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Millions of snow geese flock to Havana, Illinois for annual rest stop

2 months 1 week ago
In Central Illinois, once a year, the sky comes alive as millions of snow geese descend on a place most people have never heard of. The small town of Havana, Illinois, is a place where most shop close for the winter. And the population is outnumbered — by birds. The town’s Emiquon Nature Preserve was created when the Nature [...]
Erin McElroy

Ctrl-Alt-Speech: Money For Nothing And Clicks For A Fee

2 months 1 week ago
Ctrl-Alt-Speech is a weekly podcast about the latest news in online speech, from Mike Masnick and Everything in Moderation‘s Ben Whitelaw. Subscribe now on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Pocket Casts, YouTube, or your podcast app of choice — or go straight to the RSS feed. In this week’s round-up of the latest news in online […]
Mike Masnick

St. Louis City Hall debates billion-dollar data center project

2 months 1 week ago
The St. Louis City Hall held a heated five-hour virtual hearing today for a controversial billion-dollar data center proposed for the historic site at the old Armory building in midtown. Developers claim the project will provide millions in tax revenue, while residents raised concerns about its environmental impact and energy demands.
Kelley Hoskins

Vitality Women's Clinic to Host Fundraising Banquet

2 months 1 week ago
GODFREY - Vitality Women’s Clinic will host their annual fundraising dinner next month, and a long-time volunteer shared more about the mission that keeps her coming back. Carol Gooding, RN, began volunteering at the clinic in 2014. She explained that the 2014 fundraising dinner was “a turning point” that inspired her to get involved. She added that her adopted son “came out of a very close call with abortion,” which further encouraged her to get involved in Vitality’