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ASCE St. Louis Honors Outstanding Engineers at 2024 Awards Dinner

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The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) St. Louis Section celebrated excellence in the profession at its 2024 Annual Awards Dinner, held on Friday, September 20, 2024, at Jefferson Underground in St. Louis. The event recognized engineers, educators, and industry leaders for their contributions to the community and the advancement of civil engineering. Alicia Padilla, […]

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OSF Saint Anthony's Adds Orthopedic Surgeon To Specialty Services Roster

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ALTON – OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center has bolstered its orthopedics specialty services program by adding a new orthopedic surgeon. Major Erin R. Swan, M.D., an active-duty officer who currently serves in a similar role with the United States Air Force, stationed at Scott Air Force Base (Mascoutah, IL), is accepting new patients through OSF Saint Anthony’s orthopedics specialty services located in Suite 305 within the OSF Saint Anthony’s Medical Office Building (#2 Saint Anthony’s Way, Alton) on the hospital campus. Dr. Swan sees patients 18 years and older - and appointments with Dr. Swan can be made by calling (618) 474-6595. “The addition of Major Dr. Swan strengthens our orthopedic specialty services program by addressing a primary strategic initiative for OSF Saint Anthony’s here in the Riverbend region,” says Dennis Sands, M.D., chief medical officer, OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center. “Major Dr. Swan believes

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Alton Aldermen Narrowly Approve $10,000 For 40 Days Of Nonviolence Initiative

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ALTON – Alton Committee of the Whole members on Monday voted 4-3 to send a resolution allocating $10,000 for a six-week program aimed at curbing youth violence to the City Council for final approval this Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. The resolution calls for $10,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for the 40 Days of Nonviolence Initiative . The $10,000 total represents $2,000 for two weeks of planning at $100 per hour, $2,000 for two weeks of outreach in the form of stakeholder meetings and data analysis, and $6,000 for six weeks worth of programming, including $1,100 for food and $1,900 for promotional costs. This comes two weeks after committee members laid the item over so representatives of the 40 Days of Nonviolence Initiative could present more detailed information about the program’s purpose and funding. Joe Lewis and Sherri Miller, executive committee members of 40 Days of Nonviolence and Beyond, shared more details with – and answered several

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Community Unites In Alton To Remember Charlie Kirk WIth Large Crowd

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ALTON — A rally drawing an estimated 750 to 1,000 people was held Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, at the Alton Visitor’s Center to honor the memory of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was assassinated on Sept. 10, 2025, while speaking at Utah Valley University. Michelle Nitzsche, one of the event’s organizers, described the gathering as a peaceful demonstration marked by expressions of unity and remembrance. “The crowd went down the street and kept getting longer and longer,” she said, noting the turnout exceeded initial expectations. Participants shared personal testimonies during an open microphone session, and some attendees offered bottles of water to passersby as a gesture of goodwill. “I hope Charlie and God were pleased how it went,” Nitzsche said. “I was proud that the people that went were peaceful.” Nitzsche emphasized the rally’s focus on peace and love, values she attributed to both Kirk and a higher spiritual

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Trump Supporters Are Lying About Biden ‘Censorship’ To Justify Brendan Carr’s Unconstitutional Kimmel Threats

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Trump supporters cycled through increasingly desperate explanations for why the Jimmy Kimmel situation was totally legitimate. First came the absurd “low ratings” defense—because sure, networks routinely cancel shows minutes before taping due to sudden ratings revelations and just hours after the chair of the FCC threatens them with “we can do this the easy way […]
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"Fascism Has No Place": Weekly Protests Continue in Alton, March Planned for October

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ALTON - Alton People’s United has continued to hold their weekly protests in Alton, and they look forward to hosting a march with speakers in October. At 1 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025, community members can join the march from the Alton Amphitheater to Lincoln-Douglas Square. Clayton Monroe said that their goal is to support Riverbend residents with mutual aid while protesting the current federal administration. “We want to show people in Alton and Madison County that, moving forward, Alton People’s United will be a name that people will recognize and people will know means support and care and love,” he said. Monroe, who organizes Alton People’s United alongside Amy Monroe and Missy Johnson, noted that their mission is shifting from the weekly protests to mutual aid that can help people in the community. They believe this work is important. “At the end of the day, community is stronger than anything else,” Monroe explained. “I’ve

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Daily Deal: Skill Success

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Skill Success membership gives you access to over 4,000 online video courses from hundreds of the top experts around the world. With a wide range of topics to choose from, you’ll never run out of things to learn! Learn new skills from our expansive course library with topics such as Languages, Business, Technology, Meditation, Cooking, […]
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DOL Moves to Repeal Independent Contractor Rule

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From Construction Dive: The Department of Labor intends to rescind a 2024 rule on independent contractor classification, according to its regulatory agenda. The agency did not signal how it intends to change the rule under the Fair Labor Standards Act. The rule is a method of determining if a worker is an independent contractor or a […]

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