Junk Science Journals Two scientific journals known for their industry ties have become go-to publications for researchers who minimize risks from chemicals, according to an article published by Center for Public Integrity. Critics are charging the two peer-reviewed science journals,…
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“Unimaginable injustice” 45 years in prison
by Clare Howard • • Comments Off on “Unimaginable injustice” 45 years in prison
Is Cleve Heidelberg INNOCENT? BY CLARE HOWARD On a cold, gray Friday afternoon in mid-January, Marcella Teplitz and Andrew Hale drove east on Harmon Highway from the site of the old Bellevue Drive-In movie theater. Outside the theater ticket booth…
Food deserts
by Bill Knight • • Comments Off on Food deserts
Distance and income leave some neighborhoods hungry for good food BY BILL KNIGHT The need is chicken-or-egg. And meat and fruit . . . . Neighborhoods need full-service groceries for consumers to shop for healthy food, but businesses need customer…
Agriculture biotechnology: challenging law; violating justice
by Clare Howard • • Comments Off on Agriculture biotechnology: challenging law; violating justice
Biotechnology in agriculture is upending traditional notions of justice and liability; public policy is failing to keep up with the problem. Both chemical and organic farmers are venting frustration over harm. Lawsuit over Viptera GMO corn American farmers suffered billions…
Recognition and demand grow for organic farmer
by terrabrockman • • Comments Off on Recognition and demand grow for organic farmer
BY TERRA BROCKMAN The Illinois Department of Agriculture has named a fifth generation central Illinois farmer, Harold Wilken, the winner of the annual R.J. Vollmer Award for Sustainable Agriculture. Wilken, together with his wife Sandy and son Ross, are the…
Elder Care Concerns
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Elder Care Concerns
BY DAVE WEIMAN For some elders, the ideal solution to diminishing physical capabilities and/or minor medical concerns, is to have caregivers come to their home. There is a growing number of organizations that are available to provide this level of…
Central Illinois: A Cancer Cluster?
by Clare Howard • • Comments Off on Central Illinois: A Cancer Cluster?
BY CLARE HOWARD Kim Crandall walks her dogs, Roo and Mia, everyday on the streets around her Morton home and in the nearby park bordering corn and soybean fields. The walk gives her time to reflect on an alarming pattern…
Facts refute Muslim terrorist narrative; reveal right-wing, anti-government extremism
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Facts refute Muslim terrorist narrative; reveal right-wing, anti-government extremism
BY IMAM KAMIL MUFTI The Moslems (Muslims) Are Coming! After giving quite a bit of thought to this column, I decided to talk about a common phrase I hear in the media and from some of our politicians about…
Outreach connects Rivermen to community
by Community Word Staff • • Comments Off on Outreach connects Rivermen to community
By BILL KNIGHT Many Peorians may have only a vague idea of the difference between a slap shot and a chip shot, or think a hat trick needs a bunny, or a power play involves the Koch brothers. But the…
Treat the patient, not the cancer: Injecting compassion into med school
by Clare Howard • • Comments Off on Treat the patient, not the cancer: Injecting compassion into med school
BY CLARE HOWARD Dr. Bento Soares knows cancer too intimately from both a personal and academic perspective. He moved here 11 months ago for his position as senior associate dean for research in cancer biology and pharmacology at the University…