I have a post up about the big reunion bash. It has nothing to do with Peoria media or politics. Just me being a nostalgic sap. Feel free to ignore it.
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This cannot be right.
After last night’s Woodruff High School football game — The Warriors defeated Peoria Notre Dame 21-14 in the most exciting game I’ve seen in a long time — the Class of 1981 met at Crusen’s for an alumni get-together.
Naturally, there were a bunch of alumni of Glen Oak School there as well. […]

I may be one of the last non-republicans in America who still things the toppling Saddam Hussein was justified in terms of national defense and who doesn’t buy the idea that we are creating terrorism that endangers Americans (the Islamofascists attacked us long before we invaded Iraq). Still, I have consistently, I believe, supported the […]

Congress is expected to approve a $448 billion defense-spending bill that includes $1.6 million to Springfield’s Memorial Medical Center for reasons that have nothing whatsoever to do with national defense:
The money will be used buy computerized intravenous pumps designed to reduce medication errors. A hospital spokesman was quoted as saying that the equipment is considered […]

Just a moment ago, I received the following e-mail from Kathleen Woith:
We heard you, so the Peoria Museum Partners Invite Community to Help Choose Name from New Options
Peoria, IL, September 29, 2006 – Think no one cares what a museum is named? Not so, judging from the responses when the Museum Collaboration Partners asked for […]

For as long as I’ve known him, I’ve been pestering WCBU chief newsie Jonathan Ahl to start a blog. Furthermore, this blog MUST be called “Ahl Things Considered.” You see, WCBU runs National Public Radio’s afternoon news show, called “All Things Considered.” Therefore, having Jonathan Ahl name his blog “Ahl Things Considered” would be a […]

Journal Star columnist Pam Adams lived up to her reputation as an apologist for Peoria’s criminals with today’s column on the anecdotal criminal who fathered 11 children with 10 women.
That’s not a criticism, just a nod to reality in a city where the police chief’s focus is so narrow he sees his role as pushing […]

From a press release:

Jeff Javis puts into words what I have been saying for a long time. It’s time newspapers abandon the unsigned editorial:
The irony is that the editorialists have long been guilty of the sins most often attributed to bloggers: They rarely report and mostly just leach off the work of other journalists. And they work anonymously. […]

Remember last year when the City of Peoria and the County of Peoria seemed about on the verge of war over which governmental body was responsible for holding prisoners until they make their first appearance before a judge? It was the most public of many disputes the city and county seem to have over jurisdictions […]

There are fire engines and ladder trucks outside my home right this second. A home across the street caught fire and looks to be a total loss. The word on the street — literally — is that it was an electrical problems of some kind. The only occupants — a mother and child — managed […]

Maybe you’ve seen Kansas City sportswriter Jason Whitlock from his appearances on Pardon the Interruption or read his stuff on ESPN’s Page 2. Well, you’ll have to go the the KC star’s Website if you want to read any more of his stuff. It seems that ESPN’s fired his ass over comments he made about […]

From a press release:
State Representative Candidate Passing Petitions Against 55% Electric Rate Increase
PEORIA-Democratic Candidate for State Representative Bill Spears is asking for the public’s help in halting an anticipated 55 percent increase in electric bills expected to impact consumers and businesses on Jan. 1, 2007. Spears is currently circulating petitions so local residents […]

If you don’t believe me, judge for yourself.
Since I don’t have a specified number of column inches to fill, I’m just going to sit back and watch soap operas today until it’s time to go to the city council’s budget session. Anything for a few laughs.

I have to admit to having been a little puzzled this week about what the media was reporting about the end of negotiations between the City of Peoria and School District 150 over the location of a new Glen Oak School. I was left with the impression that the fight was over and the district […]