Plans commenced months ago for this family visit. Dates included traditional vacation months or early September. Midwest summers have a well-deserved reputation for heat and humidity so we chose after Labor Day to enjoy milder weather. Little success was achieved…
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West Peoria News for October 2013
by Sharon McBride • • Comments Off on West Peoria News for October 2013
The West Peoria Fire Department annual hog roast will be Sunday, October 26th at Crusen’s on Farmington Road. WPFD personnel will be out in the community selling tickets and will be wearing their uniforms when they do this. This is…
Tips for your Kindle
by Tammy Finch • • Comments Off on Tips for your Kindle
I got a Kindle for my birthday a few years ago and really love it. I can store several books on it and read or re-read whatever I like. I normally try to read a business book at the same…
Happenings for October
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Happenings for October
Oct 1 – 27 – Wildlife “Scary” Park – 5:00 – 9:00 p.m. at 3826 N. Taylor Rd., Hanna City. Call (309) 657-2681. Admission: $7/members; $8 non-members; age 1 & under FREE. “Nights of Fright” will be on Oct. 19…
Local man part of military’s anti-rape effort
by Roger Monroe • • Comments Off on Local man part of military’s anti-rape effort
EXCLUSIVE The national media has done an excellent job exposing the military’s failure to support women who were victims of sexual abuse and attacks. Too often, the military ignored cases of rape. It’s been so bad, critics allege, that many…
Manna from Heaven
by Dale Goodner • • Comments Off on Manna from Heaven
As days shorten, attention turns not just to football, but to such real life topics as harvest and preparation for winter. We tend to plan ahead more now than at any other time of the year. It’s a time of…
The Country Needs a Better Minimum Wage
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on The Country Needs a Better Minimum Wage
Whether slinging hash at a fast-food franchise in Peoria Heights or clocking in day labor booked out of a downtown office, minimum-wage workers need better pay. The country needs a better minimum wage – and one that includes everyone who…
Shame on the city council — shame
by Billy Dennis • • Comments Off on Shame on the city council — shame
The Peoria City Council ought to be ashamed of itself. This was not a case of some street department worker caught leaning on his shovel. This was not some clerk at the finance department caught pocketing a buck. This was…
West Peoria News for September 2013
by Sharon McBride • • Comments Off on West Peoria News for September 2013
The West Peoria Neighborhood Watch is again this year sponsoring the annual West Peoria Night Out Against Crime on Saturday, September 7th from 3:00 until 5:30 p.m. Other local organizations assisting are the City of West Peoria, West Peoria Township,…
‘Ransomware’ Scary Messages that Lock up Your Computer
by Tammy Finch • • Comments Off on ‘Ransomware’ Scary Messages that Lock up Your Computer
Our computer repair store in East Peoria has seen a rash of Ransomware computer threats. It’s not just here that this is happened. I read an article recently where a guy fell for the scam. He admitted to child pornography…