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  • Boblee: Last year at Peoria High, we were squished on those bleachers like sardines. People talked and screamed...
  • The Mouse: Anyone willing to bet against Martin’s prediction? If so, I’ll take that bet!
  • Jon: No, Sharon, I’m not paid by D150 or the charter school. I do appreciate your example of the diffculties in...
  • Sharon assumes: that Jon is paid for PR by the charter school or district 150, so are we to assume she is paid for PR...
  • Sharon Crews: Jon, I erred in declaring a reason why these young people left the charter school–I do not know...
  • Jon: Charlie – I’m know at least one person for whom I’m pretty sure English takes much less effort...
  • Mahkno: At least when it dies, a bunch of County Board members will be on record for endorsing the bait n switch and...
  • Martin Palmer: You wonder.What a hoot! Other than Merle possably 2nd it it will die a quick death.
  • Sharon Crews: Emerge, the “if your school is a failing school”–lots of luck in trying to get a...
  • daveadams: Thanks Jon for digging up the numbers for the surrounding districts. Peoria’s growth in costs is...
  • Frustrated: Sorry Charlie – but science and math in the higher MS grades and HS require more effor for most...
  • charlie: “May(be) some (are)leaving Quest because the study of math and science involved a lot of...
  • EmergePeoria: … and if people are “fleeing” the charter school because of the math and science,...
  • maddy: Perhaps the city could arrange for Park ‘n Ride service from the respective high school parking lots for...
  • EmergePeoria: Sharon: If the school in your attendance area is a failing school, you have a choice to go to other...

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I second that

Eyebrows McGee has written some sound and common sense advice for District 150. It’s advice they’ve heard many times before from many different people. That’s okay. They need to keep hearing it — relentlessly — until they start actually following it.

All in favor, [...]

$3.95

A gallon of gasoline is $3.95 today. In a couple weeks it will no doubt be over $4. It’s getting to the point that I can’t afford to drive anymore. Unfortunately, in Peoria, not driving leaves you with very few options.

There’s bicycling, as the paper profiled today. There are limitations to [...]

Hullinger spreading the good news

I don’t think there’s a bigger cheerleader for Peoria than Economic Development Director Craig Hullinger. He’s trying to reach people through every method possible; he’s even using Blogger to set up a pseudo-blog for the Economic Development department. Now, he’s started directly e-mailing the media, including bloggers, with good economic news about Peoria. [...]