In his recent address to the American Medical Association, President Obama told the audience of doctors, “You did not enter this profession to be bean counters and paper pushers. You entered this profession to be healers. And that’s what our health care system should let you be.”
Dr. Kate Pedersen, a Dunlap native, and graduate, and now a graduate of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, would have been standing alongside her peers applauding the acknowledgement of a doctor’s first priority: to heal.

Vivid memories may not be listed in the curriculum of medical school. but they come with the studies said Dr. Kate Pedersen.

It is not unusual for one to not like the neighbor’s dog. Which is why I was somewhat surprised to pick up my phone last week and find Dunlap resident Jayne Miller asking me to print the story of a neighbor’s dog.

On June 8, Ameren Illinois president and chief executive officer Scott Cisel, met with the editorial boards of area newspapers explaining the need for a $226 million hike in delivery fees.
Cisel said the rate increase is needed to ensure the utility has the necessary resources to provide reliable and safe delivery of electricity and natural gas.

Junior Achievement of Central Illinois, located in Peoria Heights, received the 2008 Chairman’s Community Service Award from Caterpillar Inc. More than 70 employees from Caterpillar’s Global Finance & Strategic Services Division volunteered nearly 400 hours to serve as Junior Achievement classroom consultants for students in Peoria School District 150 and various other schools during the fall 2008 semester.

The City of Peoria will be holding another public meeting regarding Comcast 6:30 p.m. July 21, 2009, at  The meeting will be held at City Hall, 419 Fulton Street, in Room 400 — City Council Chambers.