The Department of Education has about 4,000 employees, helping students with special needs and children from low-income households, plus managing student loans and collecting and distributing research on learning, teaching and testing
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What will cuts to education mean to Peoria schools?
by Joe Deacon of WCBU, Peoria Public Radio • • Comments Off on What will cuts to education mean to Peoria schools?
WCBU analysis: ‘Things changing so rapidly we’re not sure what to plan for’ in new Trump administration
The Watch: City discusses causes, solutions for unhoused
by Terry Bibo • • Comments Off on The Watch: City discusses causes, solutions for unhoused
Peoria will reimburse LULA, NFP and is looking at utilizing Phoenix Community Development and Labor Temple via Salvation Army
The Watch: Sanitary District ponies up for some major sewage projects
by Terry Bibo • • Comments Off on The Watch: Sanitary District ponies up for some major sewage projects
Greater Peoria Sanitary District spending $2,164,288 on Grease Receiving Facility and $4,404,831 on Spring, Caroline Gate Controls
Bird flu, migration & you: Skepticism, responses, vaccines in today’s society
by contributor • • Comments Off on Bird flu, migration & you: Skepticism, responses, vaccines in today’s society
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