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August 2022
Cover Story
08-2022
Summer Vacation Shrinks in Peoria Public Schools
Lisa Coon
New school calendar meets with mixed opinions
Digital Edition
Spotlights
Peoria is home sweet home for many Indian-Americans
Mike Bailey
Local colleges, universities confront enrollment declines
Phil Luciano
‘There are always going to be teen pregnancies’
Linda Smith Brown
Peoria Stadium 2.0
Nick Vlahos
Pumpkin Powered
Scott Fishel
Music rules in Morton
Lisa Coon
Find a career, earn while you learn, avoid debt
Amy Talcott
Turning donations into help for others
Craig W. Armstrong
Secrets just beneath the soil
Mike Bailey
Features
So Far, So Good for Central Illinois Farmers
Patrick Kirchhofer
Educating city kids about where their food comes from
By Rob Sharkey
Say a Little Prayer … and Pass the Pasta
Mike Bailey
Hours of Peaches
Dustin Crawford
Peoria Stadium has a rich – and racing – history
Phil Luciano
Historic Peoria High, still making history
Steve Tarter
Teachers learn the fine art of balance
CeCe Hill
An Interview with Dr. Jeffrey R. Brown
Mike Bailey
Peoria’s comic book king adjusts with the times
Steve Tarter
The Reinvention Tour
By Kirk Wessler
‘Bugs for Breakfast’
Laurie Pillman
People, Places & Parties
Peoria Magazine
Commentary
The sky is the limit at Peoria Public Schools
Sharon Desmoulin-Kherat
Common Traits Among Highly Successful People
Dee Brown
A few laws to live – and lead – by
Amy Burkett
Toon Town | August 2022
Dan Ackley
His fountain of youth? A boiling pot of spaghetti
Phil Luciano
Lessons to Spare, and Share
Mike Bailey
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