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Bird flu, migration & you: Skepticism, responses, vaccines in today’s society
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Poll: New strains of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza are prey to conspiracy theories just like with COVID
Nature Rambles: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza spreading in animals
by Mike Miller • • Comments Off on Nature Rambles: Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza spreading in animals
Take care: HPAI virus strains are now a part of ‘our new normal.’ We will need to adapt our agricultural practices to meet this new challenge. We can only hope that wild bird populations will build some type of immunity, or that the virus evolves to be less lethal to its host.
Voter turnout can be key, but it’s often disappointing
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on Voter turnout can be key, but it’s often disappointing
United States sagging in middle of the pack as far as participation in the electoral process: Peoria County has about 135,265 people age-eligible to vote, and since the Peoria Election Commission reports 117,217 registered voters, more than 18,000 Peoria County adults are not even registered.
The Lion’s Den: A new Southern Strategy projecting itself on 2025
by Daniel McCloud • • Comments Off on The Lion’s Den: A new Southern Strategy projecting itself on 2025
So, has the world changed, and what was lost now forgotten? Could those things have stayed the same and only forgotten? Maybe those things weren’t forgotten, only reimagined and introduced to a new generation.
News analysis: Local media primary coverage decent, April 1 more challenging
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on News analysis: Local media primary coverage decent, April 1 more challenging
Years ago, election nights were “all hands on deck” in newsrooms. This week the Peoria Election Commission posted primary results at 8:34 p.m. Tuesday. WMBD-TV 31 posted a good story about the unofficial results 22 minutes later. Within hours, WEEK-TV 25 and WCBU-FM 89.9 filed stories on Mayor Rita Ali and John Kelly apparently getting the most votes
Nature Rambles: Another cast of characters
by Mike Miller • • Comments Off on Nature Rambles: Another cast of characters
Christmas Bird Count reveals 75 species and 10,396 birds as it reminds us of ebbs and flows of our planet’s history
Undergound Railroad and its Illinois line
by JL Shannon • • Comments Off on Undergound Railroad and its Illinois line
State task force recommends highlighting state’s history in fighting slavery because ‘more freedom seekers came through Illinois, Indiana and Ohio than ever went up the East Coast. But that set of stories has never been fully told.”
Trio of candidates on ballots for mayor in Peoria primary
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on Trio of candidates on ballots for mayor in Peoria primary
Consolidated Primary Election: a nonpartisan ballot containing City of Peoria races for Mayor, City Treasurer and City Council Dist. 2 and a Republican Primary ballot with partisan race for Township Assessor.
The Watch: County Board accounting for American Rescue Plan funds
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$300,000 for Comprehensive Planning Process; $1.15M for a new salt storage building; $90,0000 to replace the fuel island at Maxwell Station; $400,000 to complete Phase II of the jail ring road; $1.1M to renovate the probation department