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Peoria's Surprising Architecture: Part Three
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- Published on Thursday, 01 March 2012 16:08
- Written by Dr. Peter J. Couri
Upcoming issues of The Peorian will feature walking tours of some of Peoria's more interesting areas. This issue is the third of three parts about Downtown Peoria.
In the last issue, we featured nine buildings that have made up Peoria's past. Our walking tour of Downtown Peoria continues this month from the Hotel Pere Marquette, walk down Madison to the end of the same block to find...
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After the Storm
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- Published on Thursday, 01 March 2012 15:59
- Written by Kevin Kizer
A city on the grow
Who bridged the streams, subdued the soil and founded a state - plaque on the "The Pioneers" in Elmwood Central Park.
If you go to Central Park in the center square of Elmwood and stand before the statue entitled "The Pioneers" you're immediately struck by two things. First, the delicate fluidity and exquisite rendering of Western pioneers created by native son and noted sculptor...
Retirement? What's That?
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- Published on Thursday, 01 March 2012 15:48
- Written by Paul Gordon
Glen Barton's post-Caterpillar 'career' is helping improve education in Peoria, grow new businesses
Some days Glen Barton isn't sure he is retired, even though that's what they called it when he left Caterpillar Inc. in 2004 after five years as the company's chairman and CEO.
He keeps finding things to do with his time, some of it what he seeks out and some of it what others ask him to do. But the bottom line...
A Two-Way Street
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- Published on Thursday, 01 March 2012 15:53
- Written by Paul Gordon
Carl Cannon strives to make respect 'the new cool'
He's loud and boisterous. He gets heard. He's also charming and kind to most, scary and firm when needed. People respond to him.
He's intelligent and knowledgeable. People listen to him, respect him.
Carl Cannon's mission in life is to get kids to stay in school and on the straight and narrow, to keep them from life-damning mistakes. He's getting...
Doing Research To Save Lives
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- Published on Thursday, 01 March 2012 15:30
- Written by Paul Gordon
Dr. Jasti Rao speaks softly but wields worldwide influence in cancer research
Dr. Jasti Rao grew up on a farm in India, an only child who learned early on what hard work was and how it was necessary to achieve success.
That ethic has stuck with this Ph.D. who rises every day at 3 a.m. and works well into each evening. You won't find him at many civic club meetings unless he's the speaker and he doesn't have...
