ALTON - Life doesn’t always go as planned, and Fred and Neva Smith know that all too well. The couple from Alton has weathered their occupations, Fred’s military service, raising a family and now – cancer journeys. Neva is a breast cancer survivor who’s giving back through an OSF HealthCare support group, while Fred has battled squamous cell carcinoma and lymphoma. The two are a testament to how a good support system – whether that’s your spouse, friends or your care team – can help in the fight against cancer. That was apparent to the Smiths in August of 2024 when Mission Partners (employees) at OSF Moeller Cancer Center in Alton gave them a wedding anniversary surprise they won’t forget. Fred and Neva’s journeys Neva Smith, 83, was diagnosed with breast cancer in December 2015 and later had a lumpectomy, a procedure to remove part of a breast or breasts. She came to OSF for radiation treatment. “I came out
The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday released an interim report saying that powerful drug middlemen marked up drugs for cancer, AIDS, multiple sclerosis and other serious maladies far over the going rate — as much as a thousand percent over the going rate in 22% of instances. The upcharges provided $7.3 billion in additional revenue […]
ALTON/GODFREY - The East End Improvement Association will host two candidate forums before the April 1, 2025, consolidated election. Alton and Godfrey aldermanic, trustee and mayoral candidates will introduce themselves and answer questions at the candidate forums next month. At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, Alton candidates will speak at the Great Rivers Hotel in Alton. At 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, Godfrey candidates will speak at the Trimpe Building at Lewis and Clark Community College. East End Improvement Association (EEIA) board member Steve Schwartz will moderate both forums. “We think it’s really important for the community to know the candidates that are running for their city and village offices, and this is a great way to introduce them,” Schwartz said. “It’s also an opportunity to impress upon individuals to get out and vote.” Schwartz said the EEIA has been sponsoring candidate forums in Alton and Godfrey for over 20 years.
Here's an odd thing from today's inflation report: It was driven largely by increases in the price of gasoline, which was up 4.4% from November according to the BLS. But I don't recall an increase in gasoline prices. And sure enough, if you check with the Energy Information Administration, the price of gasoline was down ...continue reading "December’s high inflation is all due to a statistical quirk"
Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley has introduced legislation known as Travis's Law, nearly one year after a St. Louis-area boy tragically died from injuries in a head-on collision.
Legislation filed by Rep. John Simmons would require all Missouri driver's licenses to be labeled with a citizenship stamp in response to concerns about an increase in illegal border crossings.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced that permitting will be streamlined for anyone rebuilding a home after the LA fires. For some reason conservatives are taking a weird victory lap over this, which is kind of crazy. Have they ever paid attention to a natural disaster in California before? Permitting is always streamlined. And for ...continue reading "Streamline rebuilding after the LA fires? Yes but . . ."
A new Consumer Reports study unsurprisingly finds that popular exercise equipment makers collect way more data on users than is necessary, then sell access to that data to a wide variety of dodgy and largely unregulated data brokers and middle men, who in turn generally play fast and loose with it. Consumer Reports studied ten […]
Go from absolute zero to GIMP pro with this comprehensive 9 course bundle. Jump into the Complete Master GIMP Design Bundle, and you’ll go all the way from installing the GIMP software and configuring it to run on Windows, to producing banners, book covers and even memes that you’ll display using Facebook and other social […]
Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band and Lenny Kravitz are among the headliners for the 2025 New Orleans Jazz Fest, taking place April 24-27 and May 1-4.The bill also includes Santana,…
A man who backed a bootleg fireworks operation pleaded guilty this week in connection with a house explosion that killed a man and three teenage boys near Black Jack.
Dr. Colleen McNicholas announced her resignation late Monday on social media platforms, the same day that Margot Riphagen was announced as Great Rivers’ new president and CEO.
The Holy Convocation, one of the nation's largest and most influential religious conventions, is planning to make a highly-anticipated return to St. Louis next year.
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