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Vernon Betts will serve his last day as St. Louis City Sheriff on Dec. 31, 2024. Alfred Montgomery is set to take over the role on Jan. 1, 2025.

Andrew Hade was diagnosed with diabetes a year ago. While the Rockford, Illinois, resident was surprised, he was more shocked when he later found out he also has diabetic retinopathy. “Retinopathy is a complication of diabetes that affects the back of the eye and can cause vision loss, blurry vision and other complications,” says Pamela Garcia, a nurse practitioner for OSF HealthCare. Garcia adds that early symptoms of retinopathy include floaters, blurriness, dark areas of vision and difficulty perceiving colors. Mild cases may be treated with diabetes management and more serious cases could require surgery. It's important for people with diabetes to schedule a thorough eye exam at least once a year. That’s because most patients, like Hade, display no symptoms of diabetic retinopathy until it’s too late. “I initially was dismissive about the eye test, because, I had no symptoms,” he says. “It's hard to think of something being wrong that's

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The New York Times reports today on a new study that shows an increase in alcohol-related deaths between 1999 and 2020. But it's based on numbers from the CDC's WONDER database, which is public and has a category just for alcohol. Here it is: Sure enough, it's way up. Check the right boxes and you ...continue reading "Yep, alcohol deaths are way up"

Jason Lewis will be an associate circuit judge.

Some venture capital investors, who have funded the tech boom in Silicon Valley and beyond, say they are excited by the prospect of a lighter regulatory environment under a new Trump Administration than they saw under President Joe Biden. But they warn that Trump policies that will benefit many technology companies may come at a […]

Illinois State Police arrested 34 people earlier this week during a three-day operation in East St. Louis and neighboring communities.

Are you on Twitter and would like to follow reliable economic commentary? Here are my top picks: Matt Darling Noah Smith Matt Yglesias Dean Baker There are lots of good people on Twitter who don't say much about economics. And there are lots of good economists who don't say much on Twitter. But these four ...continue reading "My econ picks on Twitter"

This is just what I needed to read after a post-election hell week or two. The city of Los Angeles has gone past exhaustion to vindictive irritation after being sued by the same cops it employs because it (legally) handed over photos and names of LAPD officers to journalist Ben Camacho. Ben Camacho then shared […]

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A piano once owned by Stevie Nicks is on the auction block.Gotta Have Rock and Roll is handling the sale of the Hamilton grand piano, which was used to write…

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We want our diversity contained to sparkly festivals and tasty foods. — not introduced in our boardrooms or our classrooms.

The Macomb School District installed police cameras on school buses in hopes of stopping illegal passing.

The Belleville-based Social Security Disability Insurance claim assistance company, which also provides other services for veterans and people with disabilities, has promoted a new president.

Trump’s team of rival predators is the cartoon-villain personification of Biden’s backing of dehumanization in Gaza

A reader has shamed me into updating yesterday's chart showing how often Fox News mentioned inflation after the election was over. Here's a comparison with all TV news: The drop at Fox News was more dramatic than most, but in fact everyone decided to stop talking about inflation once the election was over. (The mid-month ...continue reading "Another look at inflation and Fox News"

CITY OF FLORISSANT SEWER BACKUP SUPPORT AND RESOURCE FAIR NOV. 26 On Nov. 4-5th, the City of Florissant experienced record-breaking rainfall, with over 8 inches falling within 24 hours. The city will hold a Resource Fair to address sewer backup concern on Nov. 26 from 6-7:30 p.m at City Hall Council Chambers (955 rue St. […]

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