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Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day at SIUE Inspires Local Students

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EDWARDSVILLE – Girls can do anything, engineering included. That was the theme of “Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day” at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville on Saturday, Feb. 25. Over 130 local middle and high school girls attended the 11 th annual event at SIUE’s School of Engineering (SOE) sponsored by the SIUE Chapter of Society of Women Engineers (SWE). “Women in engineering is uncommon,” said Kaitlyn Colligan, junior industrial engineering major and president of the SWE. “We want to introduce girls to engineering and have it become the norm. Engineering plays a big role in society, and we want the younger generations to know that and see the impact they can have through engineering.” SIUE students and faculty lead various activities for the girls, featuring the engineering disciplines of mechanical, electrical, computer science, civil and industrial. “Engineering is a field that has historically been dominated

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Distinguished Research Professor Rank Awarded to Kimberly Archer

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EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s highest academic rank of Distinguished Research Professor was unanimously awarded to Kimberly Archer, DMA, professor in the Department of Music. Archer joins a prestigious group of tenured faculty members who have been recognized for their significant contributions to research and creative activities. Archer joined the SIUE faculty in 2005. She is the first woman faculty member in the arts at SIUE to have received this promotion. “I am pleasantly surprised to have received this award,” said Archer. “It is always challenging to explain to faculty and administrators outside the discipline how creative activity and even teaching in the arts works. I am thrilled that I was able to translate these differences successfully to the committee and honored that the committee found my work worthy of award.” Along with teaching music theory, aural skill and orchestration at SIUE, Archer is noted as

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Families are taking a hit as pandemic aid ends, inflation continues

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Forty million people in the U.S. are having difficulty affording household expenses, and a little more than 25 million people say they sometimes or often do not have enough to eat, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent Household Pulse survey data. The survey is designed to collect data on household experiences during the pandemic as […]

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Casey Quinlan

Comedian and Emmy Nominated Actor Kevin James Brings Irregardless Tour To St. Louis

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ST. LOUIS - Comedian and Emmy-nominated actor Kevin James will bring The Irregardless Tour to Stifel Theatre on September 27. Widely known from his hit sitcom The King of Queens on CBS, Kevin James began his stand-up career on the Long Island, NY comedy scene and has built a legacy comedy career. About Kevin James Kevin James began his career as a stand-up on the Long Island comedy scene. After being discovered at the 1996 Montreal Comedy Festival, he signed a network development deal to create his own sitcom. The King of Queens, which premiered in 1998, ran for nine seasons on CBS with James starring and executive producing, and it garnered him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. The show concluded its run in 2007 but continues to air daily in syndication across the country and around the world. James also starred in, and executive produced The Crew, a sitcom set in the world of NASCAR and is currently developing a single-camera comedy (both for

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Register By March 1 For Grow Native! Native By Design: Community Conservation Workshop March 10 In Edwardsville

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EDWARDSVILLE - Register by March 1 to attend the Grow Native! Native By Design: Community Conservation workshop at Lewis and Clark Community College in Edwardsville, Illinois. Featured speakers will explore the following questions: How can we use community-level planning to conserve existing natural communities? How can we bring the public along in these efforts? How can we integrate our native landscaping projects into communities to combat nature deficit disorder? Ronda Burnett, community conservation planner with the Missouri Department of Conservation and chair of the Grow Native! Committee, will be the keynote speaker, presenting on how community conservation planning practices can increase the benefits of nature in cities as well as decrease the negative impacts of human communities on the natural world. The keynote talk will set the stage for plenary speakers Sara McGibany, Debbie Newman, Joann Fricke, Sarah Burton, and Eric Wright, who will share their experiences in protecting

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Rep. Elik Receives 'Legislator Of The Year' From ABC Illinois

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ALTON - Illinois State Representative Amy Elik (R-Alton) was named ‘Legislator of the Year’ by the Associated Builders & Contractors, Illinois Chapter at their 2023 Annual Member Awards & Apprenticeship Graduation event in Elk Grove Village. According to State Rep. Amy Elik, “The construction industry helps grow our economy and creates jobs. When we go to work, shop, or go out to eat – the construction industry built the infrastructure. I appreciate the recognition and will continue to support our workforce and training programs to help the individuals and small businesses that work to build and grow our economy.” Rep. Elik received the 2022 House Freshman ‘Legislator of the Year’ award from the Associated Builders & Contractors, Illinois Chapter for her positive voting record and commitment to free enterprise in Illinois. Associated Builders and Contractors is a national construction industry trade association representing more than 22,000

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Man Behind Dupo Standoff Was Reggie Allen, Charged in 2009 City Nights Slaying

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Reggie Allen, the son a Metro East strip club owner who faced charges after fatally wounding a patron in 2009, allegedly killed himself after a standoff with police on Sunday. Police say Allen, 40, killed another man in his neighborhood in Dupo, Illinois, yesterday afternoon before fleeing the scene in a Bobcat. Confronted by a Dupo police officer, Allen allegedly shot him in the shoulder and neck, and then stole his police vehicle, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Sarah Fenske

Opinion: Cory Jobe: Great Rivers & Routes Tourism Bureau Is A Destination On The Move

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"I’m very optimistic about the future of tourism in our region. In 2022 we welcomed millions of visitors to the Metro North Region of southwest Illinois. Those visitors spent hundreds of millions of dollars at our local restaurants, businesses, retail establishments, hotels and visited our parks, sites, and attractions in record numbers. Visitor spending produced millions more in local and state tax revenues used to protect our citizens, keep our streets safe, and fund much-needed public works projects. New products opened including the Aerie’s Alpine Coaster in Grafton, Flock Food Truck Park in Alton, and Herald Square in Collinsville. New hotel projects are underway in Alton and Edwardsville. Speaking of Edwardsville the city’s food scene continues to explode with more variety and experiences. The bureau invested $1 million dollars in creating new product and developing new experiences along the Last 100 Miles of Route 66 in Illinois from Virden to Collinsville.

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Gov. Pritzker Announces Recommendations From Children's Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative

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CHICAGO — Today Governor JB Pritzker joined local, state, and community leaders to release a new report from the Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative, which will redesign the delivery of behavioral health services for Illinois youth. The goal of the Initiative is to transform statewide systems to provide clear, consistent, and comprehensive guidance to families seeking behavioral or mental health services for children and adolescents. “Nearly a year ago, I announced the Children’s Behavioral Health Transformation Initiative, which builds on the substantial progress made by Illinois agencies to ensure that every young person experiencing mental or behavioral health problems can access needed services,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Through rate increases, community networks, and inter-agency collaboration, we are taking a multi-faceted, comprehensive approach to establish the number one children’s behavioral healthcare

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Delmar Loop To Hold First Ever 420 Fest in April

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The Loop will be hopping on Saturday, April 22, because it is not only Record Store Day, but Sunshine Daydream and Emporium Smoke Shop have teamed up to bring the street its first ever 420 Fest. Despite being cannabis inspired, the event will be fairly family friendly and is more about the culture of marijuana than about selling actual reefer. (And you know how we feel about that.)
Rosalind Early