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Peoria’s Non-Profits

Peoria’s Non-Profits

Rebecca Kravetz, Writer April 23, 2024

Peoria Rescue Ministries is a gospel-centered ministry focused on serving the poor. This organization has been around and providing these services since 1955. Through their five areas of ministry, they...

Peoria Resident Shares how the March on Washington Impacted her Life of Service

Peoria Resident Shares how the March on Washington Impacted her Life of Service

Anda Wattanakit, Writer April 1, 2024

The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28, 1963 is regarded as one of the most influential marches in the history of the Civil Rights Movement. On that day, Martin Luther King Jr. gave...

Former Harvard President Claudine Gay at the Congressional Hearing on December 5, 2023.

Harvard President Resigns due to Controversy over Antisemitism and Plagiarism

Anda Wattanakit, Writer February 11, 2024

On January 2, 2023, Harvard President Claudine Gay resigned after being scrutinized over her handling of antisemitism on campus and over her alleged plagiarism. The Harvard board has released a statement...

Katz vs Panera: The Tragic Death of a 21-Year-Old

Alayna Filipak, News Writer December 6, 2023

On September 10, 2022, an Ivy league student named Sarah Katz collapsed at a friend’s birthday dinner before being rushed to the hospital by medical personnel. Hours later, she went into cardiac arrest...

How is the US reacting to the Israeli and Palestinian conflict?

Rebecca Kravetz, Writer November 28, 2023

The Holy Land, or Israel, is a revered location for many faiths, especially Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Israel is called the Holy Land because it is the site of divine encounters between man and...

Out of this world: NASA appoints the first UAP research director

Anda Wattanakit, Writer November 28, 2023

On September 14, 2023, NASA declared it had appointed a director of research to study “Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena” (UAP) during a news conference at NASA’s Headquarters in Washington D.C. The...

Illinois: the First State to Ban Book Bans

Anda Wattanakit, Writer November 13, 2023

About two months ago, on June 12, 2023, Illinois became the first state in the country to ban book bans. The bill (HB2789), which will come into effect on January 1, 2024, was signed by Governor Pritzker...

The Decline of Amazon Dolphins

Yonah Oliver, News Editor November 13, 2023

Though dolphins are commonly thought of in marine environments, dolphins have existed in freshwater environments of South America’s Amazon for centuries. Amazon river dolphins are more commonly known...

The Aftermath of Hurricane Idalia

Alayna Filipak, writer November 13, 2023

On August 30th, Hurricane Idalia first hit Keaton beach in Florida’s Big Bend region. When it made landfall, it was a Category 3 hurricane, but it increased overnight to a Category 4 with winds up to...

Dobbs and Abortion Access

Saras Guzzardo, Writer October 23, 2023

The morning of June 24th, 2022, the Supreme Court of the United States issued its decision, by a vote of 6-3, to overturn the fifty-year-old Roe v. Wade ruling. This pronouncement dissolved one national...

How did the Maui fires affect American pockets? 

Jaselin Petty, writer October 23, 2023

On August 8th, 2023, fatal fires broke out in Maui killing over 100 people, with thousands of residents having to evacuate the town. Over 2,700 buildings were burned, leaving the people of Maui stranded...

The US Accuses North Korea of selling weapons to Russia

Yonah Oliver, news writer May 24, 2023

On Thursday, February 23rd, the United Nations held a Security Council meeting during which the United States made several accusations. These accusations were made primarily against North Korea. As Russia...

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