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That’s our rep! Something to be proud of, St. Louis. Cori Bush is still out here pushing for the ERA.
7 things to know about the senior property tax break plan in St. Louis County
Billy Joel returns to the ‘Billboard’ Hot 100 as a writer thanks to Fall Out Boy
Billy Joel is back on the Billboard Hot 100 ... sort of. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer returns to the singles chart as a writer, thanks to Fall Out Boy’s update of…
Police presence at Garbage facility in Lemay
Heat, humidity, strong storms and heavy rain expected this week
St. Peters boy is up for the 'USA Mullet Championship'
Where Is The Best Townhomes To Stay In?
Lunchtime Photo
The top photo shows the sun setting over a Marine Corps construction project on the beach at Camp Pendleton. The project is a bunch of concrete boxes, and I don't know what they're for. Urban warfare exercises? The bottom photo is the same scene but from a different angle. The big cloud on the left ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Kind of random, but has anyone (or known someone) who has traveled to Canada recently and has also had a DUI?
Kwame Building Group Adds Three Project Team Members
Kwame Building Group (KWAME) has added three new project team members with Davidra Smith as Accounting Manager, Lee Anderson and Tarun Kumar as Project Engineers. Smith brings more than 25 years of accounting experience with a focus on the construction and commercial real estate industries. As Accounting Manager, she ensures the integrity and accuracy of […]
37-Year-Old Man Shot and Killed In Carlinville Wednesday Night
CARLINVILLE - The Carlinville Police reported today that a man was shot and killed in Carlinville on Wednesday and he later died at Carlinville Area Hospital. The report to Carlinville Police came in at 7:20 p.m. Wednesday and once the man was found in the 1,000 block of Johnson Street near the Blackburn College campus, first responders performed life-saving measures. However, he was pronounced dead at Carlinville Hospital. Carlinville Police said the man was identified as 37-year-old Dana Morgan. Officers from the Carlinville Protection District and Gillespie Benld Area Ambulance responded to the scene and the victim was then transported to the hospital. There is a person of interest in the case. Carlinville Police will release more information whenever possible. Contact Carlinville Police at (217() 854-3221 if you have any information in regard to the case or Macoupin and Madison County Crimestoppers at 1-800-352-0136. The Carlinville Police e-mail is info@carlinvillepolice.com
FEMA disaster relief fund faces August shortfall as feds scramble to find cash
WASHINGTON — The Federal Emergency Management Agency’s disaster relief fund is on track to run out of money as soon as next month, though the agency’s administrator told Congress on Thursday that she’s working with the White House to find a solution. “Our current projections on the disaster relief fund is that we will go […]
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FDA approves first over-the-counter oral contraceptive
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday it has approved the country’s first daily birth control pill that can be used without a prescription, a move that reproductive health advocates celebrated after more than 20 years of advocating for an over-the-counter option. The contraceptive, called Opill, is a progestin-only oral pill that could soon become available […]
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ATRI Assesses Impact of Marijuana Use on Trucking
From American Substance Abuse Professionals: More than 100,000 truck drivers have been removed from the industry in the past three years due to positive marijuana tests, and most have not returned, according to a new study by the American Transportation Research Institute. ATRI released the report, “Impacts of Marijuana Legalization on the Trucking Industry,” on […]
Contractor Must Pay Fines for Trench Cave-In
From St. Louis/Southern Illinois Labor Tribune: A Breese, Ill., contractor will pay more than $40,000 in fines over trench cave-ins after an investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. In late May, OSHA cited Groundworks Contracting for multiple violations of the OSHA Act, and fines initially totaling more than $77,000. Inspectors found at least […]
California Looking To Pass Useful Bill To Teach More Media Literacy In Schools
As we’ve been covering over the last few years, there’s been an almost entirely unsubstantiated moral panic over “kids and social media.” This is despite the fact that multiple large scale studies have found that way more kids have benefitted from social media than have been harmed by it. As we’ve noted time and time […]
The Midterms Weren’t as Abnormal as We’d Thought
Today on TAP: Republicans’ (and old folks’) turnout eclipsed the Democrats’ (and young’uns’)—one reason why McCarthy is Speaker.
‘The Bear’s’ executive producer on getting the rights to AC/DC song: “the hype was intimidating”
AC/DC‘s “If You Want Blood (You’ve Got It)” is featured in season 2 of FX’s The Bear, but executive producer Josh Senior tells Billboard there was a real worry they wouldn’t be able to secure the rights…
What Architects Want GCs to Know
From Construction Dive: Collaboration, collaboration, collaboration: This mantra can make the difference between a successful partnership or a contentious experience between architects and contractors. According to a study by the American Institute of Architects and the Associated General Contractors of America, both groups value early and frequent collaboration as key to building strong relationships. The […]