by Roger Monroe • • Comments Off on Straight Talk: ‘Non-partisan’ party politics here in Peoria
Mayor Rita Ali scores big victory for Democrats; could party affiliation have helped or hurt others? Celebrating Caterpillar, like Bradley baseball, bittersweet
by Roger Monroe • • Comments Off on Straight Talk: Bradley University selects Jim Shadid as new president
We’ve known Judge Shadid and his parents for many years. He will make a great president on The Hilltop; plus analysis on on the Apirl 1 elections in Peoria; Just Do It, Vote!
by Roger Monroe • • Comments Off on Straight Talk: Shades of WTVP ‘curing violence’ for the Health Department
Peoria City/County Health Department revealed it lost a huge amount of federal dollars pegged for House of Hope; we need guys like Dan Bongino on the case
by Roger Monroe • • Comments Off on Straight Talk: Radio still shaking up; Reynolds for president?
WMBD 1470 is struggling with its afternoon broadcasting block so it brought in John Malone and Phil Luciano; Ray LaHood reports on Bradley search; and thank God for the Olympics with all this crime going on
by Roger Monroe • • Comments Off on Straight Talk: What in the world is going at WEEK-TV?
Congratulations to Mike McCoy and everybody who helped raise a record $11,659,937 for the
St. Jude Telethon; Park District spending $4.5 million to renovate the existing Golf Learning Center, but what about a music venue? And our fair has to try harder
by Roger Monroe • • Comments Off on Straight Talk: Get out, and go to the Heart of Illinois Fair
The 75th edition is scheduled for July 16-20 at Exposition Gardens. And I can remember when it all started in 1945 when the group Peoria District Fair purchased 160 acres of the Walter Poppen Farm and completed the incredible ‘Operation Earthmoving’