The Nazi Holocaust did not justify the Nakba. The Nakba did not justify Jewish expulsion from the Middle East. Jewish expulsion did not justify system of apartheid. The apartheid system does not justify the murder of 766 civilians in Israel on Oct. 7th. And October 7th does not justify the 20,000 civilian deaths in Gaza since Oct. 7th and the starvation of a population of almost 2 million people.
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Gill: Uncertainty is clouding our rights to reproduce
by Emily Gill • • Comments Off on Gill: Uncertainty is clouding our rights to reproduce
Recent court rulings and some state laws have been meddling with medical choices that should be between patients and their doctors
Social Media: The Good, the bad and the ugly
by Peoria Academy Journalism Club • • Comments Off on Social Media: The Good, the bad and the ugly
Social media is neither purely bad nor purely good. It can sometimes even be helpful because it is an important way to hear opinions of others. It is vital for us all to understand the impact of how we use social media on a daily basis
Letters: Mr. Monroe misses the point on purpose of not-for-profit boards
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Letters: Mr. Monroe misses the point on purpose of not-for-profit boards
I take exception with Roger Monroe’s assertion (Straight Talk, Feb., 2024) that the fiduciary responsibility of not-for-profit (NFP) boards is “to oversee the administration.” This is a gross simplification of NFP board and board member fiduciary responsibility. Having served on…
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Op-Ed: Distillery Tax Increment Finance District must account for environmental justice
by contributor • • Comments Off on Op-Ed: Distillery Tax Increment Finance District must account for environmental justice
No added air and water pollution requiring new state or federal permits should be allowed in the Southside through the TIF. Definitely no carbon dioxide pipelines or carbon capture/sequestration equipment should be allowed because those could be a direct health and safety threat to the surrounding low-income and racial-minority neighborhoods.
Op-Ed: We at Peoria Academy are working for future of our humanities
by contributor • • Comments Off on Op-Ed: We at Peoria Academy are working for future of our humanities
We concur with John Hallwas, but offer hope for our future as well. We at Peoria Academy still believe, thoroughly, that “education should cultivate the individual for contributing to our democratic culture.”
Resolution for ceasefire is not city business
by Susan Katz • • Comments Off on Resolution for ceasefire is not city business
To us, this resolution made very little sense since it would have no bearing on the decisions made between Israel and Hamas, and is clearly not within the city of Peoria’s mission. Concerned citizens have ample opportunity to contact their elected officials in Washington, D.C.; these are the people who weigh in on this type of conflict.
Silence instead of ceasefire: The cost of neutrality
by Imam Mazhar Mahmood • • Comments Off on Silence instead of ceasefire: The cost of neutrality
It was notable that calling for a ceasefire at the meeting was not characterized as a “Muslim thing” or an “Arab thing.” Rather, it was a universal humanitarian concern.
