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    • Bike Lanes for Climate Change
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  • SIUE HONORS RHETORIC
    • When Pigs Fly: How Creativity Saves Lives
    • Club Q Redo
    • Divine Intervention
    • See You Space Dog
    • Rebirth
    • Reimagination: The George Floyd Story
    • Infectious Love: How One Self-Less Act Changed the World
    • Charlette’s Save
    • The Candle Factory
    • The Hydrogenous Hindenburg
    • Reimagining History-The Titan Submersible
    • Thus Always to Murderers
    • A Light in the Dark: A Tale of Survival in the Panamanian Jungle
    • The Brave Roar
    • The School Project
    • The Reimagining of History: A Story About Changing the Past, and Making a Brighter Future 
    • In The Eye of Chaos
    • Reimagining My History
    • Conflict Never Ends, but Neither does Hope
    • A Firefighter’s Son
    • Kennedy’s Thirteenth Birthday
    • The Sign
    • The Unraveling Morning
    • A Mother Shot – Children Saved
    • A Mustard Seed
    • Rob Peterson’s Tornado Triumph
    • Welcome to Sublime Sky Journal – You are Invited to Explore Our Musings from Flyway Country
    • The Crocodile Savior
    • Rob Peterson’s Tornado Triumph
    • Willy the Wallstreet Womper
    • In The Eye of Chaos
    • The Candle Factory
    • The School Project
  • CAPSTONE ON CIVIC LIFE
    • First Year Flip
    • The Art In History
    • Save the Prairie!
    • Engineering is for You: Rewriting Who Belongs
    • Take Control of YOUR Healthcare
    • Overlooked in Plain Sight
    • Malnutrition Hidden in Plain Sight
    • Stop the Hedge Fund Monopoly
    • Don’t Turn Your Back on Veterans
    • The Environmental Impact of AI
    • Deaf Culture as a Speech Language Pathology Program Requirement
    • Rethinking Fast, How Slower Shipping Can Save the Planet
    • Beyond the Badge
    • Stop the Superbugs!
    • Meet the Drivers Behind the Truck
    • Keep the Light On!
    • Expanding the Musical Canon
    • The Literacy Crisis
    • Find Your Way
    • Breaking the Insulin Barrier
    • Rage-Baiting and Misogyny Informational
    • The Birth of A.I.
    • Understanding and Combating Ableist Language in American Schools.
    • Dyslexia Education for Teachers
    • ESG Reporting and Its Impact on Climate Change: A Video Essay
    • Learn Antimicrobial Resistance
    • HONS499 – Walkability and climate change
    • How Housing Inequality Has Shaped St. Louis
    • Convenience is Accessibility: Integrating Accessibility into Customer Experiences
    • Bike Lanes for Climate Change
    • Building Dreams
    • The Impacts of Insurance on Therapy
    • Pinto Can Change The World!
    • Illinois rejects “no tax on tips”
  • Reimagining History Stories

    Rob Peterson’s Tornado Triumph

    December 4, 2024 /

    On February 29th, 2012, tragedy struck the town of Harrisburg, Illinois. An EF4 tornado swept through around 5AM, leaving the town devastated. As a result of the aftermath, “200+ homes and 25 businesses were heavily damaged/destroyed. At least 10 homes or other buildings were leveled” (Narramore). 8 individuals lost their lives that day, and hundreds were injured. It would take years for the town to rebuild what was lost, and the event would be one that Harrisburg residents would never forget. The following describes a reimagining passage of the events that occurred on this heartbreaking day. It was the morning of February 29th, 2012. The temperature was near record high, and…

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