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Content by Bankrate MSA. Read on to analyze how much house you can afford on a $50,000 salary.

A controversial housing development will not be built in unincorporated St. Charles County, but the project could still be built on the same plot of land if the developer follows through on earlier indications that he would ask O'Fallon to…

The Compton Hill Water Tower is plagued with cracks and falling stone. A push to save it is picking up steam.

Franklin Foer has written a book about the first two years of the Biden administration. Part of the book is about Biden's withdrawal from Afghanistan: By the end of the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in August 2021, President Joe Biden was sure he made the right decision after watching the events unfold in the Situation ...continue reading "Quote of the day: “Either the press is losing its mind or I am.”"

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From Forbes:  In the current labor market, skills are emerging as higher in value than formal degree programs—skilled trade or otherwise. This new labor market is changing how we equip younger generations with the skills and knowledge they need to succeed. In situations where young people are opting for skilled trade programs over traditional four-year […]

“We want to find another owner who sees the value in the space we created,” said a co-owner. “We want to find someone who can continue what we started.”

Content by Bankrate MSA. Here are nine of the most common bad money habits and how you can break out of them.

Law enforcement officers just don’t seem to have a sense of humor. Sure, they may laugh when they beat, humiliate, or otherwise violates citizens’ rights, but they can’t seem to take a joke when it’s pointed in their direction. Not being able to recognize an obvious joke has ensured two members of the Rapides Parish […]

Content by Bankrate MSA. High rates are challenging for homebuyers, but it’s worth noting that millions of Americans bought homes before the recent era of super-low rates.

Design Wizard is an easy-to-use graphic design software that will add magic to your marketing and put the sparkle in your social media. With its features, you can magically resize your designs, upload your fonts, photos, logos, and create custom color palettes. Its library has over 1 million premium images, illustrations, graphics, and more. It’s on […]

SPRINGFIELD – While the White House expects a new vaccine for the latest COVID-19 variant to come out sometime next month, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker announced that he doesn't expect more COVID-19 mandates. Pritzker said despite what people read online, there is no discussion of bringing back certain mandates such as school closures or mask mandates as was the case more than three years ago at the onset of the pandemic. In information released in the last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention noted updated vaccines from Pfizer, Moderna and Novavax for the latest COVID-19 variants should be released to the public in mid-September. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed a 21.6% increase in COVID-19 hospital admissions in the most recent week with a 21.4% increase in COVID-19 deaths. President Joe Biden approved a proposal for more funding from Congress for a new vaccine. The vaccines will target omicron subvariant XBB.15. The vaccines will still

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From Urban Land:  Turning a 50-year-old, 20-story office tower into a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum–certified building clearly required a deep retrofit. In 2017, when LaSalle Investment Management acquired 275 Slater Street in Ottawa, its underwriting included those next-level improvements. Whether a simple energy efficiency upgrade or a larger overhaul is needed, […]

Content by Bankrate MSA. Here's how you can understand your risk tolerance and use it to guide your investment strategy.

From Geo Week News:  As an employer, the construction industry has had much to boast about compared to a white collar office environment. For example, high-paying apprenticeships allow young people to learn a skilled trade without incurring crippling student load debt, while a higher starting salary and union benefits provide greater quality of life. That said, demand […]

The cuts highlight the new pressures at Walmart pharmacies, where shoppers are lining up to buy top-selling weight-loss drugs that are high priced but a drag on profits.

The Who played a special show at the royal family’s Sandringham estate in Norfolk, England, on Monday, and they left their mark in a pretty permanent way. U Discover Music reports that Roger…

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In Missouri, school boards must offer teachers contracts for the following school year by May 15.