PEORIA MAGAZINE June 2022

COMMENTARY 65 Peoria Proud By Roxy Baker 81 The Great Reassessment By Dee Brown 83 Defeat Disappointment By Choosing Joy By Amy Burkett 89 An Old/New Way to Make

Your Giving Count: By Craig J. Ruffolo

91 Toon Town:

By Daniel Ackley 98 One More Thing:

Where genius resides By Phil Luciano

AND MORE 7 Letter from the Editor 68 ArtsPartners Calendar 73 Peoria Historical Society Tours 73 Peoria Public Library Summer Events 91 Classifieds 92 Sterling Merit Scholars 97 In Brief 100 Thank You, Advertisers

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June 2022 contributors: Daniel Ackley, Roxy Baker, Dee Brown, Amy Burkett, David Cleeton, Dustin Crawford, Scott Fishel, CeCe Hill, Ray Long, Phil Luciano, Rob Mathisen, Laurie Pillman, Craig J. Ruffolo, Rob Sharkey, Steve Tarter, Nick Vlahos, Kirk Wessler FOLLOW@PEORIAMAGAZINES: To subscribe or renew, visit peoriamagazines.com/subscribe.

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