by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
ALTON - On the most recent episode of “You’re Beautiful” with Brian Trust, Duane Lawder spoke about maintaining his faith through hardships. “Personally, faith to me is showing a loving God my obedience to Him, because if you doubt or if you start to worry or if you start to fret, then you’re not showing much faith. And He sees all,” Lawder said. “It’s hard to walk a life of faith. But it’s twice as hard, believe it or not, in the end result, to not.” As a self-described “tough cookie,” Lawder shared that he has gone through many challenges in his life, including battles with substance use and time in prison. He believes that God not only helped him through these struggles, but also blessed him to now give back to other people. After Lawder moved to Alton, he decided to start “Sober For Life Radio,” a nonprofit radio show that raised money to help people start treatment and/or move into sober
A political action committee created to support outgoing Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher’s political career paid attorneys defending him against allegations of misconduct almost $75,000 in late August. According to campaign disclosure forms filed earlier this month, a PAC called Missouri United paid David Steelman and his law firm $21,000 on Aug. 23. The PAC […]
St. Louis has a strong enough architectural heritage to own the title. The reason it hasn't taken it has a lot to do with the way we treat our neighbors, writes architectural historian Michael R. Allen.
ALTON - Ray Hartmann, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. House in Missouri, appeared recently on "Our Daily Show!" with host C.J. Nasello to discuss his campaign against six-term incumbent Rep. Ann Wagner, R-Ballwin. Hartmann, who has a history of advocating for reproductive freedom in Missouri and co-founded the popular PBS talk show "Donnybrook" in 1987, emphasized the significance of the upcoming election. "This is one of the most important elections of my life," Hartmann said. He criticized Donald Trump’s behavior during the recent presidential debate, noting how Vice President Kamala Harris managed to handle him. "Kamala showed us accurately he is extremely vulnerable to flattery and criticism," Hartmann remarked. Hartmann expressed concerns about Wagner's allegiance to Trump, stating, "I believe Ann Wagner will not stand up to Donald Trump. I don’t think he is going to win, but he could win." He highlighted the stakes for Missouri's 2nd Congressional District, whic
One individual has been charged following an incident of allegedly breaking into a St. Louis County police officer's personal and patrol vehicle in May, stealing over $1,000 worth of police property.
Express Scripts Inc. on Tuesday sued the Federal Trade Commission in federal court in St. Louis, alleging that a July report made “unsubstantiated, false and biased claims” about the company.
Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the internet, KOSA rears its ugly head once again. The rumors of KOSA’s demise in Congress may have been overstated. Following a big push by supporters of the bill, including Senator Marsha “we need this to protect kids from the transgender in our culture” […]
Grateful Dead is giving fans another preview of their upcoming Friend of the Devils: April 1978 box set ahead of its release on Friday.The band has just released a performance…
A 17-year-old has died from injuries he suffered while riding in an SUV that crashed in a "large hole" in a North Riverfront construction zone on Sept. 8
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