Peoria ChronicleFrom Arab News:
Marines come from well-bred families; others join because they were living off the street. Some join to be educated, others to become part of a family. Some join because they simply “want to be part of the best.”
Many of these young Marines don’t know the difference between an Arab […]
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Romenesko links to a tale out of Salt Lake City, where two Tribune reporters got a tounge-lashing from their boss for assisting the National Enquirer in its coverage of the Jessica Smart kidnapping. Michael Vigh and Kevin Cantera claim they didn’t report for the tabloid, but gave background on the case to the notoriously inaccurate […]
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In its April 9 editorial, the Peoria Journal Star had this to say about a study conducted on the feasibility of turning over the long-empty Sears block in downtown Peoria for use as a museum of Peoria history. Mayor Dave Ransburg questioned the study’s conclusions and wants a new one (which is exactly what happened […]
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They said irony was dead after 9-11. Apparently, “they” haven’t been reading Phil Luciano’s column in the Journal Star. His April 25 entry is especially ironic. It ends with this question: “Does anyone else in PeoriaLand hate the requisite nightly blurbs that our TV newscasts squander on Bloomington-Normal?”
I sure do, Phil. That’s why I wrote […]
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I used to work for Conrad Black. This was back when I was at the Canton (Ill.) Daily Ledger, which was owned by American Publishing Company, which was owned by Hollinger International. I have not the faintest idea who owned whom now, because I escaped that hellhole of a corporation many years ago. I worked […]
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