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The Peoria Woman - June 2006

The Peoria Woman
An Interview with the Winners
2006 ywca Leader Luncheon Awards
Empowering and celebrating women is what the ywca is all about, and this year’s Leader Luncheon, which took place May 3 at the Hotel Pere Marquette, paid tribute to strong women who’ve accomplished great things both locally and nationally.

Features

Lead Story

South Side Mission Tackles Poverty with Faith, Hope
Tori Phelps
After 81 years, the organization has discovered what’s wrong with the people they serve: they’re poor...in more ways than just money.

Peoria Profile

Heather Boore: Pediatric Diabetes Resource Center
Tori Phelps
Her daughter’s devastating diagnosis steered her health care career into diabetes education.

Publisher's Note

Congratulations, Girlfriends
by Jan Wright Vergon, Publisher
Women, in particular, need to communicate, and we often do that by telling our stories.

Columns

Balancing Act
The Words Every Mother Dreads
Tori Phelps
Focus on Finance
The Two-Income Marriage: Part 1
Shelleigh Birlingmair - The Commerce Trust Company
Hair & Now
Make-Up Tips For Glowing Skin
Mindy Kirchoff, Shear Country Salon
Insuring Success
Post-Vacation Insurance Blues
Jeanne Buysee - American Family Insurance
Tech Talk
Anti-Virus vs. Anti-Spyware
Paulette Sibrel, Illinois Central College

Extras

Mammography Goes Digital

Anthony Howard
Methodist Medical Imaging
The ongoing battle against breast cancer moved ahead this month with central Illinois’ first all-digital mammography imaging department.

Weight Loss Sabotage

Pat Edwards
The Antioch Group
We start out committed to the weight loss process and then find that the family and friends who applauded our efforts are, in fact, sabotaging our efforts.