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Still popular, Bro Country sparks pushback

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Many Country music promoters and programmers may have noticed some reaction to bro country, but the pendulum isn’t yet swinging away from the popular style. “Swinging away from ‘bro country’? Highly doubtable – not yet anyway,” says Chris Michaels, program…

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Help the homeless

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“… bring the homeless poor into your house.” – Isaiah 58: 7 February is Black History Month, so it’s tempting to see emotional objections to the Peoria Housing Authority’s investigation into relocating Taft Homes as racism. However, if giving the…

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Changing Peoria with portraits

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Bad ink and quick news bites fuel fear and people end up labeling entire areas of a city as dangerous. An arbitrary boundary is created that people are afraid to cross. Because of that label, people see only streets of…

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Income Inequality at Root of Ferguson

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The verdict rendered regarding officer Darren Wilson is not only a sickening moral decision on behalf of the people of Ferguson and its citizens, but a fraudulent disgrace of injustice on American people, the Brown family, African American parents and…

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‘Turkey season’ kicks off with family friendly fare

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‘Tis the season of the turkey, both theatrically and gastronomically. A theatrical turkey is a family-friendly show produced between Thanksgiving and the New Year and stuffed with spectacle, music, dance, comedy and sentimentality. One could say the turkey season kicks…

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Neighborhood notes for December 2014

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There are many ways for residents to work toward better neighborhoods, and the City of Peoria is encouraging two actions: organization and engagement. To be recognized as a neighborhood association by the City, organize thusly, according to Neighborhood Development Specialist…

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8 simple ways to shop local this Christmas

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If you are like me, you loathe the idea of spending money at chain stores. I figure, if you spend money at a locally owned spot, you are giving cash to a family that is going to shop and pay…

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