It’s Monday, and it’s raining. And I don’t feel like blogging. So here’s an open thread for your enjoyment. What would you like to talk about?
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[A] project of this magnitude will likely never again be seen in Peoria. The economic development potential will only add to the diversity of our economic base. As a community, each and every one of us should do everything reasonably possible to ensure the huge opportunity of Museum Square is not lost: it is [...] “I couldn’t give a [profanity] whether a person calls himself a scientist. Science has covered itself with glory, morally, in my time. Scientists were the people in Germany telling Hitler that it was a good idea to kill all the Jews. Scientists told Stalin it was a good idea to wipe out the middle-class [...] I thought you might be interested to know what’s going on with the Heart of Peoria Commission these days. Here’s a quick look: The Executive Summary One of the top things on the Heart of Peoria Commission’s work plan this year is to develop an executive summary of the Heart of Peoria Plan. The [...] New York Times columnist David Brooks looks at Hillary Clinton’s ongoing campaign despite her slim (5% by some accounts) chance of winning the Democratic nomination for president, and comes away with some observations and questions: When you step back and think about it, she is amazing. She possesses the audacity of hopelessness. Why [...] Have you seen “Junction City Phase II” yet? Here’s the sign with an artist’s rendering: Doesn’t really look like Junction City, does it? Kinda looks more like the strip mall out by Wal-Mart on Allen Road. Is it just me, or did anyone else expect the new addition to be complementary to the style [...] . . . if you’re looking for a way to kill someone and get off easy, don’t use a gun, just push him into on-coming traffic. [Said Councilman Eric] Turner, who along with Councilman Clyde Gulley, were the only two to vote against the [Wal-Mart package liquor license] denial. “This is a national corporation trying to create an opportunity to compete with their competitors.” –Journal Star, 3/26/08 I’ve been sobbing all morning about poor old Wal-Mart being denied that package [...] The City was poised to raise special event parking rates in downtown Peoria parking decks by one dollar last night — from $5 to $6. But it got deferred. Why? Evidently because they want to make sure such a supposedly draconian increase is warranted; to assess whether parking attendants are capable of making $4 [...] To listen to talk radio these days, you’d think that Barack Obama and Rev. Jeremiah Wright of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago are the same person. They think the same thoughts, and they have the same motivations. And if Obama gets elected, he’s going to advocate for Civil War reparations. Right. And [...] |
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