The Peoria Woman - February 2006

A Lifelong Educator Guides Dunlap Schools Into a New Era
The Peoria Woman chats with the superintendent of the Dunlap School District about who influenced her career in education, how the classroom has changed in the past decade, what unique challenges the Dunlap School District will face in the next decade, and more.
Features

Lead Story

Charitable Giving: Making Your Money Count
Whether you’re making decisions about your company’s charitable dollars or your family’s contributions, it’s important to have some basic information about smart charitable giving.

Peoria Profile

Lisa Hartwig: OSF Arthritis Services
Tori Phelps
Exercise specialist Lisa Hartwig's desire to help restore health has culminated in her current mission: to help those suffering from fibromyalgia.

Publisher's Note

Acknowledge Those Who've Touched Your Life
There are people who enter our lives, however briefly, and change us forever. And if we’re that agent of change, most of the time we never know. This Valentine’s Day, take a moment to thank them.
Columns
Tori Phelps, The Peoria Woman Editor
Shelleigh Birlingmair, The Commerce Trust Company
Mindy Kirchoff, Shear Country Salon
Jeanne Buysee, American Family Insurance
Extras

Heart Disease: It Could Happen To You

Diane Hinderliter
OSF Saint Francis Medical Center Women's Services
Most women you ask believe heart disease is a “man’s disease” and that women don’t need to be concerned.

The Helicopter Generation

Pat Edwards
The Antioch Group
Baby Boomers are the “Helicopter Generation”—they hover and are ready to rescue at a moment’s notice.