I thought I was in store for a puff piece when I saw this headline: City Councilman leads effort to brand region.
But Peoria Journal Star reporter John Sharp actually made some phone calls and got some balance for his article on Peoria City Councilman Ryan’s Spain efforts to “brand” the city.
I like this graph:
“You...
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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 Manager with a plan to retain officers. “I applaud Chief Settingsgaard and his Command Staff for working...
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Usually, I report on the drama going on here on Randolph Avenue.
This morning, I was the cause.
I found a notice from the city on my car windshield yesterday:
PARKING BAN FOR SEALCOAT WORK.
PLEASE DO NOT PARK ON THIS STREET BETWEEN THE
HOURS OF 7:00 A.M. AND 5:00 P.M. UNTIL AFTER IT
HAS BEEN SEALCOATED. VIOLATORS MAY BE...
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I’m working this evening, and my morning and early afternoon are taken up by Blog Peoria Project business. Member bloggers might want to read this important post.
Anyway, do check out Word on the Street. Apparently, there’s something Barbara Van Auken hasn’t been telling me.
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Someone’s posted a rumor that Barbara Van Auken is considering a run for mayor of Peoria. Naturally, some other names are being thrown out there. I have NOT discussed this issue with Councilwoman Van Auken, but I doubt she’d run against Mayor Ardis. Lets just toss another name into the mayoral mix: At large...
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Today’s links via the Journal Star:
The Journal Star got around to reporting on the financial disclosure statement filed by 18th District Congressional Candidate Jim McConoughey. That’s good. Better late than never, I say.
I was amused at how the link to the article was displayed on the JS Web site:
Heh. You would think a guy...
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Lack of funding for district projects had two district council members demanding changes at the Peoria City Council’s first meeting over the 2008 budget.
Barbara Van Auken was angered that the preliminary $22 million capital improvement budget had no funding for the Sheridan Triangle facade improvement program in her 2nd District. It was especially galling...
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Journal Star: Word on the street reports that 2nd District City Councilwoman Barbara Van Auken will introduce an amendment exempting used book stores from the ordinance that regulates pawn shops.
My two cents: I enjoyed this quote from Police Chief Steve Settingsgaard:
“Enforcement activities must be prioritized, and those priorities must be based upon areas of...
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Today's Word on the Street reports that former ...
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I had a hard time keeping a straight face during tonight’s council meeting.
During the “new business” section, At-Large council member Gary Sandberg came up with an idea to accomplish two tasks with at once.
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I really don’t appreciate this comment from Polly Peoria regarding Barbara Van Auken:
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Just for laughs, I thought I’d pull some quotes out of my notebook:
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Forgive me for the lateness of this post. The council meeting lasted way longer that it should have. If the quality of a democracy is measured in the amount of time we let politicians and the public repeat themselves in front of a microphone, then Peoria has the healthiest damn democracy in Illinois. Jesus,...
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Nothing in this article changes my original prediction. The water buyout will pass by one vote:
Yes: Sandberg, Grayeb, Manning, Van Auken, Gulley and Spears.
No: Ardis, Nichting, Morris, Turner and Jacob.
Chase presented a good argument for a landslide in favor. But that 82 percent referendum will weight on their minds. I don’t see it passing...
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The Peoria County Board decided Thursday to get involved in city politics last week. Considering all the bickering between the city and county governments recently, it might appear to be meddling. But this time, it’s a good thing. The board voted 16-0 to urge Bradley University to meet with leaders of the Uplands and...
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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.
Recent Blog Peoria PostsToday’s strip: Chris Muir is hearing my pleas. Sam is again in the low-cut, skin-tight little black dress. Chris treats up to a front view and a maddeningly curvaceous profile.
Today’s strip: Now this is more like it. Sam is in a skin-tight, low-cut little black dress. There’s a front view and a side view. You go, Chris!
Via Slashfilm:
Now there’s a slight update: according to IESB, the shortlist is now only three names: Chris Evans (Sunshine, The Fantastic Four); Channing Tatum (G.I. Joe, Stop-Loss) and Sebastian Stan (Gossip Girl). I’ve stumped for Evans before, but am a bit surprised that he’s still on the list, because of that Fantastic Four association. But that’s no big deal in the long run, as the Marvel Studios film universe has nothing to do with the Fox version of Marvel’s characters. (Confusing!) Evans is easily the best choice here.
Feh. We need a traditional square-jawed hero for this role, not some pretty boy. Evans is an X-games sorta guy. Cap is a baseball/football/track letterman kinda guy. And the FF movies sucked and that kinda stink don’t wash off.
if you guys think this is amazing, wait till the Avengers movie comes out. dakkota92 Says: March 19th, 2010 at 4:03 pm. he wanted more money they said no soo he quit. SilentWorld13 Says: March 19th, 2010 at 4:08 pm …
Of course this would mean that he could be a villain in Iron Man 3 or even the Avengers movie. Now what if each major villain of the Marvel heroes banded together? Mandarin for Iron Man, Red Skull for Captain America, Loki for Thor, …
As for Chris Evans, he was the best part of the Fantastic Four, so why not keep him for a spot in the Avengers movie instead? Sebastian Stan / Wilson Bethel Sebastian Stan and Wilson Bethel are unknowns to me. I don't watch Gossip Girl …
Leave it to film fans to do something cool. Below you can checkout a fan trailer for X-Men vs Star Trek. Back in the day MARVEL did a cross over comic…
And what about that X-Men 4 news? There were hints in recent months that the 'X-Men' movie franchise would be moving ahead and away from prequels — and with Singer involved, no less — but this is a veritable official announcement. …
The “X-Men” film series feels like it has become a cinematic entity akin to the “Star Trek” franchise — a property that seems destined to navigate some seriously choppy waters, alternately exciting and infuriating fans, and probably …
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