Season 33: At Issue

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S33 E42: Curbing Violence in Central Illinois

S33 Ep42 | 26m 40s

Peoria Community Against Violence charts a new course in trying to limit violence.

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S33 E41: WTVP Celebrates 50 Years Serving Central Illinois

S33 Ep41 | 57m 26s

Past CEOs and the present CEO discuss WTVP’s history after 50 years and its future role.

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S33 E40: Gun Rights Versus Gun Control

S33 Ep40 | 26m 39s

An opponent and a proponent square off on the issues of gun control.

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S33 E39: Peoria’s New Mayor

S33 Ep39 | 26m 43s

Peoria Mayor Rita Ali discusses crime, job creation, racial inequity, pensions and more.

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S33 E38: School Teacher Shortage

S33 Ep38 | 26m 40s

A dean, regional superintendent and school superintendent discuss teacher shortages.

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S33 E37: Illinois Comptroller

S33 Ep37 | 26m 39s

The state comptroller discusses the budget and the status of state finances.

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S33 E36: Medical Advances in Central Illinois

S33 Ep36 | 26m 39s

Doctors explain robotic surgery, 3-D images to aid surgery, heart transplants and more.

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S33 E34: The Return of Baseball and Hockey in Peoria

S33 Ep34 | 26m 41s

Leaders of the Peoria Chiefs and Rivermen discuss the effect of COVID-19 on their sports.

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S33 E33: Jim Ardis Reflects on His Years as Mayor

S33 Ep33 | 26m 41s

Peoria Mayor Jim Ardis reviews achievements and disappointments during 16 years as mayor.

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S33 E32: Rural Healthcare During COVID and Beyond

S33 Ep32 | 26m 40s

Two rural hospital executives discuss the challenges faced in caring for patients.

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S33 E30: Bloomington Mayoral Forum

S33 Ep30 | 56m 41s

Two Bloomington Mayoral candidates offer their vision for the city.

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S33 E35: Peoria Mayoral Forum

S33 Ep35 | 56m 50s

Rita Ali and Jim Montelongo discuss their positions prior to the April 6 mayoral election.

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S33 E29: Normal Mayoral Conversation

S33 Ep29 | 56m 41s

Two candidates vying for mayor of Normal offer thoughts on their role as mayor.

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S33 E31: Information Literacy

S33 Ep31 | 26m 40s

How to differentiate between fake news and truth.

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S33 E28: Issues Facing Law Enforcement

S33 Ep28 | 26m 40s

The program looks at the state criminal justice reform bill’s effect on police.

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S33 E27: Progress and Challenges for the Black Community

S33 Ep27 | 26m 44s

The program features discussion on black history and current challenges for Black people.

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S33 E26: Distillery Labs: Innovation in Peoria

S33 Ep26 | 26m 46s

Distillery Labs is an innovation hub in Peoria to help turn an idea into a business.

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S33 E25: Anti-bullying Programs

S33 Ep25 | 26m 40s

Representatives of four organizations discuss efforts to lower the occurrence of bullying.

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S33 E24: The Other Health Crisis: Opioid Overdoses

S33 Ep24 | 26m 46s

Experts from treatment programs discuss the growing problem with drug overdoses.

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S33 E23: Peoria Mayoral Primary Candidates

S33 Ep23 | 55m 30s

The five Peoria mayoral candidates discuss the budget, jobs, police and fire departments.

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S33 E22: COVID-19 Update

S33 Ep22 | 26m 40s

A physician, city manager and business owner discuss how COVID-19 affects them.

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S33 E21: The Role of the Arts in Difficult Times

S33 Ep21 | 26m 40s

Artists from different disciplines discuss the importance of the arts during the pandemic.

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S33 E20: Help for the Homeless

S33 Ep20 | 26m 40s

Representatives of four agencies explain how central Illinois has reduced homelessness.

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S33 E19: Congressional Update

S33 Ep19 | 26m 40s

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