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World Wide Technology (WWT), one of the region’s fastest growing technology companies, will be hiring hundreds at an upcoming job fair at its North American Integration Center located in Edwardsville, Illinois.

St. Louis University's pep band is a Billiken staple, but members are complaining about unaddressed stress and a heavy work schedule.

This featured exhibition in the Great Hall of the St. Louis Public Library – Central Library explores how iconic characters both reflect and influence American culture from the 1960s to

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Stacker compiled a list of cities with the most expensive homes in Madison County, IL metro using data from Zillow.

MARYVILLE - Millions saw Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills collapse from cardiac arrest earlier this week. “This was traumatic for everyone, especially Hamlin’s family and teammates but also for so many others involved and witnessing the event. More than 70% of cardiac arrests that do not happen in the hospital, occur in a home where access to medical professionals and an AED is not as readily available,” said Mariell Jessup, M.D., FAHA, chief science and medical officer of the American Heart Association. “Recognizing a cardiac arrest, calling 911 immediately, performing CPR and using an AED as soon as it is available are critical for survival. Statistically speaking, it is likely that the person will need to be helped by a family member or a friend in order to survive.” There are so many timely lessons to be learned after this tragic event, but most importantly, the lesson of timely CPR. “As you can imagine, despite the best efforts of our EM

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Several bills have been filed to institute an all-out ban on gender-affirming health care for transgender minors, with exceptions for intersex youth.

In Cling II: A Carescape, Amy Reidel uses abstract and figurative imagery to illuminate facial expressions, details and patterns, inspired by the poignant emotions shared between family members, the often-disregarded

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Whatever the reasons, this Dry January thing is troubling to St. Louisans who revel in nostalgia.

The North American integration center in Edwardsville is home to two important aspects of the career opportunities available today: attractive salary and benefits.

The St. Louis School District has stated that students at the central visual and performing arts high schools will resume in-person instruction in 10 days. They'll be met by some fantastic graffiti in a different atmosphere when they return on January 17th.

LAKE ST. LOUIS, MO – This Christmas season, the leading bariatric supplement provider, ProCare Health , fulfilled the Christmas lists (and then some) and provided a Christmas Eve dinner for 27 children at the Catholic Children’s Home in Alton, Illinois. On Thursday, December 15, ProCare Health assisted in delivering the gifts to the orphanage, whose mission is to aid, protect, and care for the needs, education, and welfare of dependent, neglected, abused, or otherwise hurting children and families regardless of economic status, race, religious beliefs, and nationality. Established in 1879 by the Precious Blood Sisters of Ruma, Illinois, the Catholic Children’s Home has a 143-year history of providing care for those in need. Professional services available include: Therapy Counseling Social Work Specialist Care Education For more information, please visit http://www.catholicchildrenshome.com/professional-services . Programs available include: Special

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According to our Missouri capitol bureau, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services says the forms for a personal marijuana growing license will not be available this morning.

Illinois has reported a record-breaking year for cannabis sales. It was a more than 12% increase from 2021 and a 131% increase from 2020.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Lawmakers from St. Charles County to St. Louis are scrambling to get measures on the ballot to tax the sale of adult-use recreational marijuana. That's one of the provisions in Amendment 3 that legalized those cannabis sales. Elliott Davis talked to both officials and people from the industry about the new [...]

Starting on Jan. 9, troopers will participate in a 5-day initiative to educate drivers about the signs of human trafficking.

WASHINGTON — On the second anniversary of the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, President Joe Biden on Friday awarded citizen medals to 14 Americans who protected democracy and law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol. “Two years ago on Jan. 6 our democracy was attacked,” Biden said at the White House. “Our democracy held because […]

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Over the twelve or thirteen years since I began this adventure, this site has gained many new readers as one might expect.  While most of what I have posted can still be found, it is not easy.  For one thing you have to know what to search for.  There exists a plethora of interesting articles […]

It only took 15 rounds of voting, but Kevin McCarthy finally managed to convince four holdouts to vote present instead of voting for someone else. So he never got the 218 votes he needed, but with four missing votes he only needed 215—which he already had. It was an epic victory.