Thanks to Title IX, women’s athletics has advanced to near equity with men. Well, after all the college wrestling programs are shut down, anyway. Until nirvana is reached, however, we can enjoy events like this:
Billy Dennis is lifelong Peorian, having attended Kingman, Glen Oak, Woodruff High School and Illinois Central College before finally tricking Eastern Illinois University into granting him a bachelor's degree in journalism. He's reported on police, fires, labor, local government and schools all across Illinois and Missouri. A former liberal Democrat, life experience turned him into a small-l libertarian.
PI – it's not decided at birth due to genes…you can still escape that nasty cubs-orientation!
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Date: August 31, 2010 Released by: Alma Brown, Communications Manager Subject: RESIDENTIAL COLLECTION SCHEDULE FOR THE CITY OF PEORIA DUE TO THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY Due to the upcoming holiday, all residential collections during the week of September 6, 2010, will be delayed by one day. If your normal garbage and yard waste collection day […]
Local Telecasts add, change Broadcast times Peoria Citizens Committee for Economic Opportunity (PCCEO) announces changes to the broadcast times of its two television shows it airs on Comcast Cable Channel 22 effective September 3rd. CAPtions, airing since 1975, will continue to air on Sundays at 5 pm and Wednesday at 7 pm on Comcast Cable […]
Bradley Hall of Famer’s Honors subject of Local Broadcast Mitchell “JJ” Anderson, outstanding Bradley Braves basketball all-star from 1978-1982, was honored recently by having the new Bradley Athletic Facility Men’s practice court named after him. Highlights of the dedication ceremony revealing this honor will be aired on CAPtions next week. Speakers include […]
If you pick up a Journal Star this morning, you’ll see a “First in Print” article about the museum bonds debate: Delays in issuing bonds, coupled with changes in the public financing of the Peoria Riverfront Museum, could result in $1.6 million to $3.4 million in additional taxpayer costs, according to a memo issued by Peoria County […]
From the Journal Star: After 50 years, Tingleff Pharmacy will close permanently at 1 p.m. Saturday. The pharmacy at 3617 W. Harman Highway lost 60 percent to 65 percent of its customers after Caterpillar Inc. instituted a new prescription drug plan in January. The plan designated specific national pharmacies instead of allowing employees to choose their own […]
[Note to the humor-impaired: This post is all tongue-in-cheek.] We just got the official District 150 school calendar. Now I know we haven’t had “Christmas Vacation” for a long time now. I understand the religious sensitivities that led to changing it to “Winter Vacation.” Nevertheless, the calendar has nearly every conceivable religious and non-religious ob […]
C.J. Summers questions how Peoria County can use "Build America Bonds" established, I believe, in 2007 to fund the museum.Good question and perhaps our county administrator will answer for all our readers. […]
Review of the PRM request for forced (forced, yes, the 15,000 no voters didn't want the extra $4 million a year) tax collection: Originally $600,000 spread out over 6 years. I voted yes. Then $24 million, then $34+ million,(this is when the county asked to own the museum that I voted "no") then $40 million, then $40,600 and now $41,600,000 as […]
Mark Johnson, ex-Caterpillar Manager and Caterpillar spokesperson for the river side projects and later, Peoria County liaison between the Peoria Riverfront Museum Committees, has resigned effective September 1, 2010.Another sign of the times?? Has anyone talked to Erik Bush, former County Financial Manager about his reflections on the new museum?Might be in […]
I didn't expect them to implode so early… but like I always say, even in September… "it's still early!"I rue the day I became a Cub fan.
PI – it's not decided at birth due to genes…you can still escape that nasty cubs-orientation!