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Amid The Measles Outbreak, HHS Cuts 1/8th Of Workforce

1 year 2 months ago
The measles outbreak that began in Texas continues at a brisk pace. RFK Jr. and his Department of Health and Human Services, as we’ve discussed, continues to make the outbreak worse through a combination of public opining on alternative treatments that are making some even sicker, garbled messaging that seeks to downplay the severity of […]
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Daily Deal: The Complete Cisco Training Bundle

1 year 2 months ago
The Complete Cisco Training Bundle has 6 courses to help you get ready to become certified. Courses cover al you need to know as a CCNA, CCEA, and more. It’s on sale for $40. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered and curated by StackCommerce. A portion of all sales from Techdirt Deals helps support […]
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Contreras 'eats' baseball tape in race against the clock

1 year 2 months ago
The St. Louis Cardinals held a good standing after sweeping their opening weekend against the Minnesota Twins last weekend. Willson Contreras also captured the attention of many while at bat, but for something unrelated to hitting the baseball.
Megan Mueller

When and where the flooding rain is expected near St. Louis

1 year 2 months ago
Heavy rain is expected to bring flash flooding and severe storms to southeast Missouri and southern Illinois, with the risk for flooding lingering through the weekend and a chance for a rain/snow mix on Sunday, followed by freezing temperatures early next week.
Chris Higgins

100 Years Ago: Alton Columnist Publishes Poetry Book

1 year 2 months ago
“On a bright moonlight night in spring time, just as he might have wished it, because Jim Callahan was a very sentimental man, his spirit took flight from the body which had been pain racked for many months.” Poet and newspaperman James T. Callahan Sr. died on April 7, 1925, of jaw cancer. He was born in Alton in 1856 and started writing for the Alton Evening Telegraph in 1891. He “loved mostly to write of the little things of life which usually escape the notice of other people.” Callahan studied to be a lawyer and gained admittance to the bar to practice law. He also served later in life as Clerk of the City Court of Alton. But writing was his real love. He wrote Stray Scraps for 35 years and was one of the first people in the country with his own daily column. Callahan’s final Stray Scraps column ran in the Alton Evening Telegraph on February 21, 1925, and he expected it to be his last. For many years, Callahan’s friends encouraged him to

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