Arctic breed of hawk’s brief stop in area just in time to be included in our bird count
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Natural disasters could shape the brains of our babies
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Evaluating dozens of children, the study found those exposed to Superstorm Sandy in utero had enlarged basal ganglia.
Clear your stage of verbal clutter
by Edith Barnard • • Comments Off on Clear your stage of verbal clutter
Converse carefully: Like, um, you know, basically, we use too many filler phrases. Remember, outside the privacy of our homes, all speaking is public speaking.
5 questions for Mary Hayes
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on 5 questions for Mary Hayes
Busy and determined — on her terms — the diminutive dynamo from Alabama will not be dismissed. And about that red hat …
Review: Take necessary solace with ‘Solitude: The Necessity of Art’
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Exhibit at Peoria Riverfront Museum kindles appreciation and an imminent sense of warmth with a wide variety of heartwarming pieces
Official contacts
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Get involved. Call your Congressman, write a Senator, email your Governor. Here’s how to get in touch with them.
HERE’S TO OUR HEALTH: Heartland Health Services weathering the storms from funding cuts in Washington
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on HERE’S TO OUR HEALTH: Heartland Health Services weathering the storms from funding cuts in Washington
In Peoria, Heartland Health Services provides care for about 22,000 patients a year at its 10 locations. That translates to about 260 patient visits each day. Nationwide, recent changes at the federal level mean some centers could face cuts, difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff, or even closing — leaving patients in need to do without or to turn to hospital emergency rooms for critical care.
HERE’S TO OUR HEALTH: Health care needs most bipartisan approach
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Ray LaHood, Cheri Bustos and Bob Dold promote bipartisanship as they disuss the shutdown and the politics of what’s at state for the state of health care in America at “The Importance of Bipartisanship” panel discussion sponsored by the Dirksen Congressional Center at Bradley University
Peoria Party: Expedition organized in River City blazed the Oregon Trail
by Tim Shelley Peoria County Communications Coordinator • • Comments Off on Peoria Party: Expedition organized in River City blazed the Oregon Trail
Peoria County Bicentennial includes remarkable rendez-vous on the Illinois River and a wild excursion to the Northwest
No Kings need come to the table, history is watching
by Brian Ludwig • • Comments Off on No Kings need come to the table, history is watching
We all have a lot more in common than we don’t. Perhaps the most diplomatic replies at the protest were, “Maybe (Trump) has some good ideas, but the way he does things is wrong” and “I can respect this. This is how protests should be done. … I don’t agree with this protest, but I can’t be mad about it here.”