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Trump says Americans will receive $2K each from tariff push

1 month 3 weeks ago
President Trump said Sunday that each American will receive at least $2,000 from tariff revenue collected by the administration. “A dividend of at $2000 a person (not including high income people!) will be paid to everyone,” the president said on his Truth Social platform. He added that those against the tariffs are “FOOLS!” Such a [...]
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Congressman Krishnamoorthi Visits Cahokia Heights Hospital to Highlight Harm Of Medicaid and ACA Cuts

1 month 3 weeks ago
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS — Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL) visited Touchette Regional Hospital this week to underscore how President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act — which he calls the “Large Lousy Law” — is endangering access to care for working families and safety-net hospitals across Illinois. Joined by Touchette leadership and front-line staff, Congressman Krishnamoorthi warned that the law’s Medicaid and Affordable Care Act funding cuts will drive

Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

1 month 3 weeks ago
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is That One Guy with a comment on our post about receiving a bogus DMCA takedown from CyberGhost over our previous post about receiving a bogus DMCA takedown from CyberGhost: Sometimes the cover-up’s worse than the crime I’m really struggling to think of a non-damning […]
Leigh Beadon

States told by Trump administration to ‘undo’ full SNAP benefits paid for November

1 month 3 weeks ago
Following a late Friday emergency ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court, the Trump administration has instructed states that authorized full November nutrition assistance benefits to return a portion, another unprecedented reversal for a program that helps 42 million people afford groceries. A Saturday memo from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service said states […]
Jacob Fischler

Still time to See “The Baker’s Wife” at Florissant Performing Arts Center Nov. 14-16

1 month 3 weeks ago

 Romantic Musical Satisfies Audiences’ Appetites in Florissant                                    by Pat Lindsey   “The Baker’s Wife” is a heartwarming “romantic musical” as comforting as a cup of tea and a warm loaf of bread. Set in the quaint village of Concord in Provence, France in 1935, “The Baker’s Wife” is a fairytale-like story about the […]

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Two Airlifted After Explosion In Calhoun County

1 month 3 weeks ago
CALHOUN COUNTY — A propane tank explosion and fire in the Calhoun Point hunting area injured three people Sunday morning, prompting a multi-agency emergency response, officials said. The Point Fire Protection District received a call at approximately 9:50 a.m. reporting an explosion and fire involving a duck blind, according to a report relayed to the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred within the Calhoun Point hunting area near Brussels. Emergency personnel from

Byron, Carlson, Petri & Kalb Female Athletes Of The Month: Father McGivney Girls Place Ninth In IHSA Sectional Swim Meet

1 month 3 weeks ago
GLEN CARBON - Father McGivney Catholic had an outstanding showing in the Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, IHSA Girls Sectional Meet at Edwardsville, placing ninth out of 23 teams, and head coach Tara Thompson couldn't have been more pleased with the Griffins' showing. "Yes, I am very happy with the girls' performance," Thompson said. "We've swam both our relays faster than we've done in the past, all of our girls are performing well, and we couldn't be happier." The Father McGivney swim girls are Byron,