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Molly Fisk: On Not Becoming A Ballerina

By Molly Fisk
I did not turn out to be a ballerina. I'm also not a mother, and lately, now my friends' kids are having babies, I'm aware I'm not a grandmother, either. This doesn't really bother me . . . much. But it opens the door to the question, “Well what the heck am I, then?”
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A Woman Who Made a Difference: Illinois State Sen. Evelyn Bowles

By Carla Baranauckas
By Carla Baranauckas

Evelyn Bowles' accomplishments are many: being a teacher, serving in the U.S. Coast Guard Women’s Reserve, serving five terms as Madison County clerk and two terms in the Illinois State Senate. But her interactions with individuals — sharing her intelligence, her patience, her kindness and her optimism — are what may be her true legacy.

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