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Twenty Something

Setting goals the SMART way

I love setting goals. I always look forward to New Year’s Eve. As much as I enjoy counting down the...

MIA in the pews

When my parents were in their 20s, if it wasn’t a bowling league night, it was their fraternal organization meeting...

Facing imposter syndrome

I’m going to let you all in on a little secret. I feel like a fraud. And I know I’m...

Enhance a life, be a mentor

I was a bookish kid. I lived inside of my mind, which was fueled by the imagination brought to me...

How to Win Adulting Points

The 1920s were a decade of change. Women won the right to vote, Prohibition outlawed the manufacture and sale of alcohol, middle...
Illinois River at sunset

Peoria, ‘shiny’ enough for me

I’m a 20-something now making a life in Peoria. A born-and-raised Peorian, I'm one of those prodigal children who returned...
Green Bandana

New in campus fashion

In a few months, Olivia Wright is to graduate from the University of Iowa. The senior from Metamora is to...
Peoria on map

Carry it With You

I left central Illinois in a five-seat hatchback packed to the brim with everything I could carry, and a few...
Teacher in middle of classroom with students at desks.

Teachers learn the fine art of balance

(Left) Sydney Young, teacher at Morton High School, (Center) Katie Daniels, teacher at Pekin-preschool,(Right) Leah Daugherty, teacher at Peoria Notre Dame High...
Woman in blue cap and gown Walking down an arched walkway

Taking the Scenic Route

‘No one is coming.” That’s what an adjunct professor said to me and my peers during our first week of...
Special Effect of Woman Removing Mask

Rejecting ‘Cool’

I have a confession to make. I only started drinking coffee because I thought it would make the seniors in our...
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