ROYCE ELLIOTT PLACE The sun was shining brightly, almost like God’s spotlight on America’s cleanest comedian, Royce Elliott, as people gathered to honor the man who made so many laugh and smile. The occasion was the unveiling of the honorary…
Earth hasn’t become Bizarro World, DC Comics’ cubical planet where a flawed copy of Superman talks in twisted negatives. When that super-powered villain says, “I love you!” he means he hates you. If Bizarro says, “I’m sad you succeeded,” he…
BY DOUG DAY Next month will mark the 161st anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Peoria speech that served to revive the political career of the country lawyer, former one-term Congressman and future President. The Peoria speech was part of the Lincoln-Douglas…
The debate around medical marijuana should move away from the lack of scientific studies and focus on experience. I admit to formerly being a pot smoker. Some time back I quit smoking weed to focus on family and career. Unfortunately,…
By KYM LADD HARTZ Winter changing to spring was very smooth. Everything was perfect, unlike last spring when winter kept coming around when you least expected it and killing off new spring buds. No, this spring was as well as…
Over past 20 years, “Loaves and Fish” fed 300,000 Last year, I was talking with a couple about what went into their selection of whether and/or which church to call home. Their Christian faith is strong, so connecting with a…
Night Out Against Crime will be hosted by the West Peoria Neighborhood Watch, City of West Peoria, West Peoria Township, Peoria County Sheriff’s Department, Peoria Park District/Franciscan Complex and the Travelers Protective Association from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sept.…
After 40 years of farming in rural Princeton, Dan Schafer is between a rock and a hard place, grappling with a problem that could threaten his livelihood and the safety of the public food supply. He told his long-time…
State Sen. Daniel Biss arrived in Springfield in 2011 with an academic background in mathematics and a progressive bent. He plans to run for state comptroller and has studied pension reform, the state budget and leveraging social and environmental…
New owner has legal appeal against Texas with U.S. Supreme Court After more than four decades providing first trimester abortions for women in central Illinois, National Health Care Services on North University Street has been sold to an organization based…
