NOTE: GateHouse Media, the parent company for the Peoria Journal Star, TimesNewspapers and other dailies and weeklies in Illinois and other parts of the country, today saw the price of its stock drop to 56 cents a share before closing at 72 cents. The same stock once sold for more than $20 a share. The [...]

Funny column from Phil Luciano today. He tries to sum up a list of Peoria people and institutions using just six words.
I thought I’d turn the tables a bit on Mr. Luciano:

Poor man’s Rick Baker. VERY poor.
Snideness isn’t real talent? Who knew?
Column subjects based on junk email.
Dishes it out, can’t take it.
Doesn’t realize White Sox [...]

Background: Someone who used an email address known to belong to the family Peoria School Board member Jim Stowell commented on an actions of the Peoria City Council, and mentions a “Catholic contingent that is running everyone else out of town.” This happened in the comment section of an article posted on the Peoria Journal [...]

My own thoughts about the value newspaper endorsements are on record. Still, here is a press release from the Jim McConoughey campaign regarding two such endorsement:
Peoria Journal Star Recommends McConoughey for Congress
Jacksonville Journal-Courier says McConoughey the ‘better’ choice to represent the 18th District
Peoria, IL – Citing his maturity, measured approach and ability to make [...]

I spent a bit of time sending out emails to folks trying to nail this down, and I’m not getting replies. So, I’ll lable label his a rumor: I’m hearing that the powers-that-be have decided to put the Pekin Daily Times building in downtown Pekin up for sale. I’m also hearing that there are a [...]