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Edwardsville Event Encourages LEGO Fun to Support Access to Clean Water

9 hours 14 minutes ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Community members can play with LEGOs for a good cause. From 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, at the Edwardsville American Legion, local philanthropists Danielle and Brandon Adair will host Bricks for Water. This event invites people of all ages to see LEGO displays, build their own creations, and chat with finalists from “LEGO Masters.” Proceeds from the event will go to World Vision International, which provides clean water to communities in need.

The Meaning Behind "Fresh Slate" Thinking

9 hours 26 minutes ago
You can change your life in an afternoon without changing your life at all. That sounds like a trick, but it points to the real meaning behind “fresh slate” thinking. A fresh slate is not a magic reset button. It’s a mental move: you decide that what happened before does not get to control what happens next. You don’t erase the past. You stop letting it write the next line for you. What “fresh slate” really means (and what it doesn’t) When people sa

This Day in History on January 14: U.S. Congress Ratifies Treaty of Paris, Ending Revolutionary War

9 hours 33 minutes ago
On January 14, 1784, the United States Congress ratified the Treaty of Paris, the agreement that formally ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the United States as an independent nation. The fighting had largely stopped months earlier, but this vote mattered because it turned a battlefield outcome into an internationally accepted political reality. At the time, it helped open trade, set boundaries, and pushed the new country toward building stable institutions. It still matters