One of the most widely used pesticides in the Peoria area and around the world, applied plentifully by both homeowners and farmers, was labeled a probable human carcinogen by the World Health Organization recently. Glyphosate, the main ingredient in Roundup,…
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DISTRICT 150 SINGS
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on DISTRICT 150 SINGS
Anyone with a brain knows the board and administration of School District 150 is dysfunctional. Too many of their decisions are so ridiculous one has to laugh. I’m still laughing after listening to a jingle produced for the school district…
West Peoria News
by Sharon McBride • • Comments Off on West Peoria News
The West Peoria Residents’ Association is sponsoring the 18th Annual Jamboree Run Saturday, June 6 at the corner of Heading and Sterling avenues. The 4-mile run, 1-mile fitness walk, also features Children’s Fun after the race ends for children 5…
Flying fish fundraiser benefits Labor Temple
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Reprinted courtesy of The Labor Paper The 2nd annual Flying Fish Festival and Bowfishing Tournament has been scheduled for Saturday July 11 at Bass Pro Shops in East Peoria. The event will include a bow-fishing tournament from 5 a.m.…
Environmental News Briefs
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Mother Jones: Bird flu is slamming factory farms but sparing backyard flocks. Why? Avian flu is spreading among commercial egg and turkey farms and has killed 36 million birds mostly in Iowa and surrounding states. Scientists can’t explain why this…
Peoria safer than Springfield, Rockford Crime stats can’t tell whole story
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on Peoria safer than Springfield, Rockford Crime stats can’t tell whole story
TV news audiences understandably could conclude mayhem rules, but that’s a flawed impression. Broadcasters can decide “if it bleeds, it leads” newscasts because people care, or it’s usually cheap and easy (officials comment; there aren’t “pro-crime” lobbyists or advertisers to…
ENVIRONMENTALISTS ALARMED AT LACK OF PUBLIC NOTIFICATION FOLLOWING CRASH THAT SENT COAL FLY ASH BILLOWING OVER CARS, WORKERS AND NEARBY HOMES
by Clare Howard • • Comments Off on ENVIRONMENTALISTS ALARMED AT LACK OF PUBLIC NOTIFICATION FOLLOWING CRASH THAT SENT COAL FLY ASH BILLOWING OVER CARS, WORKERS AND NEARBY HOMES
The Illinois EPA was not notified about a crash on Route 29 north of Peoria that resulted in coal fly ash spilling over the highway. Two southbound lanes of the road were closed for hours during a cleanup operation involving…
Faiths’ stewardship equals environmental responsibility
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on Faiths’ stewardship equals environmental responsibility
Life is more than mere existence. It’s survival and growth – as individuals, as a species, and as inhabitants of a planet teeming with life. But living has historically trod two paths: faith and reason, or religion and science.…
Fundraiser to save one of last labor temples in U.S.
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Fundraiser to save one of last labor temples in U.S.
Community Word’s editorial office is in the Peoria Labor Temple. The building, at 400 NE Jefferson St., is one of the few remaining cooperative labor headquarters remaining in the country. Construction began in 1925 at a cost of $110,000 financed…
West Peoria News
by Sharon McBride • • Comments Off on West Peoria News
The West Peoria Residents’ Association is sponsoring a community-wide yard sale 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 16. If you are interested in participating, contact either [email protected] or Maggie Moore at 673-0535. At the time of this writing, residents…