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GLEN CARBON – Summer camp is a Girl Scouts of Southern Illinois tradition, and it’s calling YOU! Girl Scout Camp gives girls the opportunity to try new adventures, build skills, make new friends, and enjoy the great outdoors. Not a Girl Scout? No problem! Girls can join Girl Scouts now through an extended membership so they can enjoy camping this summer and transition right into the troop experience in the fall. It’s the perfect time to join! “We can’t wait for summer to get here so we can experience the great outdoors at Girl Scout Camp,” said Mary Buchanan, Senior Director of Program Engagement. “Girl Scouts is all about empowering girls to try new things and explore what interests them. At Girl Scout Camp, girls have the opportunity to do this while building memories that will last a lifetime,” Buchanan added. Resident Camp sessions are available in DuBois, Edwardsville, Ozark, and Makanda. Spots are filling quickly, so be sure to

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This post has a twist at the end, so bear with me. We start with a piece in the Atlantic by Derek Thompson about the end of the 9-to-5 workday. It's based on a Microsoft study of keyboard strokes on work computers: Findings from Microsoft and its researchers suggest that the 9-to-5 workday is fading ...continue reading "The internet hasn’t increased workaholism in the US"

EDWARDSVILLE – Jennifer Korte, a candidate for State Representative in the 112 th District, says her opponent’s position as the communications director for the Illinois Republican Party is a blatant conflict of interest and he should take a leave of absence while running his campaign. Joe Hackler is running for State Representative in the 112 th District. He currently is the spokesman for the Illinois Republican Party. “The state party exists to promote Republican candidates in Illinois and having a member of the staff run for a state legislative office is a conflict of interest,” Korte said. “The Illinois Republican Party as a matter of practice should stay out of primaries, especially in races where there is no Republican incumbent. It is hard for the Illinois Republican Party to argue they are not taking sides when one of their own is running in a contested primary. Joe Hackler should take a leave from his job to assure voters there is no impropriety

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Alice in Chains frontman Layne Staley died April 5, 2002, 20 years ago today. With his dark lyrics and unique voice -- often joined in harmony with guitarist Jerry Cantrell…

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Mind, Art, Experience: 10 Years of Chess & Culture in Saint Louis celebrates the best chess, art and culture from all 50 exhibitions held at

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Impressionism and Beyond traces the complex and generative encounters of artists with modern life, highlighting the diverse conversations between tradition and innovation, representation and abstraction, and

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St. Louis just can’t stay quiet. The region has produced legends who are on a first-name basis worldwide, like Ike & Tina, Miles, Chuck, and

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Admission to the Missouri History Museum and this special exhibit is free.   Women, often portrayed as secondary characters in the city’s formation, were actually

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The district has grown the most, by percentage, in the state over the last school year.

The analysis projects the Cardinals will draw more than 3 million fans to Busch Stadium this season — sparking a sizeable economic impact.

EmpowerMe Wellness said Monday it has acquired Tampa, Florida-based Salus Physical Therapy. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

"For people living with dementia in nursing facilities, so much of their day is decided for them. There’s very little choice built into their day. This program offers a respite from that.”

“The average size of an American woman is around a size 14,” says founder Krescant Sims-Wooten. “When you look at certain fitness brands, that is not always the picture.”

The book chronicles one of the most thrilling times in the history of St. Louis' long love affair with baseball.

Bader gets a $1 million signing bonus as part of the deal announced Sunday and salaries of $4.7 million in each of the next two seasons.

Officers with the Desloge, Missouri, police department shot a man at a home on North Cantwell Lane. The highway patrol is investigating.

The chef, who recently created the plant-based Love and Magic Kitchen brand, shares a family-friendly weekly meal plan.

The mother of two is also an author and the creator of TheCubicleChick.com.

With so much time spent at home in recent years, many families now have critter companions.

"We are going to see the impact of this for many, many years," one expert says of the pandemic. "It is sad, it is brutal, and it’s ugly. It doesn’t mean there isn’t hope, but we have a long way to go on the healing journey.”