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HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital Earns Cribs for Kids Infant Safe Sleep Hospital Recertification

1 year 3 months ago
O’FALLON — HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital is proud to announce that it has achieved recertification as a Gold Cribs for Kids National Safe Sleep Hospital. This certification recognizes St. Elizabeth’s Women and Infants Center’s team’s commitment to best practices in infant safe sleep, ensuring the highest standards of care for their youngest patients. By earning this recertification, St. Elizabeth’s demonstrates adherence to rigorous guidelines established by the Cribs for Kids National Safe Sleep Hospital Certification Program. Cribs for Kids is a national safe sleep initiative dedicated to reducing infant mortality. “Sleep related deaths are the number one reason we lose our babies each year—3,400 infants annually,” said Michael H. Goodstein, MD, neonatologist and medical director at Cribs for Kids. “We know that parents do at home what they see done in the hospital so modeling safe sleep and providing education

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FPF talks government secrecy and national security reporting

1 year 3 months ago

Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines before the Senate Armed Services Committee’s worldwide threats hearing this May. Haines has repeatedly said overclassification is a national security concern

AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein

Government secrecy functions as a control mechanism, and one that prevents the public from basic self-governance. That was the key takeaway from a 9/11 anniversary interview by Truthout with Lauren Harper, the first Daniel Ellsberg chair on government secrecy at Freedom of the Press Foundation (FPF).

On whistleblowers, Harper noted their fundamental importance but stressed that their protections “are not as robust as they should be, and these individuals should not face — or be expected to carry — the burden of fixing a system-wide crisis.”

She also highlighted the need for ongoing reporting on entrenched government secrecy. “People in the intelligence community and elsewhere work tirelessly their entire careers to keep information secret,” Harper explained. “Occasional reporting on specific examples of excessive secrecy is not enough to challenge that systemic tide.”

You can read the full interview here.

Freedom of the Press Foundation

St. Louis man charged in string of south St. Louis burglaries

1 year 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- Marques Johnson, 25, faces several felony charges for a series of alleged burglaries and thefts that happened on September 4, 2024. Johnson is accused of burglarizing three businesses: The Village Too, Five Star Market, and Dutchtown Market. For each location, he faces charges of second-degree burglary, stealing, and property damage. He is [...]
Joe Millitzer

Belle Peterbaugh Shines in Cross Country and Track, She Is A Sparklight Female Athlete of Month For Panthers

1 year 3 months ago
JERSEY - Belle Peterbaugh is off to an excellent start in cross country and concluded a track and field season where she recorded a time of 13.26 in the 100 meters. She also recorded a time of 23:31.50 for three miles in the Granite City Robinson/Lang Cross Country Invite on Sept. 7, 2024. Peterbaugh is a Sparklight Female Athlete of the Month for Jersey. Peterbaugh is a very versatile athlete and says she is using the cross-country season to prepare her for her athletic love - track and field. "I love doing the sprints in track," she said. "Running means a lot to me, it is kind of like my way of using my time just to be myself and be able to do something I love. I will probably run forever. I also do soccer and track and field in the spring." Peterbaugh said she enjoys her teammates in cross country. "We are more like a family than a team," she said. "I think that is what sets cross country different from other sports."

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Casino janitor arrested for theft after finding $10K

1 year 3 months ago
MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. -- A Hollywood Casino janitor was arrested in July for allegedly stealing $10,000 in cash from a patron. Joshua Turner now faces a felony charge for stealing. The Missouri State Highway Patrol states that a gambler reported losing a "strap" of $100 bills totaling $10,000 after getting it from the cashier. Surveillance [...]
Joe Millitzer

Trump, Harris campaigns move quickly past apparent assassination attempt on GOP nominee

1 year 3 months ago
WASHINGTON — The presidential campaigns are rushing ahead this week without missing a beat, despite numerous law enforcement agencies investigating a possible assassination attempt Sunday on Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump. Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee, was looking to pick up an endorsement from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters during a private sit-down […]
Jennifer Shutt