News & Features
October 29 In History: NOW forms, Malcolm X’s heralded autobiography is released, the first-ever witch trials in Paris, more
Learn about the start of the National Organization for Women and the International Committee of the Red Cross, plus Osama Bin Laden’s belated claim of responsiblity for 9-11, and the posthumous release of The Autobiography of Malcolm X. It’s all part of This Day in History for October 29.
Wine Down Friday helps fund CYFS foster outreach as nationwide foster shortage builds
A nationwide need for more foster families, plus family counseling and senior support services, are what Friday night’s Wine Down in Peoria Heights will support. The event is a benefit for the Center for Youth and Family Solutions.
Opinion
New column, The Jaded Optimist, introduces improved MainStream grounded in thoughtfulness, expression
The Jaded Optimist is a new column about thoughts and experiences from MainStream Multimedia, an LGBTQ affirming and intersectionally aware magazine and website serving Illinois and Iowa.
How to close the divide with loved ones who have different political views than yours
Political polarization is more complex than ever and destroying relationships. Zachery Nielsen of Bloom Therapy shares tips on how to keep that from happening.
The Project Pages
Young adults, injection drugs are key factors behind Hep C spike
The rate of new Hepatitis C infections reported in 2018 was four times higher than in 2009, reports the Centers for Disease Control.
LGBTQ+ care now, transition care soon: TPQC expands support for health care equity
QUAD CITIES -- When Tyler Mitchell went to a general health care practitioner a few years ago, just as the groundbreaking HIV preventative treatment of PrEP was introduced, he was shocked at what he...
