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Katerina McCrimmon is perfect “Funny Girl”

1 year 7 months ago

The Fabulous Fox’s “Funny Girl” is Star-Powered by Pat Lindsey     As much as I looked forward to seeing “Funny Girl” at The Fabulous Fox, I worried that I might be disappointed.  I’ve loved “Funny Girl” since 1964.  I took the movie soundtrack with me to college in 1967 and drove my roommate crazy […]

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University Of Missouri-Columbia Recognizes Several Area Students On Fall 2023 Dean's List

1 year 7 months ago
The region had an enormous amount of students who were honored with Dean's Honor List selections for the Fall 2023 Semester at the University of Missouri in Columbia. Congratulations to all the students and their families for such an admirable accomplishment. The full area list is below: ALTON Tiana LeeAnn Cobb, senior Arts & Sciences Alyssa Nicole Eagleton, sophomore Arts & Sciences Samantha Grace Hentrich, freshman, Agr-Food and Nat. Resources Kareena M. Hunter, freshman Nursing Ellie Marie Jacobs, senior Health Sciences Anna Elizabeth Kane, junior, Business Mackenzie Mottaz Leonard, junior Arts & Science Payton Elizabeth Only, freshman, Business Gabrielle Kathleen Peuterbaugh, sophomore, Health Sciences Jaden Level Smith, sophomore Arts & Sciences Payton E. Zigrang, senior Arts & Sciences Josephine Louise Zigrang, senior Health Sciences. BETHALTO Nathaniel Bradford Butler, junior Health Sciences Isabella Sydney Kallal, freshman Health Sciences CARLINVILLE

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Court rules Israel isn’t committing genocide. Yet.

1 year 7 months ago
I'm not sure if this is unexpected or not, but the International Court of Justice has basically ruled in Israel's favor in South Africa's genocide case against it: In a series of near-unanimous votes, the world court on Friday ordered Israel to ensure that its military not violate the Genocide Convention, and that it punish ...continue reading "Court rules Israel isn’t committing genocide. Yet."
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St. Cecilia Catholic Church Begins Building Elevator After 30 Years of Fundraising

1 year 7 months ago
GLEN CARBON - It’s been almost 30 years, but St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Glen Carbon is finally getting an elevator. Located at 155 N. Main Street in Glen Carbon, the church has a main level and a basement where there is a hall and kitchen area. Congregation members say the steps to the basement are “dangerous,” so the elevator will provide a safe way for people to move from floor to floor. “Right now, there are stairs that are not comfortable. So that’s the idea,” said congregation member Steve Skasick. “They’ve been working on fundraising for 20, 30 years. It started off really small and then it really got a big push.” Most of the funds came from a fundraiser for Divine Mercy, a senior living facility coordinated by the Diocese of Springfield. When the project ultimately fell through in 2020, those who had donated suggested that the money be spent on building an elevator at St. Cecilia instead. Father Patrick Gibbon

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Spending was up 2.8% in the final quarter of 2023

1 year 7 months ago
Spending figures are released along with inflation figures, so today we got the December numbers for consumer expenditures. They were up 6.7% from November and 3.2% from a year ago. However, since I said this morning that I like quarterly figures these days, here's the quarterly growth rate: Very respectable. The holiday season was strong ...continue reading "Spending was up 2.8% in the final quarter of 2023"
Kevin Drum