PEORIA MAGAZINE August 2022

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Letter from the Editor	7
Seed and Soil: So Far, So Good For Central Illinois Farmers	10
Seed and Soil: Fred the Horse Comic Strip	11
Seed and Soil: Educating City Kids About Where Their Food Comes From	12
Dish and Drink: Say a Little Prayer … and Pass The Pasta	16
Dish and Drink: Cocktail Class – Hours of Peaches	19
Peoria is Now Home Sweet Home For Many Indian-Americans	22
Local Colleges, Universities Confront Enrollment Declines	26
‘There Are Always Going To Be Teen Pregnancies’	30
Summer Vacation Shrinks In Peoria Public Schools	34
Peoria Stadium 2.0	38
Peoria Retro: Peoria Stadium Has A Rich – And Racing – History	40
Peoria Retro: Historic Peoria High, Still Making History	44
Pumpkin Powered	46
Music rules in Morton	52
Twenty Something: Teachers Learn the Fine Art of Balance	56
EconCorner: An Interview With Dr. Jeffrey R. Brown	60
Find A Career, Earn While You Learn, Avoid Debt	64
Turning Donations into Help for Others	67
Secrets Just Beneath the Soil	68
Mom and Pop: Peoria’s Comic Book King Adjusts With the Times	72
Playing in Peoria: The Reinvention Tour	76
ArtsPartners Calendar	78
WordCount: ‘Bugs for Breakfast,’ An Interview with author Mary Boone	80
The Sky Is The Limit at Peoria Public Schools	82
Common Traits Among Highly Successful People	84
A Few Laws to Live – And Lead – By	86
People, Places & Parties	88
Toon Town	91
In Brief	92
One Last Thing: His Fountain of Youth? A Boiling Pot of Spaghetti	94
Thank You, Advertisers	96