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PeoriaChronicle

• “Word on the Web” has Urich news conference video March 16, 2010
  The Journal Star recently started a new blog based on John Sharp and Karen McDonald’s Monday column “Word on the Street.” The blog is called “Word on the Web,” and so far it has been very good. New content is added regularly, and the information is much more timely than the weekly print [...] […]
• Transportation Secretary speaks out on . . . health care reform? March 15, 2010
  Talk about your full-court press from the Obama administration. Even Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood is advocating for the administration’s health care bill now: Yesterday, I voiced my support for health care reform with an op-ed in the Chicago Tribune. I am grateful to those who saw my speaking-out for what it was: a former [...] […]
• Note to D150 employees: Illinois offers whistleblower protection March 14, 2010
  Another potential scandal at District 150 was revealed last week by the WEEK-TV news team: Sources tell us district 150 security this week was notified of employees possibly selling District 150 computers illegally over the Internet. Those sources say there was a raid at the district’s Ricketts Center and several shredders and computer hard drives were con […]

Merle Widmer’s Peoria Watch

• FireFly - What Community Leaders Said March 15, 2010
  "Calling FireFly 'the poster child' of Peoria NEXT", National City regional president Doug Stewart said that technology was not in short supply in Peoria. "Ideas are not our problem. The issue is management, first, and capital second. If we are going to hit a home run, FireFly is the closest thing we've got."Doug was probab […]
• FireFly Closer to Burning Bright March 15, 2010
  So wrote Molly Parker, reporter for the JS in May of 2007. The resolution by the County to guarantee, along with the city, a six million dollar loan to FireFly by National City Bank, State Representative Dave Leitch, Vice-President, who personally urged the County Board to approve this loan. Quoting Ms. Parker,"The resolution passed both committees by v […]
• FireFly & G&D Integrated March 14, 2010
  On 5/28/07, Jennifer Davis and Molly Parker wrote "Finding a FireFly Fix Over Breakfast" in their 'Word on the Street' Column in the JS. Quoting the column, " braving buckets of snow, former Mayor Dick Carver, current Mayor Jim Ardis, state Representative Dave Leitch and a Peoria businessman showed up for breakfast at Le Peep. Over t […]

The Community Word

• Women’s History Month
• Long fight for U.S. Senate seat begins
• The gift of life
• Progress Report of Downtown Library’s Renovation
• Remembering — Straight Talk March 2010
• District 150 needs business, board to clean house
• Northern exposure — Dale’s Column March 2010
• I was banned — City Beat March 2010
• Stop Playing Politics With Our Lives!
• Be Still: Doors and Windows column March 2010

CapitolFax

• Weird press release and Quinn might’ve been right after all March 15, 2010
• Modern Tech Policies Create and Save Jobs in Illinois March 15, 2010
• Sen. Duffy caught on red light video, plus other videos, graphs and lots more stuff March 15, 2010
• Question of the day March 15, 2010
• Fixing a hole in the ocean March 15, 2010

CW Notes

• March 27th – One-day Fielding & Baserunning Camp March 15, 2010
• Your 2010 Census Form will arrive SOON! March 15, 2010
• Join County Board Candidate (3rd District) Karrie Alms at St. Patrick’s Day Parade March 15, 2010
• COMMUNITY CALL TO ACTION FORUM March 15, 2010
• MADISON GOLF COURSE OPENING March 16 March 15, 2010
• OSF SAINT FRANCIS MEDICAL EXERCISE PROGRAM OFFERS SILVERSNEAKERS® WATER FITNESS CLASS March 15, 2010
• Red Cross promotes sober driving on St. Pat’s Day March 15, 2010
• Polanski’s ‘Chinatown’ at the Apollo March 14, 2010
• OSF SAINT FRANCIS HEART HOSPITAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY TEAM EARNS ACCREDITATION March 13, 2010
• ILLINOIS AMERICAN WATER ALERTS CUSTOMERS TO CHECK EMPLOYEE IDENTIFICATION March 13, 2010

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