On Jan. 11, Peoria City Council members set dates to discuss redistricting of the city based on the 2020 census results. The goal is for districts to be nearly equal in population, compact, contiguous, and respectful of geographic boundaries and…
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Straight Talk | Hear about Johns Hopkins COVID study?
by Roger Monroe • • Comments Off on Straight Talk | Hear about Johns Hopkins COVID study?
It was shocking to learn the country’s major news networks and newspapers failed to report results of the Johns Hopkins University meta-analysis coronavirus study regarding the effects of the ordered lockdowns. Of course, if the national media doesn’t cover the…
Inland Art | Passion for preservation lies beneath local landscapes
by Nichole Gronvold-Roller • • Comments Off on Inland Art | Passion for preservation lies beneath local landscapes
Rozanne Hubbard has been painting landscapes for fifty years. Preserving a moment in time, Hubbard explores the human relationship to nature, capturing the essence of the land intertwined with environmental awareness. “Minor Key Tonality” is a painting referencing a rural…
Art Alerts | March 2022
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on Art Alerts | March 2022
Judith W. Mann will discuss one of the most famous women painters of the modern era — Italian artist Artemisia Gentileschi — at the Peoria Riverfront Museum on March 10. The lecture by Mann, St. Louis Art Museum’s curator of…
Heat Waves — In Red and Black | Demand Flexibility vs. Murphy’s Climate Law
by William Rau • • Comments Off on Heat Waves — In Red and Black | Demand Flexibility vs. Murphy’s Climate Law
Murphy’s Law, “If anything can go wrong, it will,” merits climate crisis amplification: If two things can go wrong simultaneously, they will. And they have via electricity blackouts due to extreme weather. Examples: California in August 2020, and Texas in…
Nature Rambles | Ancient trees key to a land’s legacy
by Mike Miller • • Comments Off on Nature Rambles | Ancient trees key to a land’s legacy
Way back in forestry class, I learned that a good forestry practice was to leave some old trees standing when harvesting timber. Our forestry professor, Dr. Jay Cravens, used to say, “Make sure you leave some of the old trees…
West Peoria News | Spring forward with eye toward the Fourth of July
by Sharon McBride • • Comments Off on West Peoria News | Spring forward with eye toward the Fourth of July
Winter is slowing down at the time of this writing but not completely leaving us. Many activities and meetings were cancelled and will soon become an active part of our community. March 13 will mark the start of daylight savings…
Serendipity | Hope springs forth from sunny disposition during winter doldrums
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • Comments Off on Serendipity | Hope springs forth from sunny disposition during winter doldrums
Every March I celebrate that winter is nearly over. My optimism is boundless. Sure, I realize it can still snow or ice can play havoc with plans. But even with unpleasant possibilities, Spring is right around a corner or two…
Labor Roundup | ‘Egregious attendance policy’ rankles railers; UPS cuts wages
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Labor Roundup | ‘Egregious attendance policy’ rankles railers; UPS cuts wages
Thousands of BNSF Railway workers in Galesburg and central Illinois, and throughout the country are fighting the freight carrier’s attempt to implement an attendance policy that would result in many workers receiving less paid time off. Last month, the Transportation…
Bill Knight | Say these names for 2021
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on Bill Knight | Say these names for 2021
Last year, Peoria County had the highest number of homicides since 2019, approaching the dismal statistic logged by Cook County. The 34 murder victims mean a murder rate of 18.9/100,000 people, compared to Cook County’s 21/100,000 stemming from its 1,087…