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Billy Dennis is a former reporter and editor at small daily and weekly newspapers in Illinois and Missouri. He comments on media, news and politics. He also owns and operates The Blog Peoria Project, which promotes community-based citizen journalism in his hometown, Peoria IL. Call me at (309) 863-5748 and leave a message. Or email me.
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Five Peoria police layoffs averted
Press release: Date: December 23, 2009 Released by: Alma Brown, Communications Manager Subject: The City of Peoria Defers Five Layoffs from the Police Department’s 2010 Operating Budget Following the approval of the 2010 Budget, Chief Settingsgaard provided Scott Moore, City … Continue reading
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Mixed financial news for WYZZ owner
Via Baltimore Sun: Sinclair Broadcast Group Inc. reported Wednesday an increase in third quarter net income and said the company had successfully restructured its balance sheet. The Hunt Valley-based broadcaster said net income for the quarter ended Sept. 30 rose … Continue reading
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I’m not the only one going through this
Check out Coffee Outside the Cubicle: on the unstructured life. Good blog.
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Local: 23 teachers urge D150 to reconsider shorter school day
There’s a letter in the Journal Star from teachers on Peoria’s South Side urging reconsideration of the decision to cut 45 minutes from the primary school schedule: District 150 administrators and board members have touted the need for a longer … Continue reading
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Local: Apparently, we CAN toss out these bums
Elaine Hopkins has the skinny on some recent developments and and plans by the District 150 Watch organization to protest outside district headquarters and then comment at the next school board meeting. The article provides a wealth of information, especially … Continue reading
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Good news for online news ventures
So, how is the Chi-Town Daily News, an all-online news venture, going to use that nifty $340,000 grant from the Knight Foundation? We will use the grant funding to recruit, train and deploy a highly structured network of volunteer journalists … Continue reading
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City Council questionnaire: Schools
3. Other than “improve communication” and “cooperate more,” what can or should the city of Peoria do to improve Peoria’s schools? Gale Thetford: The most important thing that the city of Peoria can do to improve Peoria’s schools is to … Continue reading
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Peoria City Council meeting
Regular business meeting Begins: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 at 6:15 PM Ends: Tue, 09 Jan 2007 at 10:00 PM Location: Peoria City Hall, Council Chambers 419 Fulton Street Peoria, IL 61602 USA Link: Agenda (online) The meeting will be shown … Continue reading
I’m withholding judgement about Peoria library plans
I’m a long-time fan of the Peoria Public Library. So, I have a sentimental attachment to them, which makes it hard for me to oppose any expansion plans. However, I have never completely bought into the complaints that the downtown … Continue reading
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Obama speaks in defense of habeas corpus
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 … Continue reading
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