by Dr. John Gaal This week’s edition of our Worker Wellness blog looks at an upstream vs downstream approach to Mental Health; to Springsteen’s new song addressing the chaos in MN; to the benefits of volunteering…especially for retirees. Focal Point: This week I wish to share with our readers the progress being made with setting […]
The administration’s racist goon squads have absolutely been steamrolling the Constitution since Trump’s return to office. When ICE et al started roving throughout the nation looking for anyone non-white enough to be foreign, all rights were considered expendable. The DHS made swift work of the Fifth, Sixth, and 14th Amendments by denying arrestees due process […]
Serving as the Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR), S. M Wilson & Co. has completed a $23.8 million renovation and addition project at Rochester High School to build a state-of-the-art science wing, upgrade athletic facilities, enhance security and add a new student commons area and offices. This is the third construction program that S. M. […]
The Building Enclosures Council–St. Louis, in cooperation with the Concrete Council, will present a technical education program titled “Application of Insulated Concrete Forms in General Commercial Construction” on Thursday, March 5, 2026, at the Masonry Institute of St. Louis. The program will examine the use of insulated concrete forms (ICFs) in general commercial construction, including […]
Court proceedings are scheduled Wednesday for a Spanish Lake man accused of leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase on Interstate 70 over the weekend.
JERSEYVILLE — Jersey Community Unit School District No. 100 had five students recognized as All-State performers during a week at the Illinois Music Education Conference (IMEA) Jan. 28-31, 2026, where the JCHS Jazz Ensemble also performed. The Jersey Community School District commended the All-State performers — Zoey Barnett, Chloe Hartman, Islee Hileman, Willow McCoy and Benjamin Zimmerman — and noted that the Jazz Ensemble “had the distinct honor of performing
ALTON - Area residents Cody Jackson, Gabby and Ralph need help after a total-loss house fire on Jan. 30, 2026, left them without a home and killed their family dog and cats, according to organizer Hannah Hosick of Alton. Hosick said the fire left the three with “only the clothes on their backs” and in need of “everyday essential items.” “This is set up to help get them through the process of completely starting over,” Hosick wrote. Hosick described the loss
From St. Louis Public Radio: A struggling city program aimed at fixing and selling abandoned homes, predominantly in north St. Louis, may get a boost through newly proposed city legislation. Through Prop NS, homes in the city land bank are nominated to be made structurally sound and put back on the market for sale to […]
All aboard ... for the return of Ozzfest?After Sharon Osbourne said that she was looking into bringing back her late husband Ozzy Osbourne's namesake festival, the official Ozzfest Instagram published a…
Van Halen is celebrating the 40th anniversary of 5150, their first album featuring new frontman Sammy Hagar.On March 27, just three days after the album’s actual 40th anniversary, the band will…
The Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force created by Gov. Mike Kehoe has until Dec. 1 to recommend changes in how public schools are funded.
For years, we watched Silicon Valley executives perform elaborate corporate theater about “values” and “belonging” and “bringing your whole self to work.” If you were skeptical that any of that was real, well, congrats. Aaron Zamost, a longtime tech communications exec, has a piece in the NY Times that should be required reading for anyone […]
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