ALTON - Mr. Darnell Tingle, executive director of United Congregations of Metro East (UCME,) will speak about the role of community organizing in Climate Change and Environmental Justice on Dec. 10, 2024. He has an undergraduate degree in Ethics, History and Policy and M.A. in Public Policy from Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA. Mr. Tingle has organized, directed and consulted for unions such as Denver Classroom Teachers Association, Denver CO and Unite Here, a part of Services Employees International Union. Mr. Tingle will be able to bring his experiences to bear here in this area regarding next steps in organizing for Environmental Justice and update the community on the shared issues of Piasa Palisades Group and UCM relative to Environmental Justice in this area. The program will be held at Old Bakery Beer Co., 400 Landmarks Blvd., Alton, IL, to begin at 6:30 p.m on Dec. 10, 2024. Come early and place an order for some craft beer and delicious food. If you have questions,
St. Louis Fire Capt. Joseph Neidel calls for water as firefighters work a vacant house fire in the 1400 block of Hamilton Boulevard near Wells Avenue in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood on Monday, Dec. 2, 2024.
For decades, U.S. cable and broadband providers have statistically had some of the worst customer support and satisfaction ratings of any industry or government agency in America (see: the American Customer Satisfaction Index). That’s quite a feat in a country where banks, airlines, insurance companies, and medical giants intensely compete to deliver vast untold frustration […]
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Darius E. Carter was charged last week with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the death of Sarah Mason and the baby she'd been carrying for seven months, Melanie.
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For the third year in a row, a package of tax credits designed to increase access to affordable child care and stabilize the industry is a top priority for state Rep. Brenda Shields. The legislation has been blocked in the state Senate for the last two years by members of the Freedom Caucus despite support […]
President-elect Donald Trump may have quieted his lies about widespread voter fraud after his win earlier this month, but the impact of his effort to cast doubt on the integrity of American elections lingers on. Although this post-election period has been markedly calmer than the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, there were isolated flare-ups […]
On Tuesday evening, the state of Missouri is scheduled to once again require state workers to kill a human being. Christopher Collings would be the 101st person Missouri officials have executed since 1989. He was sentenced to death for the murder of 9-year-old Rowan Ford in Stella, a town in southwest Missouri. We mourn Rowan’s […]
ST. LOUIS - Clouds have held on overnight, especially closer to the Mississippi River and into Illinois, and that has kept temperatures a little bit warmer than expected. Still, out the door temperatures Tuesday will be cold, around 20 F. Skies will gradually clear through the day. Afternoon highs will be in the low 30s. [...]
The all-star Soulshine benefit concert raised $4.5 million for hurricane relief and recovery efforts in North Carolina and Florida.The sold-out concert took place Nov. 24 at New York’s Madison Square Garden and…
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