The Peoria Woman - August 2007

For the past 24 years, Judy Winkler has watched the marketing department at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center grow and expand. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Metamora resident went straight to work at OSF as a writer. Today, Winkler has become so steeped in her organization’s culture, she can’t help but bring up all of its wonderful accomplishments in this interview!
Features
Publisher's Note
Passion and dedication can lead you to a rock-solid source of life happiness.
Peoria Profile
This support group offers comfort to children whose lives have been affected by cancer.
This unique organization provides work clothing and suits for disadvantaged women entering the workforce and seeking interviews.
With the release of two new books, the Klise sisters enjoy published success in juvenile fiction and reflect on childhoods spent in Peoria.
Career
This month we’ll review BitLocker, a new feature of Windows Vista and the upcoming Windows 2008 Server.
For some people, influencing others comes more naturally, but it’s as much a learned skill as it is an innate ability.
Learning to use deadlines strategically will help you achieve results more efficiently and effectively.
Health
Most Americans are probably sleeping on a pillow that is old and needs to be washed and therefore is not nearly as clean and comfortable as it could be.
No matter what stage of life thyroid disorders strike... a woman’s body is uniquely and dramatically affected.
The marijuana of today is not the marijuana of the 70's - more than twice the concentration of THC is found in today's marijuana.
Do you have wrinkles on your forehead and between your eyebrows? Do people around you tell you that you look tired or angry when you are not?
Lifestyle
Without the slightest effort, you will find that your day is filled with pleasure, joy and happiness because you have "attracted" those things to your day.
This Peoria resident details her life's moments - the good and the bad - each month through humor and personal experiences.
Finance
There has never been a better time to consider life insurance as part of your financial plan and it is always good to review.
Substantial numbers of 20- and 30-somethings make financial mistakes that are largely avoidable.