From a press release: Some say that newspapers are dying, but a newborn venture in rural Peoria County is defying conventional wisdom. Starting today, Feb. 21, The Weekly Post will deliver news, features, photos, comics and more for free to 5,000 households in western Peoria and eastern Knox counties. “There is still a place for … Continue reading Former Journal Star reporters start new weekly newspaper
Peoria County Sheriff: City County Total Pct x-Mike McCoy 5,911 4,511 10,422 72.88% Vince Wieland 2,010 1,869 3,879 27.12% Peoria Board of Education, District 3: City County Total Pct Ernestine Jackson 1,144 5 1,149 17.59% x-Christopher Crawford 3,435 17 3,452 52.84% Jeff Lickiss 1,921 11 1,932 29.57% Peoria County Board, Dist. 1: … Continue reading Local Election Results 2/2/2010
By now, you’ve probably heard or read about how museum supporters successfully discouraged efforts by county school superintendents to put a referendum on the April 7 ballot. That referendum would have been very similar to the museum referendum, only instead of money going toward a museum and big-screen theater, the money would have gone toward … Continue reading Reasons for spiking school referendum weak
District 150’s school board is trying to decide what to do about Edison Schools. Lots of parents like it, apparently, and so the district is considering replicating the program in-house to save money. But according to estimates recently released by the administration and reported in the Journal Star, it would cost almost a million dollars … Continue reading Why replicate Edison?