Yesterday, I was at a dinner hosted at a friend’s house when the person sitting opposite me introduced himself. In turn I introduced myself by just the name and expected to return to casual polite conversation with everyone. But he…
Columns
Serendipity | Reflections on age
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • Comments Off on Serendipity | Reflections on age
Candles on birthday cakes add a festive look and provide opportunities to coerce the celebrant into admitting how many years those candles represent. Some folks skirt around the truth while others rejoice every 12 months that another year of life…
Real Talk | Grief hurts, but healing is complicated
by Kamara Taylor • • Comments Off on Real Talk | Grief hurts, but healing is complicated
(First of two parts. Second part to be published in May.) The universal feeling that we as human beings can relate to is loss, if that is in the form of losing a job, or game, a loved one, losing…
Nature Rambles | The common connection
by Mike Miller • • Comments Off on Nature Rambles | The common connection
As a blustery March gives way to the hope of spring, we look forward to an April of warmer temperatures and some greenery in an otherwise sleeping landscape. Already, birds are migrating in support of the coming changes in the…
Inland Art | Dennis Kowalski
by Paul Krainak • • Comments Off on Inland Art | Dennis Kowalski
“When I lived on Lincoln, and then further up north on Damen, I loved taking walks at night on Ravenswood, which then was a deserted industrial strip. It’s now a Hipster haven. Thinking about this may account for my more…
Art Inc. | Art comes in many forms
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Art Inc. | Art comes in many forms
When you think of “the arts” what comes to mind? How about when someone says they’re an artist? Upon asking most people this question their answer is somewhere along the lines of fine arts and visual arts. That couldn’t be…
Arts Beat | April 2019
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Arts Beat | April 2019
MUSIC April 5: Dexter O’Neal and the Funk Yard “Live at the Five Spot.” 5:30 p.m. Contemporary Art Center. 674-6822. April 5: Hyryder – Grateful Dead tribute. 10 p.m. Kenny’s Westside Pub. 676-1693. April 6: Berchtold & Steer. 7 p.m.…
West Peoria News | Annual town meeting April 9
by Sharon McBride • • Comments Off on West Peoria News | Annual town meeting April 9
The West Peoria annual town meeting, as mandated by the federal government for townships to inform citizens of events of the past year, will be 7:30 p.m. April 9 in the township building, 2516 W Rohmann Ave. West Peoria’s Annual…
Views & Perspectives | America’s infrastructure is falling apart
by Ray LaHood • • Comments Off on Views & Perspectives | America’s infrastructure is falling apart
The following remarks were delivered by me at the House of Representatives Transportation & Infrastructure Committee Feb. 7: We are two decades into the 21st century, and America’s infrastructure is falling apart, and our nation’s economic competitiveness is falling behind.…
Straight Talk | First woman hospital CEO to retire
by Roger Monroe • • Comments Off on Straight Talk | First woman hospital CEO to retire
To some, she came out of nowhere. To those who knew her, she was destined for leadership. Debbie Simon started her career in health as a floor nurse at Methodist Medical Center in 1976. Over the years she advanced in…