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Emily Gill: Freedom of speech can also include freedom not to hear it, too
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Does Worker Freedom of Speech Act that Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law and will take effect on Jan. 1, prevents businesses from sanctioning or punishing employees who decline to attend meetings that put forward the religious or political views of these businesses. Does it adhere to the First Amendment?
LETTERS: Help make West Bluff neighborhoods strong
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The West Bluff Council looks to improve the quality of life in the West Bluff. The eight associations are Moss-Bradley, Arbor District, Randolph-Roanoke, Armstrong-Ellis, Orchard District, Columbia Terrace North, University East, and the Uplands.
LETTERS: News25 misrepresents Peoria For Palestine message to LaHood
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Our statement highlights LaHood’s condemnation of peacefully protesting the onslaught in Gaza, and Netanyahu’s invitation to address Congress. That message was lost in a News25 segment. Rather, it highlighted our critique of the Congressman’s past statements saying Israel has the right to defend itself and committing to returning hostages
PEORIA ACADEMY JOURNALIS CLUB: Quality over quantity? HB4311 and substitute teaching
by Peoria Academy Journalism Club • • Comments Off on PEORIA ACADEMY JOURNALIS CLUB: Quality over quantity? HB4311 and substitute teaching
Should our schools hire substitute teachers with degrees from non-accredited institutions? What does that do to the quality of our everyday education; maybe we should treat our accredited subs better
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OP-ED: Ranked Choice Voting gives more power back to the electorate
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“Should the State of Illinois adopt ranked choice voting — a system which gives voters the opportunity to rank multiple choices in a process that ensures the winner has gained approval by the majority of voters, allows voters to vote their true preference, gets rid of the ‘spoiler effect,’ and encourages more positive campaigning — for statewide and federal elections.”
OP-ED: Bodily autonomy or not?
by Peoria Academy Journalism Club • • Comments Off on OP-ED: Bodily autonomy or not?
HB3000 filed to eliminate COVID vaccine mandate. Do reasons for choosing not to get vaccinated apply to other areas involving our bodies?
JUSTIN GLAWE: Who’s ready for civil war?
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Online hysteria spawned by conspiracy theory web feeds are creating ‘human political bombs’ among our friends and neighbors
PEORIA ACADEMY JOURNALISM CLUB: HB2998 To monitor or not to monitor assisted living homes
by Peoria Academy Journalism Club • • Comments Off on PEORIA ACADEMY JOURNALISM CLUB: HB2998 To monitor or not to monitor assisted living homes
Would you like to be monitored for abuse prevention reasons if you or someone else can’t monitor you? HB2998 would be a positive. However, regarding privacy, I don’t think monitoring is fair to people who don’t like being watched