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News Sports Entertainment Opinion Obituaries E-Edition Cars Jobs Homes Classifieds Member Rewards Peoria, IL – Friday, May 13, 2016 Blogs from the Journal Star staff and readers Menu Black Lives Matter–But Haitian Lives Don’t Black Lives Matter is a big movement now around much of the world. But Black Haitian lives do NOT matter. Young Haitian men in the slums are gifted with big guns. Because they don’t matter and neither does the expectant young Haitian lady who is shot in the head. Read more... Author John Carroll, MD Posted on August 28, 2020 August 28, 2020 Categories Uncategorized Living The Senior Lifestyle Who says getting old is tough? Although your body might not agree with you all the time, the senior lifestyle is one that anyone can get used to. Managing that lifestyle is where many elderly folk fall short and they end up with more health issues than they should. Read more... Author Austin Craig Posted on August 24, 2020 Categories Uncategorized Prevent Fires and Death with Timely Electrical Maintenance When an electrical short occurs, as the adult in the home, you need to know what to do to prevent an electrical fire. Someone responsible needs to be able to replace broken light switches or replace appliances that give even mild electric shocks. Read more... Author Austin Craig Posted on August 23, 2020 Categories Uncategorized Haiti is not Liberated Haiti had the first successful slave revolution in the world. But Haitians are not free. Does this man look free to you? He does not have enough to eat or drink, can’t read or write, has no job (except tilling a small piece of land by hand), and he has no health care. Read more... Author John Carroll, MD Posted on August 12, 2020 Categories Uncategorized Haiti is not Immortal The situation is serious. The Nation is not immortal, it is dying. The country is short of breath, […] the world attended, without illusions, to the sad spectacle of Haitian political impasses that succeed by partisan rivalries and sterile, of inquisition on issues foolish such as dual citizenship, while Haiti needs the cooperation of all his daughters and all his son, to see them answer to the appeal of the ancestors, so often sublimated, become a dead letter: ‘Unity is strength!’ Read more... Author John Carroll, MD Posted on August 10, 2020 August 10, 2020 Categories Uncategorized 5 Benefits of Moving to a Smaller Home Whether the decision to downsize a home is voluntary or is a result of having to relocate for a job or another life event, there are definite benefits to decreasing the size of a home. If moving to a smaller home feels like a step-down, it is worth considering some of the upsides like saving money and being able to pay off debt. Read more... Author Austin Craig Posted on August 10, 2020 Categories Uncategorized Infrastructure The definition of infrastructure by Wikpedia: Infrastructure is the set of fundamental facilities and systems serving a country, city, or other area, [1] including the services and facilities necessary for its economy to function. [2] Infrastructure is composed of public and private physical structures such as roads , railways , bridges , tunnels , water supply , sewers , electrical grids , and telecommunications (including Internet connectivity and broadband speeds ). Read more... Author John Carroll, MD Posted on July 30, 2020 July 31, 2020 Categories Uncategorized It’s Go Time in Cite Soleil! I have had the opportunity to work in the only clinic which is still (partially) functioning in Cite Soleil. It is the Hands Together Clinic in the Soleil neighborhood known as Boston. The two Haitian doctors who normally staff the clinic have not been coming to work for several months due to the gang violence in Soleil. Read more... Author John Carroll, MD Posted on July 26, 2020 July 26, 2020 Categories Uncategorized Posts navigation Page 1 Page 2 … Page 1,278 Next pageSign up for daily e-mail Subscribe Site Services Customer Service Newspaper in Education Submit an Ad Internships Contact Us Market Place Shop Cars Homes Free Classifieds Ad Classifieds Community Info Community Served Journal Star History Historic Headlines Peoria History Forms Anniversaries Births Engagements Weddings 100th Birthday Jobs in Peoria Pets Place a Classified Ad Real Estate Rentals Propel Marketing © Copyright 2006-2016 GateHouse Media, Inc. Some rights reserved Original content available for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons license, except where noted. 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