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Mayor: 'This Is Deplorable:' U.S. Steel To Idle Granite City Works Blast Furnace Operations

2 years 3 months ago
GRANITE CITY — U.S. Steel has put the blame on the United Autoworker's strike for a decrease in demand but has said they are idling operations of a blast furnace at Granite City Works until conditions improve. Meanwhile, the Granite City mayor, a U.S. congressman, and a major labor representative describe the move as "shameful." The United Steelworkers plans to meet with U.S. Steel to hopefully minimize layoffs with their contract. The auto workers' strike against Detroit's Big Three now enters day four with no signs Monday of any breakthrough. Granite City Mayor Mike Parkinson issued a statement about the idling and said: “There is reason for shutting down the furnace. This is a way they can idle employees without notice. It is deplorable and I question the fact they are doing it because of the auto industry strike. This is not a way to treat American workers.” U.S. Steel made this statement following the announcement of UAW strike actions: "We are executing our

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Kicks on 66 Car Show Honors Area Attorney, Celebrates Classic Rides

2 years 3 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE/GLEN CARBON - The Randy Gori Memorial 2023 Kicks on 66 Car Show & Cruise invited car lovers to have a fun time with old rides this weekend. More than 600 cars and motorcycles lined up at Schon Park in Glen Carbon from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sept. 16. Attendees could check out the classic cars and chat with the owners about their vehicles. The afternoon ended with a cruise through downtown Glen Carbon. Newbold BMW and Newbold Toyota , two car dealerships in O’Fallon, presented the car show and cruise. Thousands of people came out to enjoy the free event and support the Gori family. The Kicks on 66 show honors Randy L. Gori , a prominent Edwardsville attorney who was killed in 2020. Gori was a co-founder of The Gori Law Firm , which partnered with the Village of Glen Carbon to support the event. This was the third annual car show held in his memory. On their official Facebook page , Kicks on 66 called this weekend’s event “one of th

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Harriss, Elik, Visit Granite City High As Part Of Constitution Day

2 years 3 months ago
GRANITE CITY - Illinois State Senator Erica Harriss - 56th District - and Illinois State Representative Amy Elik - 111th District - met with Granite City High School students on Monday, Sept. 18, as part of Constitution Day. GCHS Social Studies classes gathered in the Performing Arts Center (PAC) to hear from local State elected officials about Constitution Day, the Constitution and its importance, and citizenship. NOTE: Constitution Day was celebrated on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2023, and was recognized at GCHS on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023

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FTC Warns Pharma Companies That It May Go After Them For Sham Patent Listings Designed To Delay Generic Competitors

2 years 3 months ago
For many, many years we’ve detailed how big pharma companies, who only care about the monopoly rents they can receive on medicine while under patent, have concocted all sorts of scams and schemes to avoid having to compete with generic versions, even after their patents have expired (or been invalidated). But one of their older […]
Mike Masnick

Woman dies while being held at the Jefferson County Jail

2 years 3 months ago
HILLSBORO, Mo. -- A 41-year-old woman died while being detained for a probation violation at the Jefferson County Jail Sunday. Earlier that day, Melissa Miles of Robertsville had returned to the facility from a hospital. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office says that Miles was being held by herself in a medical area. They found her [...]
Joe Millitzer