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EDWARDSVILLE - Madelyn Pamatot, who swam this season in the 13-14 age group for Paddlers Swim Club in Granite City, had a good SWISA Championships meet, gaining two thirds and a fourth for the Pirates, along with a pair of second-place finishes in relay races. The Paddlers placed third overall and also third in the girls' meet at the 60th annual Southwestern Illinois Swimming Association championship meet on July 17th at the Chuck Fruit Aquatic Center at Edwardsville High School. Pamatot thought her overall season was a good one, and she felt that she swam a good meet for the Pirates at SWISA. "Well, I've done OK," Pamatot said. "I've placed in all my events so far, so I've got two." Madelyn is the Stillwater Senior Living Female Athlete of the Month for Granite City. Placing at the top, where points are greatest, is always important for how the team scores add up during the meet. "Yes, it is," Pamatot said. "It's important for the team, so we can do our best." The championship

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Over at National Review, Charles Hilu is pissed: Incoming University of Michigan Medical School students staged a walkout of the school’s White Coat Ceremony Sunday to protest the choice of a pro-life doctor as the ceremony’s keynote speaker. ....On its face, this collective decision by many of the incoming students is inappropriate for civil society ...continue reading "Is walking out on a speaker no longer allowed?"

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The league announced Sunday that professional football is returning to The Dome at America’s Center.

A statement from IAM released Sunday, said nearly 2,500 members of the District would be going on strike beginning Aug. 1.

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