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This article originally ran on AJOT.com on February 23, 2022.  The U.S. Transportation Department is awarding some $450 million in grants for port-related projects to bolster capacity and improve the movement of goods as the U.S. economy continues to be affected by congested supply chains, senior Biden administration officials say. “We’re proud to announce this funding to help ports improve their infrastructure […]

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To identify the most women-friendly states, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 25 key metrics, ranging from median earnings for female workers to women’s preventive health care to the female homicide rate. 

Officials said the campaign's goal is the largest investment in girls' development in eastern Missouri, and the largest fundraising effort in the organization's history.

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Since the Russian government’s appalling invasion of Ukraine, journalists on the ground have served a critical role for ordinary citizens in the region and around the world learning the full truth of what’s going on.

We join our friends at the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders, who have both forcefully written about how journalists must be guaranteed safe haven and not targeted by militaries. Beyond the countless Ukrainian journalists bravely covering the invasion, there are reportedly as many as 1,000 foreign correspondents on the ground.

Two correspondents for the Daily Beast, have already been shot covering the conflict. They are thankfully OK and recovering. But now a television broadcast tower in Kyiv has reportedly been destroyed by a Russian airstrike, and a cameraman was reportedly killed while on the job yesterday. The Russian legislators also plan to criminalize “unofficial” information about the invasion this week. It will likely get worse before it gets better.

CPJ’s coverage, through the lens of press freedom, is particularly comprehensive. It just published an insightful article about “the view from Ukraine, through the eyes of local journalists,” and an alert about all of the journalists detained or threatened inside of Russia for not kowtowing to the government line. According to FT’s Moscow bureau chief Max Seddon, prosecutors are already attempting to ban independent media providers for so-called "calls to extremism" and "publishing false data about Russian soldiers."

Columbia Journalism Review’s Jon Allsop, in his always-excellent The Media Today column, has also rounded up some of the tactics the Russian government is using to stifle control its domestic media, including:

According to Meduza, an independent Russian outlet now based in Latvia, Russia’s media regulator this morning ordered news outlets to only report information about Ukraine from official sources, threatening them with fines and censorship if they spread “false information.”

In an incredibly dangerous place for reporters to do their job, press freedom will be critical. The whole world is watching.

EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 has named Kelli Pirtle the new principal of Woodland Elementary. The hiring was approved on February 28, 2022, by the District #7 Board of Education. Pirtle will assume the role starting the 2022-2023 school year. Pirtle will replace Susan Converse at Woodland Elementary, who will retire at the end of the 2021-22 school year. “Ms. Pirtle is a veteran educational leader with an impressive knowledge of elementary curriculum and instructional best practices,” said District #7 Superintendent Dr. Patrick Shelton. “We are thrilled to have her join the District #7 community.” Pirtle comes to Woodland from Waynesville (Mo.) R-VI School District, where she served as a fifth-grade teacher, aspiring administrator, assistant principal administrative intern, and assistant principal at East and Freedom Elementary Schools. Additionally, she served on the district’s CSIP Committee, Diversity Committee,

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After 15 years on air and in our earholes, a mainstay of alternative rock station 105.7 The Point is moving on to "explore a new adventure."

Here comes The Motherland, insisting that no one allow anything to undermine its “LET’S INVADE UKRAINE” narrative. Russia, which has never taken a hands-off approach to content moderation, is demanding US companies stop fucking with its plans for world domination. Here’s Patrick Tucker with the details for Defense One. The Russian government took steps Friday […]

A Jefferson County man was sentenced last week to 600 months in federal prison for arranging to have sex with an underage girl, crossing state lines to pick her up, and producing sexually explicit material with her.

Duckworth Now Accepting Applications for Class of 2027 Service Academy Nominations – U.S. Senator and combat Veteran Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and now serves as Chair of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland, today announced that her office is now accepting applications through her website from high school students seeking a Congressional nomination to a United States Military Service Academy. Each year Duckworth, along with a nomination committee, selects from the applicants a group of outstanding Illinois students to receive Congressional nominations to attend West Point, the Air Force Academy, the Naval Academy or the Merchant Marine Academy. Information on how to complete Duckworth’s academy nomination application can be found here . “It takes a special kind of young person to succeed at a U.S. Military Service Academy,” said Duckworth. “The rigorous nomination process demands outstanding

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Paul McCartney has joined the many artists and other celebrities voicing his support for Ukraine as the country is being invaded by the Russian military. McCartney has posted a note…

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Staff Sergeant Shawn Bernhardt with the U.S. Army says there are many advantages to joining that potential recruits might not be aware of. “We are offering up to $50,000 in enlistment bonuses at the moment,” Bernhardt said. “We also have your college paid for either with the Post 9/11 GI Bill, Tuition Assistance, Reserve Select GI Bill, and Yellow Ribbon Program.” In addition, basic training counts toward college credit, and their Credentialing Assistance pays for and secures IT certifications, nursing licenses, and more. Recruitment also grants access to VA home and business loans. Bernhardt said the Army is looking for certain people with certain values. “Frankly, we are looking for those who are qualified. Most importantly, those who want to be a part of something bigger than themselves,” Bernhardt said. “We are looking for those with the values that coincide with the Army values: loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor,

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Last month, Michael Woods, founder of Dream Builders 4 Equity, a mission driven real estate startup in St. Louis that is executing a $5M five-year-plan to community development plan in the Hyde Park neighborhood, recommends that aspiring entrepreneurs just get started and identify their most likely advocates, in this Linkedin Post celebrating Black History.

The cancelation of regular season games has implications for the longtime Cardinal teammates in search of a baseball record.

ALTON - Recently the Older Adults Health Council and Madison County TRIAD partnered to hold a food drive to benefit the Boys and Girls Club of Alton food pantry and the Crisis Food Center in Alton. The items collected will be distributed to community members in need. The Older Adults Health Council is a meeting for healthcare professionals who serve senior populations in the Madison County and Metro Illinois area. Madison County Triad brings together law enforcement and Health Care agencies to educate and protect seniors while maintaining their independence. For more information on either group please email dfrakes@seniorservicesplus.org.

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(The Center Square) - The state's top public health official announced Tuesday that she plans to leave her role amid a lull in COVID-19 cases after helping to set the state's pandemic policies for more than two years. Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Ngozi Ezike announced she would leave her $178,200-a-year post on March 14. Amaal Tokars, the agency's assistant director, will serve as interim director during a nationwide search to find a longer-term replacement. "It has been a great honor serving the people of Illinois as the director of the Illinois Department of Public Health," Dr. Ngozi Ezike said Tuesday in Chicago. "Being the state's top doc during a global pandemic has been challenging to say the least, but it's been an amazing journey to work with so many great public health professionals and leaders from all sectors." Ezike said she has no immediate plans on what she will do next but said she wants to take some time to be with her family. She said during the

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ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A two-level penthouse apartment in Kirkwood is on the market for over $1 million. Unit 303 at 110 West Madison Avenue is 2,463 square feet with three beds and three bathrooms. There is also a gas fireplace and a private terrace. The main bedroom has its own bathroom and walk-in [...]

ST. LOUIS, MO. - Respected blues guitarist-vocalist and storyteller extraordinaire, Tab Benoit, has launched an ambitious 2022 Spring-Summer National Tour with some exciting Special Guest opening acts. Locally, Tab Benoit performs in St. Louis at The Pageant, 6161 Delmar Blvd., Saturday, March 12. Show: 8PM Tickets: $40. Info: (314) 726-6161 or visit http://www.thepageant.com. Opening for Benoit is Whiskey Bayou Records label-mate and fine guitarist in his own right, Alastair Greene, supporting his recent Whiskey Bayou Records release, 'The New World Blues.'' "With a grin on his face and sparkle in his eye from all the love he was receiving he grabbed his trusty Thinline Telecaster and without a seconds hesitation ripped into an absolutely blistering introduction to “Why Are People Like That”, writes Splice Magazine in a recent live review. "His band laid out a perfect beat for Tab to weave his six-string magic. Tab’s vocal delivery was spot on, but his playing was

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Ameren Illinois broke ground Tuesday on its East St. Louis Solar Energy Center, a $10.2 million, 2.5- megawatt facility that by 2023 will generate enough electricity to power 500 homes.