By Jessie Mahr In March 1996, Gallup conducted a poll and found that only 27 percent of the public agreed that same-sex marriage should be legal. In May 2013, Gallup reported that number jumped to 53 percent of the public.…
Letters to the editor
Roundup-ready weeds: Brought to you by Monsanto
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by Herman Brockman The big ag pesticide/transgenic crop companies have undying faith in the “solve a problem created by our technology with yet more of our technology” principle. An example in the news of late (see, e.g. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/decision-could-boost-use-popular-weed-killer) is Dow…
Peoria march in support of people of Ferguson, MO
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by Chama St. Louis On 8/18/14 it was my dream for the Black community to stand as a symbol of positivity, support, and healing for our extended family in Ferguson. I wanted to say we love you and our community…
Central planners are failing again with Common Core
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by Terry Rowe – Peoria, IL The inherent flaws of central planning include a lack of information and the absence of communication with the intended victims. We are observing this scenario play out again as the wheels fall off of…
Farewell Letter from the Editor
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After much deliberation, soul-searching, planning and researching, I decided the time had come for me to retire and find a new caretaker to carry on with the paper. This August 2014 issue is my last issue. After nearly a year…
Is your water making you sick?
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Lauri Gannon – Peoria, IL Have you recently been suffering from a compromised immune system, respiratory difficulties, congestion, coughing, sneezing, increased allergies, or skin ailments such as itching, roughness, blistering, etc.? Have the fish in your backyard pond died in…
No money for Illinois learning standards
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I think it is safe to say that everyone is aware that the State of Illinois is broke. Christopher Koch, The Illinois Superintendent of Education, has stated that state aid to schools will be reduced. School districts are reducing staff…
It’s Not a Cold or Virus!
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By Katie Goveia, Peoria, IL YOU CAN’T CHECK THE FEELING OF LIKING THE SAME SEX!!!!!! Just because someone chooses to like the same sex, that doesn’t change who they are at heart. You could talk to them before you found…
Letters to the Editor
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There Goes the Neighborhood By Ed Klein, Peoria, IL What do you do when you find out that two guys living down the street turn out to be homos? They’ve been living there together for five years and I never…
Guest editorials for November 2013
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Have They No Shame? By Ed Klein, Peoria, IL As we watched Ted Cruz in his outlandish demagoguery, we were certainly not alone in comparing him to the late Joe McCarthy. As with Cruz, his fellow congressmen foolishly let him…