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Madison County Judge Sarah Smith Selected To Serve As Deep Wing Official For NCAA Division 3 Football Crew

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MADISON COUNTY - Football season is upon us, and not just for our local high schools and colleges. This season, Madison County Judge Sarah Smith was selected to serve as a Deep Wing Official in the Upper Midwest Athletic Conference. She is also officiating at the high school level, freshman on up to Varsity Friday Night Lights games throughout Southern Illinois. “I have three sons who all play football and a husband who coaches at the middle school. Football just runs in our blood, and since I plan on retiring from the military next year, I figured it was the perfect time to get into the officiating profession,” said Smith. The Upper Midwest Athletic Conference (UMAC), which is comprised of eight full-time member schools from Minnesota and Wisconsin, began in 1972 as the Twin Rivers Conference and was renamed to its current title in 1983. In 2008-09 academic year, the UMAC became a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division III. The UMAC includes

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Abortion-rights measure will be on Missouri’s November ballot, court rules

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled that an abortion-rights measure will be on the state’s November ballot. The ruling on Tuesday ensures voters will have a chance to weigh in on whether to restore abortion rights to the state. A group of Republican state lawmakers and other abortion opponents had…

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Missouri Supreme Court rules amendment legalizing abortion will remain on ballot

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Missourians will have the opportunity to vote to enshrine abortion in the state constitution this November, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.  In a decision published less than three hours before the constitutional deadline to remove a question from the ballot, the Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s ruling that recommended the measure be stripped from the Nov. 5 ballot.  Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft “shall certify to local election authorities that Amendment 3 be placed on…
Anna Spoerre

Tariffs are not as nuanced as the New York Times says

1 year 1 month ago
Here's a headline in the New York Times today: This highlights a problem either with journalists or with economists. I can safely say that economists aren't "skeptical" of Trump's tariff blather. They think it's straight up bullshit. So is the problem that economists are too polite to say so when a Times reporter calls? Or ...continue reading "Tariffs are not as nuanced as the New York Times says"
Kevin Drum

Missouri Supreme Court rules amendment legalizing abortion will remain on ballot

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Missourians will have the opportunity to vote to enshrine abortion in the state constitution this November, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. In a decision published less than three hours before the constitutional deadline to remove a question from the ballot, the Supreme Court reversed a lower court’s ruling that recommended the measure be stripped […]
Anna Spoerre

Ginger Baker … AKA … Ginger

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Ginger is the QUEEN. She’s a thinker and has plenty of her own thoughts and opinions. When she goes for a walk, she holds the leash in her own mouth (you still have to hold the end, but she wants you to know she’s got this.) She knows lots of tricks and needs to be the only pet in the home

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How Busey Bank is measuring customer satisfaction to drive success

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Customer loyalty and satisfaction are crucial components of success for all business sectors. In the financial services and banking industries, where competition, regulation and commoditization of products and services level the playing field, customers are most often attracted to companies that value them and offer a superior experience. “Busey is focused on valued relationships and ensuring our customers receive best-in-class service,” said Jeff Burgess, executive vice president and president…
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Lunchtime Photo

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Here's the Vienna Opera House at night just as a performance is starting to let out. I believe this was the setting for a big part of one of the Mission Impossible movies.
Kevin Drum