Letter To The Editor: Discrimination is a reality in Alton. New recruits have joined the Alton Police Department and not one of them are black. How can that be? We elected Alton's first black mayor, who was also a police officer. The police chief apparently doesn't see the need for more black officers and now there are only two on the force in Alton. This illustrates how pervasive and embedded discrimination in Alton still is. Where is the Alton NAACP President, black pastors and leaders? I never really agreed with James Gray, the former NAACP President, but he would have been a one-man person against this. Underlying conditions that foster racism in the black community have existed for years. When we elected the first black mayor we wanted change, but we are still facing the same problems. This happened because of our so-called "leaders" are too worried about being appointed to ceremonial positions. I am beyond disgusted and appalled about the lack of hiring of any new black polic
From St. Louis Business Journal: HDA Architects, one of the St. Louis region’s biggest architecture firms, is splitting from parent company Green Street Real Estate Ventures and is now on the search for a new headquarters in the reigon. Green Street acquired HDA in 2020 in a bid to expand its national pipeline. Ownership will […]
From MRN: While the Dardenne Prairie Town Square Vision Steering Committee was envisioned in May of 2023, its first official meeting did not take place until Sept. 25. Since that time, the committee has conducted multiple committee meetings and two public meetings – all with the goal of bringing residents and city leadership closer together […]
The recent Kansas City mass shooting prompted various discussions about gun legislation in Missouri, including the state's Second Amendment Preservation Act. Online conversations also addressed Gov. Mike Parson's role in approving the act and his response while attending the Super Bowl parade in Kansas City.
ALTON - Alton’s NCG Cinemas movie theater will have a special showing of “Rustin” from Feb. 16–23, 2024. The movie serves as a “prequel” for the Robert J. Ellison “Unfiltered Lens” photography exhibit at Jacoby Arts Center. Ralph “Bo” Jackson, Ellison’s cousin, explained that the movie will help “set the stage” for the photos shown in the exhibit. “Rustin” tells the story of Bayard Rustin, an advisor to Martin Luther King, Jr. who played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement and the 1963 March on Washington where King delivered his “I Have a Dream” speech. Ellison’s photos start with the March on Washington and continue through the Civil Rights Movement into the Vietnam War. “It’s just like a time machine going back to 1963,” Jackson said. “You’ll see about the injustices that are going on, the segregated bathrooms and water fountains,
The airport is line for $450,000 from the Federal Aviation Administration to pay for designing a new terminal. The existing building was built in 1980.
ALTON - Over 150 photos by Robert J. Ellison, a famous photographer during the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War, will be on display at Jacoby Arts Center. The Hayner Public Library District has partnered with Lewis and Clark Community College and Jacoby Arts Center to sponsor the exhibit, which will open at 11 a.m. on Feb. 17, 2024, and run through March 27. The exhibit will include several famous and “eye-opening” photographs from the 1960s. Those who have curated the exhibit agree that it is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see the Civil Rights Movement and Vietnam War up close. “It was hell on Earth, and Rob was out there taking photos of it,” said Bo Jackson, Ellison’s cousin who has been working on the display for decades. “It’s just very graphic photos that you don’t see in the old Hollywood movies-type stuff. People get killed. It’s eye-opening…That’s why ‘unfiltered’ is such a key word
In the aftermath of Wednesday's mass shooting following the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally, Americans are once again forced to reckon with the presence of firearms in society.
The St. Louis Battlehawks have made more seats inside The Dome at America’s Center available for purchase, a decision the United Football League team says stems from demand for tickets ahead of its 2024 season.
Cops shouldn’t be able to arrest you for saying things to them, even if they’re things they don’t like. But it still happens with alarming frequency. This is unconstitutional retaliation. But even if courts admit that much, if this retaliation doesn’t match up with the facts of a previous case they’ve handled, they’ll acknowledge the […]
Dive into Godot – a rising star in the game engine world. You’ll learn to create platformers, RPGs, strategy games, FPS games, and more as you master this free and open-source engine with easily expandable systems. Plus, you’ll also explore techniques for game design and game asset creation – giving you the ultimate techniques to […]
Queen has announced a special Record Store Day release of the track “Cool Cat,” a B-side from their 10th studio album, Hot Space. The tune, written and performed solely by Freddie Mercury and John Deacon, will…
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