Michael Interviewed...

Phil Luciano
Journal Star Columnist
June 24, 2000

After years of writing for the Peoria Journal Star, Phil has his finger on the pulse of the city. Peoria has everything a real city should have, crime, gangs, riverboat gambling, and the town vagrant Willie...let them live in Bloomington with nothing but a strip mall with an insurance company. Phil would tells us about the local government in Peoria, but the macaw at the city council meetings isn't talking.

Listen in and find out what the mayor really thinks of cows...(hint: he is opposed).

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Michael Interviewed...

Junius Rodriguez
History Professor
June 24, 2000

Former President Ronald Reagan attended Eureka College just a few miles from Peoria, and that's where the Reagan Peace Garden now blooms. Historian Junius Rodriguez has written about Reagan's time at Eureka, including his time as a bus boy in the girls' dormitory, his activism and athleticism, and his eventual achievements in world peace.

Listen in to see to hear about Dutch and the city formerly known as Walnut Grove...

Learn more about Reagan in Eureka at www.eureka.edu

Michael Interviewed...

Dr. Henry "Hank" Helenek
Geology Professor
June 24, 2000

It's more that a disturbance to Hank Helenek from Bradley University, the Glasford Disturbance was really a major meteorite that struck Illinois a few million years ago. The damage wasn't too bad, unless you were a trilobite under the impact location. Moving at 10 miles per second, there wasn't time to get out of the way if you had been standing there. The final hole? About one half mile deep and 2 miles (or so) across. Then there were the glaciers.

Listen in to see for a geologic overview of Illinois and find out how the Illinois glacial period got its name. Bet you can't guess...

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