Missouri’s largest and most influential anti-abortion organization is backing primary challengers to several incumbent GOP state senators, citing votes against stripping funding from Planned Parenthood through state law. In letters sent last week to candidates, the Missouri Right to Life Political Action Committee informed some they were selected “as the only candidate in your race […]
Charles Daniels gets his due in a new book, "The Watermen," by Michael Loynd, a sports attorney and chairman of the St. Louis Olympic Legacy Committee.
EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Chancellor James T. Minor, PhD, conferred doctor of dental medicine (DMD) degrees upon 55 graduates of the SIU School of Dental Medicine during their commencement ceremony held Saturday, June 4 at the First Community Arena at the Vadalabene Center on the Edwardsville campus. “You are a special group,” said SIU SDM Interim Dean Duane Douglas, DMD. “During the last four years, you have put in many hard hours and distinguished yourselves through academic achievements, the delivery of high-quality dental care, community outreach and service efforts and research accomplishments.” The SIU SDM Class of 2022 was celebrated for having achieved a remarkable 100% first-time pass rate on the Integrated National Board Dental Exam, a distinction earned for the second year in a row. During the ceremony, Minor thanked the Class of 2022 for the privilege to serve them and praised their resiliency through the
Don’t think this headline is hyperbole; as this post will explain, it is not. But what follows here isn’t just about books, Amazon, or even Paxton himself. What the headline captures is but one example of the catastrophic upshot to the long-concerning INFORM Act bill, should it get passed, as may now happen, what with […]
EDWARDSVILLE - Third Judicial Circuit Associate Judge Veronica Armouti was elected to the Board of Directors of the Illinois Judges Association at the annual meeting held on June 3, 2022. Judge Armouti will serve a three-year term. There are approximately 50 members of the Board of Directors. The Illinois Judges Association is composed of 1,250 active and retired Illinois State Court Judges. The IJA provides education and services to its members and information about court operations to the public. Judge Armouti was appointed to the Third Judicial Circuit as an Associate Judge in August 2019 and is currently assigned to the Traffic Division, was previously assigned to the Family Division, and is a member of the Illinois and Missouri Bar Associations. The Illinois Judges Association also installed the following new officers for 2022-23 at the annual meeting: President, Justice Eileen O’Neill Burke, 1st Appellate District; 1st VicePresident, Justice David Overstreet, IL Supreme
We may be experiencing an unforgiving St. Louis summer, but for the right price, you can imagine yourself sitting under the Tuscan sun on the porch of an Italian-style villa in Oakland, Missouri.
The top picture shows Victoria Azarenka playing at this year's French Open. A decade ago Azarenka was ranked #1 in the world but then suffered through some injuries and afterward took time off for the birth of her son. She never regained her top form after that and was ranked 15th going into Roland Garros. ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
The owners say the project is "not for the faint of heart" and represents a personal investment in what they see as a missing piece of their community: a destination gathering space.
Judge authorizes Holly Hills special tax district measure and a proposed increase in fine for illegal dumping to qualify for the Aug. 2 ballot in St. Louis.
Remember when Republicans pretended they were the party of fiscal responsibility, not wasting taxpayer money, and limited government? Sure, sure, you say, that was all just sloganeering, and never actually true in practice, but it’s really starkly on display in Florida, where governor (and wannabe 2024 Presidential candidate) Ron DeSantis has taken this all to […]
For years I told people St. Louis politicians are corrupt in their own way — but don't take bribes. Now, the feds seem to have such activity on tape, part of an indictment that reads like a backwater municipality. Who the hell wants to do business in a place like that?
On Saturday, a Fenton man heading out to run errands encountered a bear in his subdivision. Thirty-three year old Justin Mathenia was pulling out of his street onto Saline Drive, near Gravois Bluffs, when he spotted the black bear running through several of his neighbors' front yards. He said at first he thought it was a deer, then did a double take.
With Aerosmith temporarily sidelined as frontman Steven Tyler addresses sobriety issues, guitarist Joe Perry has lined up a trio of shows next month with his side group, The Joe Perry Project,…
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