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East St. Louis Students Explore 100 Years of Black History Through Time Machine

2 months ago
EAST ST. LOUIS - Students and staff at Dr. Katie Harper-Wright Elementary School in East St. Louis School District 189 marked Black History Month with a theme centered on a “time machine” journey through 100 years of Black excellence, highlighting influential African American individuals and movements from 1926 to 2026. The school’s Black History celebration invited each grade level to “travel through time” by preparing a performance honoring a notable

Durbin Delivers Floor Speech On The U.S. Strikes On Iran This Weekend

2 months ago
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate floor today following the U.S. strikes on Iran this weekend, which killed Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. During his speech, Durbin announced support for Senator Tim Kaine’s (D-VA) war powers resolution. Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution states that the power to declare war is an explicit power of Congress and Congress overwhelmingly reaffirmed this constitutional provision

House committee debates restroom restrictions for transgender Missourians

2 months ago
With blonde hair flowing over her shoulders and spilling onto a blousy blue mini dress, Landon Patterson sat in front of the Missouri House Emerging Issues Committee Monday. The committee was debating bills that sought to separate public restrooms and changing rooms by sex as assigned at birth, rather than gender identity. The bills varied […]
Annelise Hanshaw