PEORIA MAGAZINE May 2023

COMMENTARY 90 For 30 Years, BU Has

Developed Nonprofit Leaders By Brad McMillan 92 At Friendship House, Saving Lives, Empowering Families By Marcellus Sommerville 96 Let Us Salute Leo, Stu, Bob and So Many More By John F. Gilligan 100 Make Today Count By Amy Burkett 106 One More Thing: Fifty Years Ago in Peoria,

The Unthinkable By Phil Luciano

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7 Letter from the Editor 78 ArtsPartners Calendar 80 Out & About 104 In Brief 108 Thank You, Advertisers

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