We’ve noted more than a few times how net neutrality rules were just some stopgap rules to prevent telecom monopolies from being assholes in the absence of real competition. They were modest protections (by international standards) attempting to protect consumers and competitors from giant unchecked monopolies we’ve let run amok for the better part of […]
Duckworth met with Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen on Tuesday and emphasized the close economic, political and security relations between Taipei and Washington.
It's race week at World Wide Technology Raceway where crews are working around the clock to get the track ready for NASCAR's brightest stars.
“We’re probably going to have close to 80,000 people over the course of three days,” said Chris Blair of World Wide Technology Raceway.
While race fans are used to INDY cars speeding around the mile and a quarter race track this will be the first time NASCAR’s Cup Series has made a pit stop in the Metro East.
“These guys really are aggressive,”…
The lead industry spent years using racial bias to divert public attention away from the dangers of the toxin. It also minimized the impact of mounting evidence indicating lead was poisoning children. Author and professor Gerald Markowitz co-wrote “Deceit and Denial: The Deadly Politics of Industrial Pollution," which describes attempts by the lead industry to deceive Americans.
ST. LOUIS - The City of St. Louis' plan to clean up its image when it comes to recycling starts Tuesday. That plan includes the return of the city's recycling program and a crackdown on illegal dumpers. The city also wants to be strategic with its trash pick-up. City of St. Louis Operations Manager [...]
SEE VIDEO: ALTON - The Alton Memorial Day Parade was held for the 155th time on Monday and it was well-attended it featured five parade marshals who are World War II veterans - Richard Wickenhauser (Marines), Alvin Roderfeld (Navy), Art Williams (Army), Harry Hill, and Jack Green. "We wanted to get as many World War II vets in as possible," Steve Schwartz, East End Improvement Spokesman, and Parade Committee Chairman said. "We think that would be the Greatest Generation to get in." East End Improvement Association sponsored the parade once again. These photos may be purchased for personal use at: https://www.randymanning.com/Alton-Memorial-Day-Parade The parade this year with have upwards of 50 participants including a wide variety of scouts, organizations, bands, and the crowd favorite Rolling Nobles. Carol Westbrook was in attendance Monday and she said she was very proud of the longest-running Memorial Day Parade in the country. "It means a lot to me and Alton," she
ST. LOUIS - A fire damaged a house Monday in south St. Louis. That fire started around 12 p.m. on Oregon Avenue at Wyoming Street. The original fire alarm reported a person was trapped, but everyone escaped the home safely. The fire was mostly in the back of the two-story building. Investigators are still looking for [...]
Lead is a dangerous neurotoxin. Researchers have known that for decades. But the substance stuck around in everyday products like paint and gasoline for decades. One big reason: The lead industry spent years using racial bias to divert public attention away from the dangers of the toxin and minimized the impact of mounting evidence indicating […]
I was an overachiever big-time growing up. I attended a private, Christian school in Topeka, and I also signed a book contract with a major publisher in Nashville when I was just 15 years old. I also had a baby-sitting business and was involved in track, orchestra, choir and several musicals and plays. Never did […]
As climate change intensifies extreme weather, cities and companies are paying for private forecasting. But what about the places that can't afford it?
ALTON - The 17 th Annual Memorial Day Sunset Ceremony held at Alton’s National Cemetery came off with the usual strong remembrance of those who fought and died for their country. This was the first time for a complete in-person ceremony in three years. The Alton National Cemetery is maintained by the federal government, specifically the National Cemetery Administration. Local authorities work out of the Jefferson Barracks facility and Shrine in St. Louis. Richard Baird is the founder of the Sunset Ceremony and is still the leader of the tribute. Alton’s program Monday night featured a guest speaker, a welcoming by Mayor David Goins, music and vocals by a high school student, the Pledge of Allegiance led by an elementary student, a haunting version of “Echo Taps” played by three talented trumpeters, and the Alton Fire Department Pipes and Drums. {bagpipes and drums} This program has received compliments identifying it as one of the finest in the United States
Since 2000, REO Speedwagon and Styx have regularly hit the road together, and the veteran rockers' latest co-headlining trek, the Live & UnZoomed Tour, gets underway tonight in Grand Rapids,…
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