Yee-ha! Businesses nabbed for price-gouging other businesses
Public blasts WTVP
Viewers comment on the financial crisis at public TV station
Straight Talk: Christmas sings ‘support Israel’
More than 200 people raised their voices under the direction of the talented Lee Wenger with wife Denise Adams at the grand piano and son Christopher on guitar. That was almost double the audience’s size last year when we resurrected the community event.
Nature Rambles: The view from the hill flows on for forever
The final resting area of a historic pony truss bridge is a very interesting travel wayside: It now sits at the top of two separate watersheds. … Rain falling east of the bridge will wind its way to the Illinois River through Crow Creek south of Henry. Rain falling west will meander to the Illinois via the Spoon River near Havana.
Fluddle follow: Farmers finding productive uses for wetlands
This film captured the recent efforts by farmers are deciding to restore wetlands as part of a new way of managing their agricultural operations. Their restored wetlands are quickly becoming oasis for migratory birds, aquatic invertebrates, and amphibians
Inland Art: Regarding the black hole
With exquisite rendering, Justin Henry Miller skillfully combines a perversion of implied slick surfaces with indulgent colors, creating a sort of Freudian exploration of desires. Yet, within one’s visual vocabulary, a familiarity emerges as if these fundamentally different elements harmoniously converge.
Believe it: Violent crime is actually dropping
New FBI data released recently shows crime rates have fallen to pre-COVID-19 pandemic numbers
Labor roundup: Unionists blast Hamas, push cease-fire
With the Middle East war continuing, and with Israeli military entering Gaza to try to oust Hamas forces, union leaders from the AFL-CIO, the Service Employees and the Government Employees back Israeli’s response to Hamas’s attacks. Meanwhile, more than 240…
Straight Talk: Disappointing decisions by execs at BU
Women’s basketball coach Kate Popevic-Goss suspended; No confidence for President Standifird; still no name for Civic Center
Auditor’s case vs. Peoria County may be ending
State Supreme Court denies to hear appeal: Thomas officially mandated out of office per voter referendum
The Watch: Councilors, commissioners taking care of the details
Peoria County approves balanced budget; Maui Jim contributing to Dunlap schools
League of Women Voters of Greater Peoria observers attend and report on local government meetings
West Peoria News: A look back on 2023 with an eye on 2024 and City Hall
Demolition of the former Busey Bank building began on Nov. 20 after the City Council approved an agreement with PCM+ Design Architects on Nov. 14 for formal planning on the proposed building.
Bill Knight: Portrait of Mark Clark as a young Peorian
Fifty-four years ago Mark Clark was shot to death in raid by police on Black Panthers’ headquarters in Chicago. This year the recollection is more intense. One of Mark’s sister, Gloria, in her book “Mark Clark: Soul of a Black Panther,” wrote of her “concerted effort to make sure that Mark’s legacy is never forgotten nor lost to future generations.”
Our nurses need to be heard: Now
We, trusted guardians of America’s wellbeing, have been screaming that no one should feel comfortable with the state of our nation’s health-care system for years. This essential component of our society is collapsing into disarray
FBI could get involved with disarray at WTVP
Station board members filed police report and claim employee theft over budget shortfall
Find a way out of war: Local family’s escape from Israel puts conflict in perspective
You can disagree with Israeli policy and not be antisemitic. Indeed, roughly half of Israelis disagree with their government’s policies. And about half of Jewish Americans also disagree with Israeli policy. You can also sympathize with the plight of the Palestinians and not be pro-Hamas or anti-Jew.
Struggle for Palestinian rights: A legacy of tragedy, suffering
This article aims to provide a comprehensive historical trajectory since Israel’s inception. It will also address the annexation of Palestinian lands and significant human rights concerns
From the river to the sea: What does that mean?
Jewish people consider it a clear demand for Israel’s destruction, to eliminate Jews from the region; others believe it’s a call for freedom for the Palestinian people throughout Israel
Antisemitism: What does it all mean?
Semite about covers most of the people living in the Middle East so the whole conflict — all of them — could be considered antisemitic.
Heat Waves — In Red & Black: CO2 Pipeline Play in McLean County: Act 2
With $29 million waiting in the wings from Navigator, McLean County Zoning Board refuses to hear testimony on pipeline matters
Op-Ed: Protect our future: Stop CO2 pipelines before it’s too late
After the Satartia disaster, the Pipeline and Hazardous Material Safety Administration realized that our CO2 pipeline safety regulations were inadequate. Especially, with the prospect of a vast CO2 pipeline network.