Procrastination isn’t a desired behavior although it often sneaks into daily activities. Like the unexpected guest showing up unannounced with expectations of luxurious amenities, procrastination can adversely affect good intentions and positive outcomes. It requires effort not to fall into…
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Cleve Heidelberg: “I’m about justice”
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Poetry of Hiroshima memories and the happiness of Central Illinois dirt
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When Aozora “Zoe” Brockman’s first book, “The Happiness of Dirt,” was published in 2011, this is what Illinois Poet Laureate Kevin Stein wrote: “In an era when most stand sorely distanced from the planting, tending, and harvesting of our food,…
Elder Care Concern: Boredom
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BY DAVE WEIMAN Last month I wrote about loneliness, one of the three plagues that affect the well-being of elders. This month I want to address one of the other plagues, boredom. Next month I’ll discuss the third plague, helplessness.…
Health damage from exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals much greater in U.S. than E.U.
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Exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals is costing the United States more than $340 billion a year in treatment compared with $163 billion a year in the European Union, according to a new study by researchers at New York University…
Dedication of restored Ingersoll statue
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The Peoria Park District’s Board of Trustees will dedicate the restored Robert Ingersoll statue at 10:30 a.m. Aug. 11 in lower Glen Oak Park where the statue has been located since 1911. Ingersoll was an orator, statesman, free thinker and…
Falling a major risk for Elderly
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BY DAVE WEIMAN Each year, more than two million older Americans go to the emergency room because of fall-related injuries. A simple fall can cause a serious fracture of the arm, hand, ankle or hip. This is particularly troubling when…
New solar bus shelters installed
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Greater Peoria Mass Transit District (GPMT) CityLink has been installing new bus shelters throughout the transit district for the past two years. CityLink wanted to improve passenger safety and increase bus stop visibility. In 2014, CityLink obtained the new solar-powered,…
Pillar of West Bluff Named
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Golda Ewalt and her husband Bob Streitmatter have been awarded the 2016 “Pillar of the West Bluff” award in recognition of their work with University East Neighborhood Association and for promoting the West Main Street corridor. Ewalt is director of…
GateHouse Score Card: Zero for newsroom; millions for CEO
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Last month, Community Word wrote about negotiations between GateHouse Media (New Media) and the Springfield State Journal-Register United Media Guild representing newsroom employees. Since that article ran, GateHouse released its 2015 annual proxy statement listing CEO Kirk Davis receiving a…