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Lunchtime Photo

4 years 5 months ago
This is a drone's eye view of the Port of Los Angeles (top) and the Port of Long Beach (bottom). Today marks the first meeting to discuss a new labor contract for dockworkers on the West Coast, about two-thirds of whom work at either the LA or Long Beach ports. Backlog at the two ports ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kevin Drum

Diesel drivers paying record-high prices

4 years 5 months ago
The price at the pump just seems to get higher and higher every week, and last week was no different. Gas prices in St. Louis have risen 12.2 cents in just one week, according to a GasBuddy report. Metro gas prices are 21.4 cents higher than a month ago averaging at $4.07. Statewide, drivers in the Show Me State are seeing slightly higher price increases than St. Louis drivers at a 13.1 cent per gallon increase in the last week, GasBuddy reports. Missouri's average regular gas price at $3.891…
Hayley Vawter and Holden Kurwicki, KSDK

Brothers Charlie and Will Fahnestock Are Tucker's Automotive and Repair Male Athletes Of Month For Marquette Catholic

4 years 5 months ago
ALTON – It’s not uncommon for a dad to coach their kids' baseball team. It happens all the time while growing up whether it be tee-ball, little league, or club. It’s a little rarer to be able to see a dad coach two of his sons at the high school level. That’s what Marquette Catholic High School baseball coach Tim Fahnestock gets to do. His son Charlie is a junior and Will is just a freshman, meaning that the three will get to go at it again next season. The brother combination of Charlie and Will Fahnestock are Tucker's Automotive Repair & Tire Male Athletes of the Month for Marquette Catholic. “I mean, I love it being able to play with your brother and your dad,” Charlie said after an 8-7 comeback win over Granite City. “It’s a great feeling.” Will, being two years younger had it a little more difficult growing up. “He was more of his coach than me, but I always played up and just tried to learn as much as I could,”

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Why Are People Still Blaming Facebook For Australia’s Terrible News Linking Tax Law?

4 years 5 months ago
We’ve talked a fair bit about Australia’s ridiculous “News Bargaining Code,” which is literally nothing more than a tax on Facebook and Google for sending traffic to media organizations. Again, the law requires Facebook and Google (and just Facebook and Google) to pay media organizations for sending them web traffic. This is, of course, backwards […]
Mike Masnick

Italian Chicken Bake Recipe

4 years 5 months ago
INGREDIENTS For Cooking the Chicken: 4 Boneless skinless chicken breasts halved horizontally and paper towel dried 1/2 cup Flour 2 1/2 teaspoon Get-R-Smoked Mike's SPG Seasoning 2 teaspoons Get-R-Smoked Italian Seasoning Blend 3 tablespoons Olive Oil Marketplace Italian Herb EVOO 12 oz Plentiful Pantry Italian Blend Spaghetti White Wine Parmesan Sauce: 4 tablespoons butter 1 small yellow onion chopped 4 garlic cloves minced 2 scallions chopped 2 small tomatoes diced 8 oz Sliced Mushrooms 1 tablespoon flour 1 cup heavy cream 1 cup white wine ½ cup Parmesan cheese shredded 1 teaspoon Get-R-Smoked Italian Seasoning Blend 1/2 teaspoon salt more to taste ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes INSTRUCTIONS Making the Sauce: Add butter, diced yellow onion, and minced garlic cloves to the pan. Cook on medium-high until onions and garlic are translucent, about 2 minutes. Next, add chopped scallions and tomatoes. Add 1 tablespoon

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Glazebrook Park Splash Pad Officially Breaks Ground

4 years 5 months ago
GODFREY - Village of Godfrey Engineer Rich Beran said the Glazebrook Park Splash Pad ground was officially broken on Tuesday morning. He said splash pad site grading is about 99 percent complete. The hope is to have the Splash Pad finished about by the Fourth of July, but that will be weather-dependent, the village engineer said. “We are definitely excited to get it going,” Beran said. “I think it will be probably about six more weeks of work, but it depends on how the weather is as the summer begins. This is something people have been excited about for years and we are excited it will happen.” The Glazebrook Park Splash Pad is part of the Open Space Lands Acquisition and Development Program (OSLAD) grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

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Sheriff: Police avoided shootout with Alabama fugitive

4 years 5 months ago
(WEHT) - During a press conference discussing the capture of Alabama fugitive Casey White and the death of former corrections officer Vicky White, Vanderburgh County Sheriff Dave Wedding said police avoided a shootout due to actions of law enforcement.
Seth Austin