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St. Louis Jail Advocates Blast ‘Sanitized Tour,’ Mayoral Letter

2 years 3 months ago
When U.S. Representative Cori Bush toured the St. Louis City Justice Center last Friday, what she saw was a "well-prepared sanitized tour" detached from the reality of the jail. That's according to Matthew Mahaffey of the state's public defender office, who is frequently in the jail meeting with clients.
Ryan Krull

Together We Learn Marks 10 Years Of Teaching Glen Carbon Kids

2 years 3 months ago
GLEN CARBON - Together We Learn celebrated a milestone of 10 years teaching Glen Carbon area preschoolers with a ribbon-cutting ceremony featuring the Edwardsville/Glen Carbon Chamber of Commerce and lots of kids’ activities. “We’re having our 10th anniversary ‘birthday party,’ we’re calling it, for 10 years that we’ve been open,” Carrie Mosella, co-owner and teacher at Together We Learn, said at the event. “We’re excited to celebrate that with the community and invite all of our former families and new families in.” Together We Learn’s 10th “birthday party” was jam-packed with kid-friendly fun. Mosella said the event featured a magician, Chef Bananas, a mermaid princess with Brittain's Princess Parties, a smoothie truck, and a dedication for a new garden on the school’s playground. Mosella said the preschool has grown significantly over the years and is making some changes and improvements

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All the Best Musical Moments at the 2023 Music at the Intersection

2 years 3 months ago
The 2023 Music at the Intersection is a wrap, and the festival was by all measurements a triumph in its third year. A head-spinningly incredible lineup, perfect weather, a wonderful audience of 12,000, and a terrific arrangement and assortment of food, beverage and vendors.
Steve Leftridge

State Senator Harriss Meets With SALT Executive Director To Discuss Youth Sports

2 years 3 months ago
ALTON - Illinois State Senator Erica Harriss (R-Glen Carbon) met with Damian Jones, the Executive Director of Student Athletes Leading Tomorrow, better known as SALT, to discuss the future and importance of youth sports in and around the Metro-East area. SALT is is a sports-based youth development organization directed toward youth in underserved communities. Founded in 2019, SALT seeks to establish programs that engage children in an organic way, helping them to develop active, healthy lifestyles while ensuring their personal growth in areas of life beyond sports. The 501(c)(3) organization is based in Alton. Harriss and Jones met at Alton's new soccer mini-pitch wedged in between the Alton Middle School and Rock Springs Park. The facility was completed last October . Alton Mayor David Goins, Alton Alderwoman Rosetta Brown, and Director of Alton Parks & Recreation Michael Haynes also attended Monday afternoon's meet-up.

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Durbin Cosponsors Legislation To Expand Access To Contraception

2 years 3 months ago
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee, today announced that he is cosponsoring U.S. Senator John Fetterman’s (D-PA) and U.S. Representative Lauren Underwood’s (D-IL-14) Convenient Contraception Act , legislation that would improve access to contraceptive products, including over-the-counter birth control. The bill provides individuals covered by private health insurance with the option to receive up to a full year of birth control at the time their prescription is issued instead of the current three-month supply or less that is standard in many states—an evidence-based policy that improves health outcomes. “Living in a post- Roe America, it is more important than ever that we work to protect and expand access to contraception. Everyone should have the right to decide when and if they want to start a family,” said Durbin. “With the Convenient Contraception Act, we can ensure

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