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Police Demonstrations Captivate St. Mary's VBS Attendees

1 year 9 months ago
ALTON - Children attending St. Mary's Catholic Church and School's Vacation Bible School received a unique glimpse into law enforcement this past week. Officers and detectives from the local police department provided demonstrations and a guided tour through their facilities. The event, held at the police department, aimed to educate and engage young attendees, offering them firsthand insight into the daily operations and responsibilities of police officers. The children were shown various aspects of police work, investigation and the use of different law enforcement tools. The collaboration between St. Mary's Catholic Church and School and the police department is part of a broader initiative to strengthen community ties and promote educational opportunities outside the traditional classroom setting.

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Southwest Airlines to ditch open seating

1 year 9 months ago
Southwest Airlines, the largest carrier at St. Louis Lambert International Airport, said Thursday it would abandon its longstanding open-seating policy, and instead assign seats, offer premium seating and redesign its boarding model.
Jacob Kirn

After Layoffs And Endless Chaos, The AT&T, Time Warner, Discovery Mergers Come To A Whimpering, Pathetic Finale

1 year 9 months ago
The utterly pointless, decade-long madness that was the Time Warner Discovery series of mergers has come to its pathetic conclusion. Basically announcing that the whole mess was a waste of time, company executives last week quietly announced they’d be untangling much of the partnership and try to pretend the whole thing never happened: “The theoretical […]
Karl Bode

Proposal to restructure St. Louis County government could go before voters in November

1 year 9 months ago
Voters in November could decide to restructure St. Louis County's government to include a non-partisan county manager in charge of day-to-day operations. Councilman Mark Harder, a Republican, introduced legislation at Tuesday's council meeting that would put the charter change proposal on the ballot. Harder said he's doing this because there have been too many problems with the way the county government is run. "We can't seem to do some of the basic functions of government. By having a person…
Kelsi Anderson and Megan Kernan