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Botanical Garden Visitors’ Center Building Team Recognized In ENR’s “Best of the Best” Contest

1 year 2 months ago
On March 27th the design and construction team members on the Missouri Botanical Garden’s (MOBOT) new visitor centered were honored on March 27th in New York City. MOBOT’s Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center was chosen to represent the category “Best Cultural/Worship”. The project was submitted by IMEG engineering consultants, the MEP engineer on the project. […]
Tom Finan

Opinion: Alton Needs A New Leader For Positive Change

1 year 2 months ago
ALTON - During the last election, I supported David Goins, with much hope for his success, preferring him over Brant Walker. I support neither candidate this time. Ray Strebel deserves your vote for mayor of Alton. Please read on, it gets interesting. First, a disclosure: I unsuccessfully ran for mayor against Walker in 2017. I ran against Walker because, prior to Walkers win in 2017, Alton’s crime was trending downward, and the budget was in good order, but crime started increasing and the budget turned into the red soon after he took office. Surprisingly, he claimed the opposite was true, and he also claimed an increase in new businesses under his watch, which was the opposite result I found when I made a FOIA request. Walker’s focus was on quantity, giving him a long list of mostly small accomplishments he could recite during the campaign. But I felt these were mostly basic, everyday things any mayor should do. Alton needs a leader with a well-considered plan bringing

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Ballot language for Missouri anti-abortion amendment doesn’t mention abortion ban

1 year 2 months ago
A revamped constitutional amendment moving forward in the Missouri House would ban nearly all abortions in Missouri. But most voters likely wouldn’t know that just by reading the drafted ballot language. The Republican-backed amendment, if passed out of the legislature and approved by voters, would outlaw abortion with limited exceptions for medical emergencies and survivors of rape and incest prior to 12 weeks gestation. The amendment seeks to overturn an abortion-rights amendment approved by…
Anna Spoerre