Editorial Page
by Community Word Staff • • 12 Comments
OP-ED: Rethinking advantages of Medicare Advantage
by contributor • • 5 Comments
Traditional Medicare is funded by taxpayers and enrollees; Medicare Advantage providers are private companies whose benefits can be very misleading. Here are some things seniors should know during this year’s open enrollment season
Letters: Where has bipartisanship gone?
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State of Illinois living up to Golden Rule by enhancing education by protecting our libraries, but there’s still a lot of work to do
Letters: To the Honorable Darin LaHood, history is watching
by contributor • • 3 Comments
Trump adminstration’s atrocious approach to immigration needs moral compass; you could be an American hero
Op-Ed: Peoria For Palestine asks what are you willing to do?
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Local human rights activists have organized peaceful agitations on city streets and at City Hall to stand in support of Gaza, against Israeli occupation and to remind everyone in central Illinois about the direct role they play in the occupation of Palestine through Caterpillar.
Emily Gill: Work requirements for government services misguided
by Emily Gill • • 0 Comments
We are not required to work for government services like police protection or fire safety; plus work requirements have been tried before and are ineffective
Paul Gordon: We now have soldiers on our streets
by Paul Gordon • • 0 Comments
This Republican party has to have Ronald Reagan rolling in his grave, especially on immigration. The Trump administration’s policies go so against what Reagan believed, it’s as if they really never listened to what he said
Op-Ed: Caterpillar Inc. is complicit in the destruction in Israel
by contributor • • 2 Comments
East Peoria workers at the Cat plant there are building the armored bulldozers that are leveling Gaza
Peoria Academy Journalism Club: Drugs are bad, OK? Please avoid using recreational drugs
by Peoria Academy Journalism Club • • 0 Comments
Once your body becomes dependent on a drug, trying to quit can cause serious physical withdrawal symptoms. Addiction often leads to problems, including cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and overdoses. When your body relies on drugs, it can lose the ability to function properly without them.