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Kayden Jennings Is Key Player For Edwardsville Baseball Team, Is An iCAN Clinic Male Athlete Of Month

2 years ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Senior infielder Kayden Jennings had made a positive contribution to the success of the Edwardsville High School baseball team as the Tigers continue to defend their 2022 IHSA Class 4A state championship, and in a two-game series against Alton on Apr. 25-26, he combined for four hits and three RBIs as Edwardsville swept the series 16-6 and 13-1. For the season, Jennings is hitting .323, with no home runs, 14 RBIs, an on-base percentage of .462 and 16 stolen bases as the Tigers are currently 17-6 on the season. In the game on Apr. 25, the Tigers were able to grind out the win, taking advantage of 14 walks and a pair of costly errors to score their runs, and after the game, Jennings felt his team could have done some things better, but was also happy with the win. Jennings felt he took solid at-bats than in games recently in Paducah, Ky. The Tigers continue to move right along and have been playing well, and it's especially a good time to be playing well, with the IHSA

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Heads of Franklin, Jefferson counties join Steve Ehlmann in calling for one prosecutor for city of St. Louis, St. Louis County

2 years ago
The leaders of two outlying counties on Thursday joined St. Charles County Executive Steve Ehlmann's call for consolidating prosecutorial offices in the city of St. Louis and St. Louis County in a bid to combat crime. In a move aimed at putting pressure on the state legislature in the final weeks of its session, Franklin County Presiding Commissioner Tim Brinker, Jefferson County Executive Dennis Gannon and Ehlmann released a joint statement Thursday saying that consolidating the offices of St.…
Jacob Kirn

Saraste Conducts the Dallas Symphony in Sibelius and Shostakovich

2 years ago
In 1948, five years after its premiere, the Eighth Symphony still managed to make trouble for Shostakovich. Andrei Zhdanov, the Soviet Minister of Culture and Shostakovich's most powerful nemesis, yanked it from obscurity just so he could denounce it at length. Another member of the panel, Vladimir Zakharov, a Soviet functionary and a minor composer, described it as "not a musical work at all" and "repulsive and ultra-individualistic," similar in sound to "a piercing dentist’s drill, a musical gas chamber, the sort the Gestapo used." Shostakovich was also condemned for the "pessimism, unhealthy individualism, extreme subjectivism, and willful complexity" of his symphony. Zhdanov ordered that all copies of the score be recycled and all recordings destroyed. I, on the other hand, have much nicer things to say about it.
René Spencer Saller

Biden administration to use processing centers in Latin America to handle migration

2 years ago

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration Thursday announced the use of processing centers in Colombia and Guatemala to create legal pathways for migrants, in preparation for the ending of a pandemic-era tool used to expel migrants that is expected to cease in May. The migrant processing centers will open shortly and be run by international organizations. […]

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Entertainment, Queen Crowning, Big Parade, Crafts and Food at Valley of Flowers

2 years ago

“Kentucky Derby” Theme for 2023 Valley of Flowers Festival Event & Parade May 5-7 The Valley of Flowers Festival in Florissant, traditionally the first festival of spring in the metropolitan St. Louis area, will feature the theme of “The Kentucky Derby” for the 61st annual event. This year’s festival starts on Friday, May 5 through […]

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Marquette Prom Is A Hit: Bradley Is Queen, Davis King

2 years ago
ALTON - Marquette Catholic High School had what was described as "a glowing night" for the students at the 2023 Prom this past weekend. The prom court is shown above and is left, to right: Claire Antrainer and Will Schwartz, Paige Bradley (Queen) and Joe Brangenberg, Jenna Dean and Dre Davis (King), Sammy Hentrich and Jackson Pranger, and Rachel Rummerfield and Rolen Eveans. Marquette Catholic Academic Dean/Guidance Counselor Beth DeCourcey coordinated the event and did a spectacular job, Marquette Principal Tim Harmon said. "Our theme was 'Let's Glow Crazy' and it was a great night," DeCourcey said. "There were 220 kids there and dinner at the Best West Premier was also great. I feel it was a perfect night overall."

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Daily Deal: Lavisha Cashmere Shawl 

2 years ago
Bring the luxuriously soft touch of cashmere to your wardrobe with a Lavisha Cashmere Shawl. Made of warm and elegant cashmere wool, this shawl will feel superbly comfortable draped over your shoulders. Its soft fringe enhances any outfit, and with an impressive six feet of length, you can bundle up and stay warm no matter […]
Gretchen Heckmann