The COVID 19 pandemic has affected virtually every aspect of our lives, including sports from tennis to football, basketball and baseball. We miss it. Do you realize there hasn’t been but one sporting event at Dozer Park since Sept. 5…
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Bill Knight | World-class art at Peoria Riverfront Museum
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on Bill Knight | World-class art at Peoria Riverfront Museum
It’s a relief to return to the reopened Peoria Riverfront Museum and to roam its galleries –– especially to revel in world-class art, some with local ties. Installed during the months-long pandemic shutdown, new exhibits presented through Sept. 5 are…
Real Talk | The Institutional Power of Whiteness
by Sherry Cannon • • Comments Off on Real Talk | The Institutional Power of Whiteness
It’s been interesting listening to, and often participating in the debate between Black Lives Matter and All Lives Matter folk. Patrice Cullors, Alicia Garza and Opal Tometi are the three African American women who founded Black Lives Matter in 2013…
The Watch | Technical difficulties
by Terry Bibo • • Comments Off on The Watch | Technical difficulties
Zoom and its cohorts enable groups and governments to meet despite COVID-19. But virtual meetings are not the same — what is? — and can be difficult, at best. Springdale Cemetery Management Authority, for example, didn’t meet in March, April…
Nature Rambles | Funding a Legacy
by Mike Miller • • Comments Off on Nature Rambles | Funding a Legacy
Are we at our “new normal” yet? In the age of COVID-19, that “new normal” seems to be an ever changing and fleeting reality. Many people have turned to the natural world as a place of stability, solace and escape,…
Inland Art | Rosalyn Schwartz
by Paul Krainak • • Comments Off on Inland Art | Rosalyn Schwartz
Rosalyn Schwartz’s most recent work stems from an appraisal of avant-gardism and the shallow consensus about the status of studio art and contemplative art in general. She responds by addressing critical forms and subjects that question the nature of beauty…
Art and Justice | Understanding justice through Native American art
by Clare Howard • • Comments Off on Art and Justice | Understanding justice through Native American art
Eliida Lakota grew up understanding the sacred nature of the environment. When her father came home from work, she and her parents would walk to the Sangamon River. Her father would identify trees and flowers along the way. They would…
Reflections From A Secular Humanist | Re-evaluating beliefs
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Reflections From A Secular Humanist | Re-evaluating beliefs
The global pandemic has forced humanity to re-evaluate priorities and core beliefs. What is the role of religion (subjectivity) and reason (objectivity) in response to looming existential threats? Is religion or science a more reliable asset for responding to COVID-19,…
Heat Waves — In Red and Black | Coronavirus Climate Crisis Crosswalk: COVID Surges, Heat Stroke Explosions
by William Rau • • Comments Off on Heat Waves — In Red and Black | Coronavirus Climate Crisis Crosswalk: COVID Surges, Heat Stroke Explosions
In April, some hospitals in the New York region were almost overwhelmed as a wave of COVID patients swept into emergency rooms. By mid- to late-March, foresight of the cresting wave guided the hasty creation of surge capacity and recruitment…
Reflections From A Hindu Perspective | Freedom
by Dr. Mandar Pattekar • • Comments Off on Reflections From A Hindu Perspective | Freedom
There is an ancient fable. One day a caravan of 100 camels and drivers is traveling in the desert. The caravan loses its way and ends up outside a village at dusk. The travelers put up their tents and start…