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Upcoming Alton Pride Fundraisers for 2nd Annual Pride Fest

2 years 3 months ago
ALTON - As the Alton Pride organization prepares for its Sept. 9 festival, they’re planning several events to garner funds and support. “It’s not just about a one-day party,” Michael Paynic, the vice president of Alton Pride, said. “It’s all about giving back to our community. It’s all about teaching the children how to…be able to be themselves.” The Alton Pride organization was started in 2018 by Paynic, current President Nicci Kincer and a few other devoted board members. Their original goal was to start an annual Pride event in Alton, which they fulfilled last year with an estimated 1,500–2,000 attendees. As the organization has grown, they’ve expanded their sights to focus on local LGBTQ+ youth. They host a monthly youth group for high school students where teens can socialize, with a licensed therapist present as an extra resource. Alton Pride has seen how vital this support can be. “They meet

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What Makes St. Louis An "Ideal Location" For Manufacturing, Logistics, And More?

2 years 3 months ago
ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis region has its advantages - especially for companies looking to ship goods anywhere in the country and beyond. Between the city’s centralized location in the U.S., strategic spot on the Mississippi River, six Class 1 railroads, and four interstate highways, St. Louis continues to invest in its infrastructure as preparations are made for even more freight traffic. Terminal Railroad Association President Brent Wood and Mary Lamie, executive vice president of Multi-Modal Enterprises for the St. Louis Regional Freightway, appeared on an episode of Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com to discuss the region’s many advantages and multimodal infrastructure. In St. Louis, the number of manufacturing/logistics employees per mile is about 366, which Lamie said is “one of the higher numbers in the nation.” “When you compare that to other regions, no one really is within that threshold,” Lamie said. “What that really mean

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Funniest/Most Insightful Comments Of The Week At Techdirt

2 years 3 months ago
This week, our first place winner on the insightful side is zeiche with a response to the claim that we have “an axe to grind” against In-N-Out because we covered their trademark tourism in Japan: techdirt grinds axes against companies that try to protect trademarks in countries that they don’t do business in. that isn’t […]
Leigh Beadon

Raw data: Auto travel per person

2 years 3 months ago
Vehicle miles traveled per adult peaked in 2004 and has fallen pretty steadily since then. By 2022 it had partly recovered from its pandemic dip but was still 10% below the 2004 peak.
Kevin Drum