By Ed Klein, Peoria, IL We’re all aware of the many wars being waged around the world today. However, the war I’m referring to is one being waged right here in the United States. No, not the war against Christmas,…
Editorial
Is nothing sacred?
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Is nothing sacred?
by Dolores M. Klein, Peoria, IL A few years ago we could discuss local and national issues on local radio talk shows. I recall a highly exasperated woman calling in, complaining that we were always talking about rape: “Is nothing…
It’s all about the money
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on It’s all about the money
by Ed Klein, Peoria, IL The Supreme Court decision that overturned key campaign finance rules is called Citizens United. Whoever came up with that name must have followed Alice through the looking glass. The fact is, citizens are not united…
Don’t shoot … pretty please?
by Billy Dennis • • Comments Off on Don’t shoot … pretty please?
You might forgive the average consumer of government propaganda for assuming the City of Peoria’s “Don’t Shoot” campaign is, well, so much hooey. You’ve seen the ads. They are plastered in coffee house bulletin boards, the sides of buses that…
Guest editorials
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Guest editorials
Out of the Mouths of Babes By Dolores M. Klein Peoria, IL A young actor created a furor recently by telling his young church-going friends not to watch “Two and a Half Men,” his TV show, calling it trash! By…
Why Did Romney NOT Choose a Black man/woman, or a Woman for his Vice Presidential Running Mate?
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Why Did Romney NOT Choose a Black man/woman, or a Woman for his Vice Presidential Running Mate?
Marie Micheletti, Tremont, IL Could it be that Romney didn’t choose a woman because Romney’s church, (Mormon) although they claim they believe in equality for women, the Mormon church excommunicated one of their own, Sonia Johnson, a fifth-generation Mormon, when she co-founded…
Selective Memory OR???
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Selective Memory OR???
Dolores M. Klein, Peoria, IL Things never were the way they used to be! That saying applies to the kinds of statements in the atmosphere as the election gets closer. An Associated Press series about Social Security contained an assertion that had…
They’re Playing Games with our Lives
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on They’re Playing Games with our Lives
Ed Klein, Peoria, IL The vote buying games politicians have been accused of playing from time to time is nothing new. They probably never really made a lot of difference as far as influencing an election. But, the Republicans have taken the…
Guest editorials: Supreme Court’s Ruling Lets Us Continue to Bring Men Value to Our Patients
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Guest editorials: Supreme Court’s Ruling Lets Us Continue to Bring Men Value to Our Patients
by Bill Leaver, President & CEO, Iowa Health System and Debbie Simon, President/CEO Methodist Medical Center There’s no doubt about it. The health care industry has anxiously awaited the Supreme Court opinion upholding or striking down the Affordable Care Act. Since…
Editorial page
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Editorial page
Should All Women Care? By Dolores M. Klein Was the War on Women just dimwitted blustering? During the national media conversation lately, that assessment made some sense. But now, it’s being called “drop dead shocking” that Pope Benedict has attacked…