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Name: Kevin M. Harris Hometown: Herculaneum, MO. Years Of Service: 1991-1994 Branch : United States Marine Corps Rank: Lance Corporal Wars: Somalia Submitter's name: Michele Harris

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During Donald Trump's presidency crime skyrocketed. Mental illness among teens soared. In Charlottesville racists and Proud Boys rioted. American soldiers continued to be killed in an Afghanistan war that seemed endless. North Korea tested new missiles that could reach the US mainland. Foreign leaders fretted that America could no longer be trusted. Thousands of Trump ...continue reading "A brief comparison of Donald Trump’s America vs. Joe Biden’s"

SPRINGFIELD – Comptroller Susana A. Mendoza offered this comment following Fitch Ratings’ upgrade of Illinois’ credit rating Tuesday: “In giving Illinois our 9 th credit upgrade in the past two years, Fitch Ratings noted our progress in reducing our backlog of bills to what is now a “normalized” accounts payable that stands at $1.86 billion today – down from a high of $16.7 billion during the budget impasse. Fitch credited the state for boosting its Rainy Day fund to nearly $2 billion. That fund was down to $48,000 during the impasse. Fitch encourages Illinois to bring that fund up to a level most other states have and to make greater progress paying down our pension liabilities. That is exactly what my Rainy Day and Pension Stabilization Bill, HB2515, proposes to do and I look forward to seeing it reintroduced in the next legislative session. This upgrade is a tribute to the responsible debt management my office has undertaken in recent

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If you are in Maplewood this week, you might see some visitors from Hollywood.

Thanks to the over 135 people who attended our Sustaining Housing Dreams fundraiser on October 26th!  A huge THANKS to Midwest Bank Centre and Draper-Kramer for their Presenting Sponsorships. 

$96,245 was raised to help with property acquisition along the South Grand Corridor, South of Utah Street.  We're excited to start making investments to remove blight and to build affordable housing on one of the most frequently used mass transit routes in the region.  Congrats to former 14th ward alderwomen, Carol Howard who received a resolution on behalf of St. Louis City from Ald. Schweitzer, Congrats to Joe Ambrose, from First Bank, for his TGCDC Community Impact Award and Congrats to Better Bevo Now Neighborhood Association President, David Tallent, for his TGCDC Community Service award.  Thanks to the owners and staff @dasbevo for hosting!   In addition to the fundraising, the event was an incredible night of food, drinks, recognition and connecting. 

The first day of fall is technically in September, but the season really started this weekend, when my friends and I gathered to make potato soup and apple pie. After all, that’s the best part of fall: the comfort food. My best friend, who I’ve known since preschool, is one of the best cooks I know. Another best bud and I sat around her kitchen table, peeling potatoes, as her roommate fried bacon for the soup and our master chef consulted the recipe she had found on TikTok. I was on Apple Duty, standing over the table, cutting wedges as carefully as possible for the pie. The apples had been donated by another friend fresh from her farm. As a result, they were bruised and swollen with rotten spots you had to cut around and also the crispest, best I’ve ever had in my life. We snuck slices while Chef’s back was turned. These cooking nights are a lot like the Hulu show “The Bear,” except not at all, because our chef is a lot calmer than the screaming

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For her school's high school superlatives, her classmates voted Alex Pifer "most likely to show up with bagels." It's no wonder that some years later she opened a real-deal, New York-style bagel shop, Boiled & Baked, which debuted in Soulard last month. "I've always loved bagels," Pifer told the RFT.

ALTON - The Alton Police Department reported that it was involved in a vehicle pursuit early Tuesday morning, Nov. 7, 2023. Officers located a vehicle that was reported stolen to the St. Louis County Police Department and initial reports indicated the possibility of a firearm being in the vehicle. Alton Police Chief Jarrett Ford said an Alton Police officer attempted to stop the vehicle in the area of the 3000 block of Belle Street, however, the vehicle fled from the attempted traffic stop. Ford said a pursuit ensued throughout the Alton/Godfrey area with deputies from the Madison County Sheriff’s Office assisting. "The pursuit began with minimal traffic affected and manageable speeds, however, the pursuit was terminated when conditions became increasingly hazardous to persons involved and the public," Chief Ford said. No other additional information was available at this time on the police chase.

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COLLINSVILLE – Just days ahead of Veterans Day, when we honor all those who served in the military, Ameren Illinois employees were recognized by the Department of Defense for providing outstanding patriotic support and cooperation to their employees who have answered their nation’s call to serve. On November 6, four Ameren Illinois employees were honorably awarded the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Patriot Award for the extraordinary support they provide to fellow employee Darrel Eickoff, who also serves as a CW-5 (warrant officer) in the United States Army Reserve. The four supervisors – Kelly Slaughter, Paul Hardiek, Lacey Thomas and Joe West – are based in the company's Collinsville office. “The Patriot Award was created by ESGR to publicly recognize individuals who provide outstanding patriotic support and cooperation to their employees who have answered their nation’s call to serve,” said Illinois ESGR State Chair Laurie

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Graham Nash and Joni Mitchell broke up more than 50 years ago, but he still remembers her birthday. On Tuesday, November 7, Joni's 80th birthday, Nash posted a photo of the legendary singer-songwriter as…

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Last year the Supreme Court ruled that gun restrictions are constitutional only if they are based on America's "historical tradition" of firearm regulation. So how about a law that bans gun ownership by people who are subject to restraining orders for domestic violence? The Fifth Circuit Court, home of conservative wet dreams, naturally ruled that ...continue reading "Supreme Court looks ready to ban guns from domestic abusers"

The First Amendment provides broad protections for journalists, not only as to what they publish, but also how they collect information. For instance, publishing leaked government documents is protected, even if the acts that provided journalists with these documents may be subject to criminal proceedings. In recent months, however, a couple of law enforcement agencies […]

MATLAB allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creating of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages. That’s all well and good, but it means nothing if you don’t have a firm grasp of the data types used within MATLAB. In the Complete MATLAB Programming Master Class you’ll […]

A panel seems poised Thursday to recommend that bilingual signage be installed in downtown Clayton the next time the current signs need to be replaced, an official said.

A few days ago the Washington Post ran a story about some high school teachers in Washington state who wanted to stop teaching To Kill a Mockingbird. It all started when one of the teachers was listening to a podcast: The Black hosts of the show joked that “Mockingbird” ranked with Confederate monuments as something ...continue reading "Is it time to put “To Kill a Mockingbird” out to pasture?"

PHILO, Ill. (WMBD) -- One lucky Illinois Lottery player won the top prize on a scratch-off lottery ticket. According to an Illinois Lottery news release, the winner, who requested to remain anonymous, bought the ticket at Phillips 66, located at 102 S. Lincoln Street in Philo, a town about eight miles south of Champaign. “It’s [...]

Block founder and CEO Jack Dorsey told staff Thursday that job cuts were coming, as the firm implements a cap on the number of employees, with growth failing to keep up with headcount.

The plan includes a $1.8 billion investment and the creation of over 500 jobs.