Spring is the season of hope and anticipation. The services of Passover and Easter at the beginning of April allowed for hundreds of Central Illinoisans and people across the country to celebrate in their synagogues and churches. The Pope’s Easter…
Columns
Bill Knight | Minor League Baseball: Pays less than minimum wage
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on Bill Knight | Minor League Baseball: Pays less than minimum wage
When the Peoria Chiefs take the field for 16 home games this month, know that they’re working for peanuts (sans Crackerjacks). One of 16 teams in the Class-A Midwest League, the team is one of 244 clubs in 19 minor…
Reflections From A Baha’i | Abortion: “Left to the conscience of the individual believer”
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Reflections From A Baha’i | Abortion: “Left to the conscience of the individual believer”
“Prepare for a debate about abortion,” stated my high school speech teacher. On one side of the room, the “pro-choice” students assembled. On the other side, the “pro-life” group formed. Everyone knew we were in for a tense battle between…
Real Talk | Losing to Win
by Kamara Taylor • • Comments Off on Real Talk | Losing to Win
Editor’s Note: Jamanni “Jay” Gibson, 21, of West Peoria died following a kayaking accident on American Lake near Tacoma, Wash., where he was stationed with the U.S. Army. Gibson graduated in the top 10 from Manual Academy in 2015 and…
Serendipity | Savers, Hoarders, Sorters
by Sandra Dempsey Post • • Comments Off on Serendipity | Savers, Hoarders, Sorters
People who are savers do not understand people who aren’t, and vice versa. Saving here does not refer to money, but rather to what I call treasures. We can agree that “treasures” are defined in myriad ways by folks with…
Inland Art | Collecting Contemporary Art
by Paul Krainak • • Comments Off on Inland Art | Collecting Contemporary Art
I was recently talking to a physician – early 30s, tastefully dressed, well educated beyond medicine, and enthusiastic about culture and his growing art collection. He spoke about philosophers from Michel de Montaigne to Friedrich Nietzsche regarding the nature of…
Arts Beat | May 2018
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Arts Beat | May 2018
MUSIC May 1: Peoria Symphony Guild Spring Luncheon, features performances by Young Artist Competition winners. 11:30 a.m., Peoria Country Club. 691-3225. May 1: Bradley Piano Studio Recital. 7:30 p.m. BU’s Dingeldine Music Center. 677-2595. May 1: Chicago Farmer “Folkin’ Tuesday.”…
Art. What Is It Good For? | Truth
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BY JERRY MCNEAL Recently, I’ve heard the term “fake news” used quite a lot. I cringe a little, because that term has come to mean a distraction from the truth, and on its surface, that might seem to be a…
West Peoria News | Eagle Scouts to speak
by Sharon McBride • • Comments Off on West Peoria News | Eagle Scouts to speak
Would you like to spend time with two of the bright young people in West Peoria? Take the time at 6 p.m. May 17 to attend the West Peoria Residents Meeting in City Hall and hear Troop 11’s latest Eagle…
Labor Roundup | May 2018
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Georgetown University agrees to arbitration. More than three months after refusing to negotiate with graduate students seeking to unionize, Georgetown University on April 2 notified the Georgetown Alliance of Graduate Employees (GAGE) and the American Federation of Teachers that the…