by Teresa Johnson-Noe
Being a single mother has had its challenges. Beyond a doubt…challenges.
Most single moms have a support system of parents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, grandparents…etc.
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Give Me Shelter
by: Rebecca Richardson
According to the Human Society of the United States: “Animal shelters care for 6-8 million dogs and cats every year. Approximately 3-4 million of these animals will be euthanized due to overpopulation and lack of adoptions.” Each month we'll take a look at... READ MORE
Read MorePace Yourself
Grand Prarie View
by Jeff McSweeney
The novel, Grand Prairie View, evolves with each Peorian. We have been introduced to commercial real estate developers, a director of a non-profit, Rod Stewart and a host of others. I wish I could be more like them for their commitment to a... READ MORE
Read More2 Chez: My Visit With Todd Hohulin
by Bill More
Did you ever get the feeling when you meet someone that they are exactly where they are supposed to be in life, that they are doing what they were meant to be, that they know it, and that they are comfortable in their skin and can foresee a solid future doing what they are doing? Guess what?... READ MORE
Read MoreStephanie Bernardi Brott
by Bill More
I had the great good pleasure to speak with Stephanie Bernardi Brott to interview her regarding food trends in Central Illinois. Stephanie is now 42 and has been in the food business nearly all her life. She and her family own Mona’s and Capponi’s restaurants in Toluca, Illinois, for decades, and the Bernardi’s restaurants in... READ MORE
Read MoreYaku & The Corner of High and Main
by Job Abraria
In the heart of Peoria, at the mouth of the High Wine district, and the gateway to the historic Moss-Bradley neighborhood lays a grand old church, presently known as the Hale Memorial Church. This church was built in 1900; it has been a part of Peoria’s culture since it’s peak in the... READ MORE
Read MoreOn the Hunt Again
My Tardy Mumblings.....
Today, we often run across buildings from past eras and wonder just what used to be there. We might be curious about the purposes people once had for constructing a particular building and perhaps even wonder what in the world could it could be used for today, if anything. Surely times have changed and so have the technologies that drive our world. Today, everything is computerized, electrified, simplified—you name it. We drive, we fly, we Skype and so forth, yet one thing has not changed: we are still human with the same basic needs. Of course when the subject of basic needs arises, we tend to think of food, clothing and shelter, but I think there are more basic needs than that. Surely we can't exist without those particular three essentials, but in order to actually live, we need to feed our souls, ignite our imaginations and have a sense of solid grounding. That's where history jumps up to the plate. READ MORE
Thoughts for 2013
2012
is history: literally. It has joined the likes of 1812 with its famous
overture by Tchaikovsky and 1912 when the Titanic steamed into history.
But where, exactly, is 2012 and those other years? They are all around
you. Everywhere, the accomplishments of 2012 resonate in houses that
were built last year, in trees that were planted, in cars that hit the
roads and in a million other new bits and pieces of physical evidence of
our meanderings. 2013 is awash in the achievements of 2012. READ MORE