The Peoria Woman - October 2003

Carol Leach is director of Peoria Educational Region for Employment and Career Training (PERFECT), the employment office charged with administering and coordinating career and technical education (CTE) in the region. Here she talks about career choices and needs of today, the purpose and programs of PERFECT, and more.
Features

Lead Story

The Peoria Historical Society’s Salute to Women
by Tori Phelps
Women have played key roles in Peoria’s colorful history, so what better organization to honor those contributions than the Peoria Historical Society? The PHS hosts its first Salute To Women, "From buckskin to bustles and beyond: Peoria’s style through the centuries," this November.

Peoria Profile

Illa Conklin: Washington Gifted School
by Karen Metzinger
It’s no wonder Peoria Public School District 150 continues to support Washington Gifted School. With Principal Illa Conklin in her eleventh year at the helm, this 34-year commitment to gifted education continues to flourish.
Columns
Tori Phelps, The Peoria Woman Editor
Dr. Tony Fry, Peoria Chiropractical Center
Sherri Swanson, Underwood’s Furniture Galleries
Jennifer Hoppe, The Home Plate
Becky Segler, Shear Country Salon
Extras

From the Editor

Life’s Little Luxuries Can Be Taxing
Across the country—across the world, really—Starbucks and other specialty coffee shops are all the rage. Gourmet sandwich shops are growing in popularity, as well. I’ve been surprised by the health conscious teenagers today who enjoy not only lattes and fruit smoothies, but fresh vegetarian sandwiches, sushi, and yogurt—and wouldn’t think of grabbing a Twinkie or fried tenderloin at the school cafeteria.

Guest Editorial

How Can You Prevent Domestic Violence?
Martha Herm
Center for Prevention of Abuse
Each day, 10 women in the United States die at the hands of someone who says he loves her. Each day, thousands of children are caught in the crossfire of domestic violence. Each day, 15 new victims of violence and abuse come to The Center for Prevention of Abuse here in central Illinois.