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St. Clair County Locations Available To Restock Critically Needed Blood Products After Hurricane

1 year 1 month ago
BELLEVILLE — The American Red Cross continues to work to restock critically needed blood products uncollected due to the ongoing impact of Hurricane Helene’s devastation in the Southeast. Donors outside of affected areas are encouraged to make an appointment to give now and help keep the blood supply stable in the weeks to come. The time to give blood or platelets is now. Bring hope to those in need by visiting RedCrossBlood.org , calling 1-800-RED CROSS or by using the Red Cross Blood Donor App. As the Red Cross continues to urge people to give blood or platelets now, our teams are also on the ground providing vital relief − like food, water, shelter and support − in communities devastated by Hurricane Helene. If you’re able to help those impacted by disasters big and small across the country, like Helene, please consider making a gift of any amount. All who come to give blood, platelets or plasma Oct. 1-31 will receive a $10 Amazon.com Gift Card

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How Helene changes the election

1 year 1 month ago
Hello, and welcome back to State of Emergency. My name is Zoya Teirstein. We’ve heard it time and again: Despite what the science says, climate change does not rank high among Americans’ priorities in the ballot box. When we launched this series in August, however, we made the case that climate disasters can influence voting […]
Zoya Teirstein

Republicans, Musk, Pretend To Care About Media Consolidation… When George Soros (Read: A Jew) Is Involved

1 year 1 month ago
Though Republicans are the worse of the two offenders, neither Democrats nor Republicans have cared all too much about preventing media consolidation. As a result, U.S. journalism and media has increasingly fallen into the hands of a handful of wealthy corporations and billionaires; and it’s routinely reflected in terrible journalism (especially political journalism) and bumbling […]
Karl Bode

FBI welcomes first woman to lead St. Louis field office

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A major change is underway at the FBI St. Louis field office where for the first time in history there is a female special agent in charge. She worked for years as a parole officer, and saw the other side of policing, long before she became the first female leader of the St. Louis Field Office. Johnson was named to the post last month, succeeding Jay Greenberg. After 17 years on the job, including postings in New Orleans, Atlanta, and Washington, D.C., Johnson has learned one thing. “The mission…
Holden Kurwicki