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- Published on Thursday, 19 January 2012 10:51
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- Published on Sunday, 01 January 2012 16:37
- Written by Paul Gordon
Peoria Public Library branches going through modernization, join 21st century
Just when some thought the future of the public library was looking dim because of technology, the Peoria Public Library is proving its services are needed as much as ever.
The library's Lincoln Branch has reopened, the McClure Branch is scheduled to in January and the Lakeview Branch will reopen...
I Resolve To...
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- Published on Sunday, 01 January 2012 16:46
- Written by Paul Gordon
Why do we make them but can't keep them?
New Year's resolutions: It is a safe bet that all of us have made them at one or many times in our lives.
It's probably just as safe to bet all of us have failed to keep at least some of those resolutions, if not all of them.
That begs the question, why do people make New Year's resolutions, especially if the chances are...
Commerce Building
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- Published on Sunday, 01 January 2012 16:36
- Written by Gary Wright
Architectural tour de force is Peoria business nerve center
There is no building more emblematic of Peoria. It commands the skyline, terra cotta clad and hands-on-hips proud, at the northeast corner of Jefferson and Main Streets. At night, with its façade awash in floodlights, its beacon beckons for miles like the glint of an exotic jewel.
The need for a substantial office...