘A Private Life’ as well as the First Lady in ‘Melania’ hit theaters; Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are in ‘The Rip’ on Netflix and ‘Game of Thrones’ spinoff ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ is on HBO Max
Bill Knight: First things first, shelter homeless
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Arcane ‘Treatment First’ approach the Trump administration seems to reverting back to has proven to be ineffective compared to the ‘Housing First’ policies in use today
Is bigger better for local media?
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Do chain/corporate ownership makes a difference compared to regional or local ownership? Can business interests and public service be balanced? Long-time media professional/scholars discuss challenges of today’s ever-changing landscape