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Back Our Kickstarter For One Billion Users, The Social Media Card Game

1 year 3 months ago
This week, we launched the crowdfunding campaign for our new card game, One Billion Users, where players compete to build the biggest and best social media network. We’ve put a lot of work into designing a fun, fast-paced game and we need your help to produce it — so if you want to try your […]
Leigh Beadon

Our economic quandary: Should we pay more attention to vibes or data?

1 year 3 months ago
How do people feel financially? Do they feel worse than headline indicators like unemployment, inflation, and growth suggest they should? This is all but impossible to answer. If you look at personal finance figures, you'll see that people are earning more than they used to and also spending more. But how do they feel after ...continue reading "Our economic quandary: Should we pay more attention to vibes or data?"
Kevin Drum

An Inventory of 70 Former Public School Buildings in STL

1 year 3 months ago

Earlier this year,  I happened upon the drone video work of Jimmy Wolfe aka Empty Midwest on Youtube.  In his now 22 part series on abandoned STL structures, Jimmy has documented many of STL’s most endangered architectural treasures from above, revealing the damage and decay invisible from the curb. Prominent among the dozens of structures […]

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Mike Mccubbins

Lewis and Clark Events Calendar Nov. 23-Dec. 20, 2024

1 year 3 months ago
GODFREY - Here's a look at the many events coming up soon at Lewis and Clark Community College: Nov. 24, 2024 – Civic Memorial Theater Production: 2 p.m., Ann Whitney Olin Theatre, Hatheway Cultural Center, Lewis and Clark Community College, 5800 Godfrey Rd., Godfrey. (618) 377-7230. Nov. 27 – Trailblazers Men’s Basketball vs. Lakeland: 6 p.m., George C. Terry River Bend Arena, Lewis and Clark Community College, 5800 Godfrey Rd., Godfrey. (618) 468-6290. Nov. 30 – Trailblazers Men’s Basketball vs. Illinois College JV: 1 p.m., George C. Terry River Bend Arena, Lewis and Clark Community College, 5800 Godfrey Rd., Godfrey. (618) 468-6290. Dec. 3 – Brown Bag Event, The Holly and the Brass, Featuring the Bi-State Brass Quintet: Noon, Atrium, Ringhausen Music Building, Lewis and Clark Community College, 5800 Godfrey Rd., Godfrey. (618) 468-4731. Dec. 4 – L&C New Student Orientation: 4-6 p.m., The Commons, McPike Math and Science Complex,

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Illinois State Police To Conduct Nighttime Enforcement Patrols

1 year 3 months ago
CARBONDALE – Illinois State Police (ISP) Troop 10 Commander, Captain Joshua Anderton, announces the ISP will conduct Nighttime Enforcement (NITE) patrols in Williamson County during December. NITE patrols allow the ISP to focus on preventing, detecting, and taking enforcement action in response to impaired driving and occupant restraint violations especially between the hours of 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. The number of unrestrained drivers killed in traffic crashes is significantly higher at nighttime and combined with impaired driving means even more traffic deaths during these critical hours. Officers working the enforcement patrols will be watchful for motorists who show signs of impaired driving, improper seatbelt and child restraint usage, speeding, distracted driving, and other Illinois Vehicle Code violations. Alcohol and drug impairment are estimated to be a factor in more than 47% of all fatal motor vehicle crashes in Illinois. Over half of all fatal crashes in Illinois occur

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Illinois State Police Announces Results Of A Violent Crime Suppression Detail In The Metro East Area

1 year 3 months ago
EAST ST. LOUIS – Illinois State Police (ISP) conducted a violent crime suppression detail on Nov. 18-20, 2024 in St. Clair and Madison counties, focusing its efforts on East St. Louis and neighboring Metro East communities. The operation utilized intelligence and technology to target known high crime areas, violent offenders, and structured criminal groups in the communities of the Metro East. Detail Results Arrests: 34 Felony Charges: 46 Criminal Charges: 79 Firearm Related Charges: 19 Firearms Seized: 8 Controlled Substance Seized: 177.7 grams Stolen Vehicles Recovered: 3 There were several notable events and arrests during the detail. On Nov. 18, 2024, troopers conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle for Illinois Vehicle Code (IVC) violations. The vehicle fled. Trooper located the vehicle a short while later and attempted to conduct another traffic stop on the vehicle, when the vehicle rammed an ISP squad car and began fleeing again. Th

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Add 'Lung Cancer Screening' to Your November Checklist so You Can Breathe Easier

1 year 3 months ago
O’FALLON, Ill. — Rake leaves – check. Store lawnmower for winter – check. Buy Thanksgiving turkey – check. Schedule lung cancer screening – what? Hospital Sisters Health System (HSHS) is encouraging all eligible adults to add a lung cancer CT scan to their November to-do list since this month is also Lung Cancer Awareness Month. A lung cancer screening can detect nodules or spots on a lung, which may be an early indicator of lung cancer. Individuals aged 50 or older who have a history of smoking – at least a pack a day for 20 years or two packs a day for 10 years – are at risk of developing lung cancer. More people in the United States die from lung cancer than any other form of cancer, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Yet the national screening rate for lung cancer stands at 6%, according to the American College of Surgeons – far below screening rates for colorectal and breast cancers, which rank 70% and

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