I highly recommend reading Merle Widmer’s excellent piece, “Lest We Forget” on his “Peoria Watch” blog. I’ve been suspicious of the Peoria Park District ever since they started trying to push through this rails-to-trails conversion of the Kellar Branch. He doesn’t mention that particular bad idea, but he does give all the facts and figures of … Continue reading All Hail Merle Widmer!
It’s day ten of the exciting, new, Peoria Chiefs! And, they lost again. Record: 2-8. Boy, am I glad they switched affiliates to the Cubs. This will really bring in the crowds now!!
In case you’re wondering, I’m writing from the hospital. My wife is here working on cross-stitch, and my son is sleeping soundly in his little bassinet. Hospitals aren’t real exciting places…. So, I’m able to spend a little time on the blog after all.
You gotta love the Journal Star’s editorial today about the water buyout (read it here). Essentially, their strategy is to vote it down for now, then use the next five years to figure out a way to get the appraisal system to come up with the same figure the city wants to pay for the … Continue reading Journal Star and the Water Buyout
Yes, of course this would be number one. I’m not denying that the expressway needed some improvements. Some of those exit ramps were very dangerous and needed to be reconstructed. But isn’t this overhaul a bit excessive? I mean, do we really need six to eight lanes of traffic through Peoria? It’s almost … Continue reading 1. The I-74 Overhaul
9. Mt. Hawley Road between Knoxville and Giles Lane. Why does the city let the school completely close the road during the entire school day? Isn’t that a bit of overkill, considering they have a flashing light and a crossing guard? Besides, are the kids trapsing back and forth across the street every minute of the … Continue reading 9 Most Irritating Traffic Situations in Peoria
No sooner had I sent my last message, then my wife went into labor. Our son was born at 4:50 a.m. today (April 17). So, no blogging for now…. I’ll get back to it in a couple of days!
Many thanks to Bill Dennis for his post on about my new blog. That was very kind! His site was my inspiration for starting my own. It just looked like fun. Thanks to everyone else who welcomed me, too. I’ve enjoyed all the Peoria blogs I’ve been reading recently! I should mention that … Continue reading Thanks to the Peoria Pundit!
The Journal Star has been getting a lot of letters to the editor berating Sandra Fritz and the Citizens for Community Values because they sponsored an advisory referendum asking whether nude dancing should be banned in Peoria (over 60% of voters voted in favor of a ban). The argument generally is along the lines of … Continue reading Nude Dancing Advocates Keep Writing
I found this link awhile back and thought (erroneously) that I would be sharing something new by putting it on my blog. But I’ll be darned if the PeoriaTV blog didn’t already have it on their site. Oh well. Here it is anyway — what a great link! http://www.thebig1290.com/airchecks.html