Take Back Peoria: Affirmative Action is Alive and Well and Living in Peoria

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Frederick Smith

Today, Affirmative Action is alive and well in the City of Peoria. It is called cumulative voting, and it is a front invented to assure people of color that there is some equity provided by allowing voters to cast multiple votes for a single candidate in the “at-large” elections. In fact, according to an article appearing in the Journal Star on November 13th, only one candidate of color has been elected to an “at-large” council seat since the inception of cumulative voting in 1991.

While this councilman, W. Eric Turner, may have been elected based on that system, his subsequent reelection has been the result of his obvious hard work and political abilities, not cumulative voting. The other candidate who benefits from cumulative voting is Gary Sandberg, often described as a thorn in the mayor’s side.

Read the entire article by Frederick Smith.

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Now playing at Landmark Cinemas

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Billy Dennis
Schedule for Friday, November 18, 2011  until Thursday, November 24, 2011
Happy Feet Two (PG) 
Elijah Wood, Pink
- 105 minutes		 Fri – Sun: 11:30 AM, 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30
Mon & Tue: 11:30 AM, 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30
Wed: 11:30 AM, 1:30, 3:30, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30
Thu: 3:30 AM, 5:30, 7:30, 9:30
Sorry, No Passes
Happy Feet Two in 3D (PG) 
Elijah Wood, Pink
- 105 minutes		 Fri – Sun: 12:15, 2:30, 4:40, 7:00, 9:00
Mon & Tue: 12:15, 2:30, 4:40, 7:00
Wed: 12:15, 2:30, 4:40, 7:00, 9:00
Thu: 2:30, 4:40, 7:00, 9:00
Sorry, No Passes
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 (PG-13) 
Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson
- 108 minutes		 Fri – Sun: 11:30 AM, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00, 9:25
Mon & Tue: 11:30 AM, 2:00, 4:30, 7:00
Wed: 11:30 AM, 2:00, 4:30, 7:20, 9:45
Thu: 2:00, 4:30, 7:20, 9:45
Sorry, No Passes
Immortals (R) 
Kellan Lutz, Mickey Rourke
- 110 minutes		 Fri – Sun: 12:10, 2:35, 5:00, 7:30, 9:55
Mon & Tue: 12:10, 2:35, 5:00, 7:30
Wed: 12:10, 2:35, 5:00, 7:30, 9:45
Thu: 2:35, 5:00, 7:30, 9:45
Jack and Jill (PG) 
Adam Sandler, Al Pacino
- 91 minutes		 Fri – Sun: 11:30 AM, 1:30, 3:30, 5:25, 7:25, 9:25
Mon & Tue: 11:30 AM, 1:30, 3:30, 5:25, 7:25
Wed: 11:30 AM, 1:30, 3:30, 5:25, 9:20
Thu: 3:30 AM, 5:25, 7:25, 9:20
Sorry, No Passes
J. Edgar (R) 
Leonardo DiCaprio, Naomi Watts
- 137 minutes		 Fri – Sun: 12:35, 3:30, 7:00, 9:40
Mon & Tue: 12:35, 3:30, 7:00
Wed: 12:35, 3:30, 7:00, 9:40
Thu: 3:30, 7:00, 9:40
Sorry, No Passes
Tower Heist (PG-13) 
Ben Stiller, Eddie Murphy
- 104 minutes		 Fri – Sun: 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:20, 9:30
Mon & Tue: 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:20
Wed: 12:25, 2:45, 5:05, 7:20, 9:25
Thu: 2:45, 5:05, 7:20, 9:25
Puss in Boots (PG) 
Antonio Banderas, Zach Galifianakis
- 90 minutes		 Fri – Sun: 11:35 AM, 12:00, 1:35, 2:00, 3:35, 4:00, 5:35, 7:30, 9:25
Mon & Tue: 11:35 AM, 12:00, 1:35, 2:00, 3:35, 4:00, 5:35, 7:30
Wed: 11:35 AM, 1:30, 3:25, 5:20, 7:15, 9:10
Thu: 3:25, 5:20, 7:15, 9:10
Margin Call (R) 
Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany
- 109 minutes		 Fri – Sun: 12:05, 2:30, 5:00, 7:25, 9:40
Mon & Tue: 12:05, 2:30, 5:00, 7:25
Wed & Thu: 2:20, 9:35
Footloose (PG-13) 
Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough
- 113 minutes		 Fri – Sun: 7:10, 9:25
Mon & Tue: 7:10 PM
Real Steel (PG-13) 
Hugh Jackman, Evangeline Lilly
- 127 minutes		 Fri – Sun: 2:10, 9:10
Mon & Tue: 2:10 PM
Courageous (PG-13) 
Alex Kendrick, Kevin Downes
- 130 minutes		 Fri – Sun: 11:50 AM, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20, 9:50
Mon & Tue: 11:50 AM, 2:20, 4:50, 7:20
Wed: 11:50 AM, 4:20, 7:05
Thu: 4:20, 7:05
Dolphin Tale (PG) 
Morgan Freeman, Ashley Judd
- 112 minutes		 Fri – Tue: 12:00, 4:40, 7:00
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Weather for Friday

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Staff Writer

Right now: Through 12pm: Mostly sunny and windy. Temperatures warming into the mid to upper 40s. Winds S at 20 to 25 mph.

Today:  A mix of clouds and sun with gusty winds. High 53F. Winds S at 25 to 35 mph. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. Chance of rain 10 percent.

Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy and windy. Low near 40F. Winds S at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 10 percent.

Tomorrow: Cloudy with gusty winds. Slight chance of a rain shower. High 58F. Winds S at 20 to 30 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

 

 

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Peoria Pundit: Norton says this site is safe

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Billy Dennis

Don’t believe me, check this out.

Original post by Billy Dennis

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Press release: City snow removal press conference is Nov. 21

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Staff Writer

Press release: The City of Peoria snow preparation news conference will be held on November 21, 2011, at 11:00 a.m., at the Public Works facility located at 3505 N. Dries Lane.


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Press release: City Council meeting to be live streamed

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Staff Writer

Press release: The November 17 City Council meeting will be televised on cable channel 22.  Focal Point Video will also provide live streaming of the meeting, which will begin at 6:15 p.m.  The meeting can be found by going tohttp://peoriacitycouncilmeetings.com/live.

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Take Back Peoria: Budget Hearing, Plaudits, and Assorted Proclamations

Posted on November 17, 2011 by Billy Dennis

Another regular session of the council tonight and the business agenda seems pretty ordinary. But appearances can be deceiving.

Read the original post by Frederick Smith.

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