Let me explain: I write a column for the Peoria Times-Observer. The PTO covers the part of Peoria that is north of War Memorial Drive. It also covers Peoria Heights and Dunlap. Generally, I don’t write a column unless it would be of interest to these readers. I also avoid using the column for personal [...]

Imitation is the greatest form of flattery, I suppose. Months after Tom Batters wrote about Jazz music in the Peoria area, the Peoria Journal-Star wote about it in this week’s Cue section. But, they followed our lead the week before, when we broke the “strippergate” story. Sometimes they don’t bother to follow up on stories [...]