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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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• Great Price Louisville Ladder for March 15, 2010
  Louisville Safegard FW2412 Nonconductive Mobile Maintenance Platform,24″x17″ 300 lb Capacity Size-12 Review Louisville Safegard FW2412 Nonconductive Mobile Maintenance Platform,24″x17″ 300 lb Capacity Size-12 Feature Heavy-Duty, Slip Resistant, Step Assembly. Nonconductive Handrails and Guardrail. Standard Easy-Turn Design On 7-15 Step Ladders. Forwa […]
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• Great Price Louisville Ladder FS1503 for $66.46 March 15, 2010
  Louisville Ladder FS1503 300-Pound Duty Rating Fiberglass Platform Ladder, 3-Foot Review This fiberglass ladder is solid and high quality and does not conduct electricity like an aluminum one would. It was priced .00 more than a comparable Werner aluminum ladder at Lowe’s. I believed the degree of safety of a fiberglass ladder over an [...] […]
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• The Lost Art of our Nation’s Cemeteries. March 15, 2010
  While looking through books on Origami at the library with my daughter over the weekend, what to my surprise do I find? A book, published in 2005, that I had never heard of called “The Lost Art of Our Nation’s Cemeteries.” Even more surprising was that it was written by the Peoria Journal Star’s writer [...] […]
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• Some people STILL do not get the ‘citizen journalist’ thing March 14, 2010
  This might be of interest to readers who are interested in citizen journalism: Knoxville’s Helen Smith, a forensic psychologist who blogs at Dr. Helen, raised some concern and questions about whether the Knoxville Police Department had increased patrols in West Knoxville. “I was out yesterday and saw people left and right being pulled over for what looke […]
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• On Being A Helpmeet March 14, 2010
  Disclaimer: All symbolism breaks down at some point. Though I’m serious about the thoughts I’m posting, I’m not in any way trying to make a complete one-to-one correlation. You may have heard about our current roleplaying game on Friday nights. All of us are playing characters with some level (generally a pretty deep level) [...] […]
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• 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 [ […]
• Firefly closes, taxpayers left holding the bag March 13, 2010
  In May-June 2007, the City of Peoria and Peoria County pledged a combined total of $6.6 million as a guarantee for a loan from National City Bank to Firefly Energy, the darling Caterpillar spin-off and “poster child” of PeoriaNext. The source of the funds breaks down to $3.3 million in utility tax revenues from [...] […]

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

• Reader comments closed for the weekend March 12, 2010
• This just in… March 12, 2010
• Claypool mulls a different run; Plus, news from the GOP Circular Firing Squad and the LG imbroglio March 12, 2010
• Question of the day March 12, 2010
• Legislative wrap-up March 12, 2010

CW Notes

• 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
• Annual Ladies Day Brunch at Washington Christian Church on March 27th March 13, 2010
• Youth Violence Community Forum to be Televised March 13, 2010
• Accelerated nursing program launched at Bradley March 13, 2010
• BENEFIT FUNDRAISER FOR BACKUS HOME MAKEOVER March 12, 2010
• Peoria Area Chamber of Commerce Showcases Local Businesses March 11, 2010
• Extension of SBA Recovery Lending Programs Will Support $1.8 Billion in Small Business Lending March 11, 2010
• Rotary Club of Peoria to Host Wheelchair Basketball Teams and Families March 11, 2010

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