ALTON - Michael Gebben’s new book, “A Pause Practice,” encourages people to break out of their defaults, flip their perspectives, and take action. Gebben encourages people to feel their emotions and take actions that improve their lives. He believes a lot of people “default” back to safer patterns like procrastination and anxiety, but with practice, you can overcome these defaults and choose paths that set you up for success. “It’s to interrupt the autopilot, the automatic. That’s really the goal of it. We are so living through our subconscious where we’re just running on autopilot, everything we do,” Gebben explained. “It’s not our fault. It’s our default, and you can change the result.” For years, Gebben considered himself “the massive imperfect action guy” who was constantly moving and producing. When he found himself in a procrastination cycle three years ago, he began to
At risk of missing postseason for a third straight year, the St. Louis Cardinals are currently on pace for their lowest attendance mark in three decades.
GRANITE CITY – Two Granite City men with prior domestic battery convictions face new charges in their second and fourth domestic battery cases. Brian P. Watts, 33, of Granite City, was charged on Aug. 11, 2025 with two Class 2 felony counts of aggravated domestic battery, as well as his second or subsequent offense of domestic battery, a Class 4 felony. On Aug. 9, 2025, Watts allegedly struck a household or family member in the mouth with a closed fist, “causing two of the victim’s teeth to be forcibly knocked from her mouth,” according to charging documents. He was additionally accused of intentionally strangling the same victim. Watts reportedly punched the victim after they confronted him “about his drinking,” according to the state’s petition to deny his pretrial release from custody, which adds he strangled the victim as she attempted to flee. “She was able to get away and went to the police department, observed covered in
Each month we feature a member or members of our community that work to push Trailnet’s vision of Streets for All. For August, we’ve featuring Nick Chabarria, Public Affairs Senior …
On the latest episode of Politically Speaking, Illinois state Sen. Chris Belt talks with STLPR's Jason Rosenbaum and Will Bauer about the state budget, Donald Trump's impact on education, and whether his colleagues may redraw the state's congressional map in response to Texas.
LCG Capital Management (LCG),a real estate firm specializing in development, brokerage, property management, and corporate services, today announced that Matthew D. Hunter has joined the company as Managing Director-Corporate Services. With two decades of experience in corporate real estate as a strategic advisor and director, Hunter will lead the strategy and execution of LCG’s corporate […]
The UK government has reportedly backed down from its dangerous demand that Apple build encryption backdoors, following pressure from the Trump administration. But the secretive nature of this “mutually beneficial” agreement should make us deeply suspicious about what was actually traded away. The UK government has backed down on a controversial demand for Apple to […]
From St. Louis Business Journal: When Anthony Johnson arrived at Clayco’s St. Louis headquarters as a prospective employee, he was certain he wouldn’t leave his home state of Minnesota to work for the construction and design-build real estate firm. But in January, 17 years after the longtime Clayco executive initially moved to St. Louis to […]
Lincoln University celebrated the grand re-opening of its newly renovated Dawson Hall. The event was attended by university and government officials, community leaders, students, faculty, staff and local residents. “A complete overhaul of Dawson Hall was needed, and we are incredibly proud of how the team at S.M. Wilson took our needs and wants and […]
A New York state appeals court on Thursday overturned as overly punitive a nearly $500 million civil penalty against President Donald Trump, but left in place a finding of fraud based on records that inflated the value of Trump’s business holdings. A five-judge panel of the New York Appellate Division for the First Department disagreed […]
WASHINGTON — Officials have already cleared dozens of homeless encampments in the District of Columbia in recent days as President Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the nation’s capital for a “crime emergency” at the same time takes aim at people without housing. Advocates working to end homelessness within the district and across the country raised alarm […]
WASHINGTON — An appeals court late Wednesday said it will allow the Trump administration, for now, to move forward with ending temporary protections for 60,000 immigrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua. It means that Nepali immigrants with Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, will lose their legal status – including work permits and deportation protections – […]
From Industrial Safety and Hygiene News: On a hot summer day in my hometown of Austin, Texas, I watch construction crews retreat to truck cabs with the air conditioning blasting or huddling under makeshift tents. The temperature is 100 degrees F, but the heat index is even higher. It’s lunch time, and they still have […]
Metallica is performing at the upcoming 2025 Dreamfest benefit concert.The show will take place Oct. 15 at the Chase Center in San Francisco and is hosted by the tech company…
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