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Blues fans react to firing of Craig Berube

2 years 6 months ago
While it's too soon to tell if a turnover of the puck or leadership behind the bench will result in winning ways for the St. Louis Blues, one thing is for certain: Coach Craig Berube was one of a kind.
Patrick Clark

Managers have taken a big earnings hit over the past three years

2 years 6 months ago
I was fiddling around with some numbers this afternoon and came up with something interesting. As you know, the BLS reports earnings for all employees and for non-managerial employees, who make up about 80% of the workforce. This makes it easy to also calculate earnings for the managerial workforce. Right now, for example, wages for ...continue reading "Managers have taken a big earnings hit over the past three years"
Kevin Drum

$7.5 Million Wedge Agreement Gets Final Approval From Alton City Council

2 years 6 months ago
ALTON - The Alton City Council officially gave their final approval Wednesday night for a $7.5 million agreement with developer WIC Landlord LLC for the Wedge Redevelopment Project, set to transform the former Wedge Bank building into a workforce training center, digital hub, startup business space, and more known as the “Wedge Innovation Center.” The agreement passed 6-0 with Alderwoman Stephanie Elliott abstaining. While there was no further discussion from any of the council members or members of the public at Wednesday’s meeting, John Simmons with AltonWorks thanked city officials for their support of the project at the Committee of the Whole meeting on Monday. “Thank you to the city for believing in us with the TIF request that moved out of this committee tonight,” Simmons said. “It’s going to go a long way to revitalize Alton and help dreams become a reality and bring things to fruition faster than they already would, so

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Duckworth Applauds Senate Passage Of Bipartisan NDAA That Gives Troops A Raise, Supports Servicemembers, Bolsters Readiness And More

2 years 6 months ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and is a member of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), secured several important provisions in the Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that passed Congress today to support our servicemembers, enhance strategic partnerships in the Indo-Pacific, improve logistics to bolster readiness and energy resiliency as well as continue to restore American competitiveness. The legislation, which now heads to the House of Representatives, also includes a 5.2% pay raise for our troops. “The brave men and women in uniform who serve our nation at home and abroad deserve to know that our country fully supports them as they and their families sacrifice to defend our country and our Constitution,” said Duckworth. “While I do not support every provision in this bipartisan compromise, I’m proud the bill we passed

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Man who sparked standoff in Shrewsbury sentenced

2 years 6 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A St. Louis man appeared in federal court on Wednesday to be sentenced after being repeatedly caught with a firearm. Prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Stephen Joseph Diani, 49, pleaded guilty in June to two counts of being a felon in possession of a firearm. [...]
Kevin S. Held