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GOP FTC Commissioners Abuse “Free Speech” Rhetoric To Push For Government Control Over Online Speech

1 year ago
In a disturbing (if unsurprising) trend, Republican FCC and FTC commissioners are deliberately misusing “free speech” rhetoric in an Orwellian attempt to justify government intervention to control and suppress online speech. Last week, FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr pushed censorial policies in the name of “free speech.” This week, GOP FTC Commissioners Melissa Holyoak and Andrew […]
Mike Masnick

The Sleigh Shed

1 year ago

The Train Shed at St. Louis Union Station has been transformed into a glittering holiday retreat. With wall-to-wall bling, The Sleigh Shed puts the excess of the holidays on full […]

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Rachel Huffman

100 Years Ago: Mysterious Student Wins Spelling Test

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On December 6, 1924, Lincoln School student Emery Bricker won the Alton Township spelling contest. He spelled 100 words correctly out of 100. Two Horace Mann students rounded out the top three: Thelma Chapman came in second (96 words), and Adolph Clayton came in third (93 words). Bricker and Chapman went on to compete at the County Spelling Contest in Edwardsville on December 13, where about forty students from across Madison County participated. In spelling the first 100-word list, three students missed none. Those three students were given a list of 25 additional words, and the results showed the following ranks: 1st - Virginia Highlander from New Douglas 2nd - John Monroe from Collinsville 3rd - Olive Hill from St. Jacobs 4th - Iris Cooley from East Alton Emery Bricker tied for 5th place with three other students. He was not named in the article, but the Alton Evening Telegraph noted that one of the 5th-place students went to Lincoln School, and Bricker was the only possibility

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First-Ever Statewide Smoke Alarm Blitz Sees over 5,000 Smoke Alarms Distributed to 71 Illinois Fire Departments

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SPRINGFIELD - The Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal, Camp I Am Me by Illinois Fire Safety Alliance and the Illinois Community Risk Reduction Taskforce launched the first-ever statewide smoke alarm installation blitz the week of October 20th in conjunction with Fire Prevention Month. “Data shows that nearly 59% of home fire deaths were caused by fires in properties with no working smoke alarms, almost three out of every five home fire deaths in the U.S. resulted from fires in homes with no smoke alarms or non-working. These are scary statistics as fires burn hotter and faster due to synthetic construction materials in modern construction reducing escape times to less than 3 minutes,” said Illinois State Fire Marshal James A. Rivera. I encourage all departments across the state to engage with their residents and stress the importance of having working smoke alarms in their homes.” “The Be Alarmed! Smoke Alarm Installation Program continues to help keep

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