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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.

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PeoriaChronicle

• 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 […]
• More historic quotes about Firefly March 13, 2010
  “In terms of company stability, Caterpillar owns 35 percent of Firefly, and Cat is a company that does its homework. This battery technology is unique and promising enough that Firefly had little trouble raising $20 million in private equity. Company officials figure 80 percent of that money is spent locally, so there’s economic spin-off.” –Journal [ […]

Merle Widmer’s Peoria Watch

• 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 […]
• Why Peoria County Makes Gap Loans March 14, 2010
  It appears the City/County of Peoria had put in place, through an Inter-Governmental Relations Committee a long time ago, a City/County Loan Program with the aim of helping businesses in need of financial assistance to expand or begin operations.An early loan of $100,000 to United Scanning Technologies went bad in 1986. In time, this Loan Program was replace […]

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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