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McCarthy Selected to Lead Design-Build Team for New Children’s Hospital

2 years ago
McCarthy Building Companies, Inc., the oldest, privately held construction firm in the U.S. and a leading national healthcare construction manager, has been selected to lead the design-build team for a new 14-story facility with more than 200 inpatient beds for SSM Health’s Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital in St. Louis. The design-build team includes HKS, a […]
Dede Hance

Appeals court sets hearing date on Missouri abortion rights initiative ballot title

2 years ago

The next legal wrestling match over what Missouri voters would see if an abortion-rights initiative petition makes next year’s ballot is scheduled for Oct. 30 before judges of Western District Court of Appeals. A three-judge panel will hear oral arguments that day on Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s appeal of Cole County Circuit Judge Jon […]

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Rudi Keller

Lights are Back on at Alton Little Theater: Support Live Community Theater this Saturday Night

2 years ago
ALTON - Alton Little Theater (ALT) invites you to come to the final performances of “Beer for Breakfast,” a fun PG-13 show with local brews available for any audience members who want to get in the spirit of the play. The “very funny show” kicks off the theater’s 90th season and tells the story of five friends grappling with middle age. After last weekend’s performances were delayed when two cast members fell ill, the show is back with performances scheduled on Thursday, Sept. 28 through Sunday, Oct. 1. “Come and sit in the dark, have a beer — we bought all this extra selection of beer because it’s called ‘Beer for Breakfast’ — and come enjoy this funny, funny show,” director Lee Cox said. Cox and her fellow director Gail Drillinger arranged for the theater to offer an increased selection of beers and brews, including a breakfast stout, during the “Beer for Breakfast” run. Not only is

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Legal Roundtable: Missouri Supreme Court struck down red light cameras. Can St. Louis bring them back?

2 years ago
Concern over a rise in traffic violence has led St. Louis officials to consider an option the city first tried in 2007: Installing automated cameras to catch traffic violators and deter others. Missouri's Supreme Court ruled the ordinance unconstitutional in 2015, but the city is looking to try again. The Legal Roundtable’s Brenda Talent, Bill Freivogel and Eric Banks tackle that issue, as well as a $745 million verdict against the company that manufactures Whip-Its and a squabble between KMOV and KSDK on who owns the right to say “First Alert Weather.”

State Rep. Amy Elik Visits Maryville 1-2 Education Center

2 years ago
GRANITE CITY - Illinois State Representative Amy Elik served as "Principal for the Day" at Maryville 1-2 Education Center in Granite City on Sept. 22. Elik read to 1st and 2nd grade students and also visited with staff. "I have loved my visit at Maryville Elementary. I don't actually get to spend a lot of time in schools, so anytime I do, I absolutely love to see the kids," Elik said. "The kids were polite, respectful, happy, excited and going about their day-to-day. Everyone should feel just so grateful for all the teachers here that spend their days teaching our kids. They do a wonderful job of it."

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‘Porn’ Is A Human Right

2 years ago
Accessing consensually created and distributed online pornography is a human right. Do you know why? The consensual production and viewing of porn online is a protected form of sexual expression between two or more adults.  Laugh your asses off, sure. But there is a point to my ludicrous statement. It’s not about porn per se. […]
Mike Masnick