Revenues were slightly down, but on pace for year-end with sales tax and state income tax strong.
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Heat Waves — In Red & Black: Are crucial currents shutting down; is tipping point close?
by William Rau • • Comments Off on Heat Waves — In Red & Black: Are crucial currents shutting down; is tipping point close?
Atlantic Meridional Overturning Current helps regulate global temperatures; ice melt from ice sheets and decreases in salinity could create problems over course of decades, not centuries
Labor roundup: Postal Workers bargaining breaks down, union rallies
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Labor roundup: Postal Workers bargaining breaks down, union rallies
Strike at Molson-Coors in Milwaukee; Teamsters split on non-endorsement of presidential candidates; Service Employees reach deal at University of Illinois; Shedd Aquarium workers unionize
Nature Rambles: Looking up to the sky with an eye on the long term
by Mike Miller • • Comments Off on Nature Rambles: Looking up to the sky with an eye on the long term
The Lion’s Den: Faith and freedom our saving grace
by Daniel McCloud • • Comments Off on The Lion’s Den: Faith and freedom our saving grace
As the newly freed became more comfortable with their newfound religious freedoms, they took ownership of how they worshiped. Ministers and preachers began a new form of religious oration that included the familiar call and response that was often found in spirituals and songs and the ‘Ring Shouts,’ which originated in West Africa
Enrollment at ICC rebounds back to 2020 levels
by Terry Bibo • • Comments Off on Enrollment at ICC rebounds back to 2020 levels
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings
West Peoria News: Decking the town with fun and folly
by April Silver • • Comments Off on West Peoria News: Decking the town with fun and folly
Plenty is happening around West Peoria this November: Demolition almost complete so construction on new city hall can commence; Christmas Tree lighting Dec. 2
Election Commission reports 60% of mail-in ballots returned
by contributor • • Comments Off on Election Commission reports 60% of mail-in ballots returned
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings.
Straight Talk: Enough is enough with ‘political’ ads
by Roger Monroe • • Comments Off on Straight Talk: Enough is enough with ‘political’ ads
Attacking religious beliefs is going too far; Civic Center has had a couple great years, but imagine if it sold naming rights
Nature Rambles: Seeds of hope help our prairies
by Mike Miller • • Comments Off on Nature Rambles: Seeds of hope help our prairies
If you want to restore natural areas, you must depend on seeds. Vast prairies once covered the Illinois landscape. Bit by bit, those prairies were converted by agriculture. In a period of a couple of hundred years, our vast prairies were replaced by fields of crop seeds. If we hope to save the prairie for future generations, we must become familiar with the plants, their seeds, and how to propagate them.