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But What Do We Do If Google Is Legitimately Just A Better Search Engine?

2 years 7 months ago
I’ve noted my skepticism regarding the antitrust attacks on the current Google antitrust trial regarding how it pays to have its search placed as the default on Safari and other browsers/phones. Again, that does not mean I’m skeptical of all antitrust suits against Google, as some of the others (around advertising) appear to have significantly […]
Mike Masnick

Wildwood Roads at Risk of Eroding Away

2 years 7 months ago
From KSDK:  Cities can plan for development, like where to allow a Starbucks and where new buildings can go … but they can’t tell a creek which way to wind. For leaders of Wildwood in west St. Louis County, that’s the problem. A wayward watershed is taking over and it could cost taxpayers thousands. “It’s […]
Dede Hance

Raw data: Deaths in Gaza

2 years 7 months ago
Israel has (so far) killed about half a percent of the population of Gaza. This is the equivalent of 1.5 million killed in the United States—or roughly 25 Vietnams. Relative to Israel, it's nearly the equivalent of 40 October 7ths.
Kevin Drum

Worker Wellness Blog: How Unions Helped Establish the Middle-Class

2 years 7 months ago
by Dr. John Gaal Editor’s Note: Each week, Dr. John Gaal, director of worker wellness for the Missouri Works Initiative, a non-profit workforce formed by the Missouri AFL-CIO, collects and comments on news and trends in workforce wellness and life balance. Construction Forum carries the Worker Wellness & Well-Being Blog as a regular feature. The […]
Dede Hance

Missouri's first Buc-ee's location to open in December

2 years 7 months ago
According to a press release, doors will open to the public at 6:00 a.m. and a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held at 11:00 a.m. It is located at 3284 N. Mulroy Road. Several local and state leaders will attend the celebration, including Mayor Ken McClure.
Tony Nguyen

Kairos Hope Plans Christmas "Festival of Trees" to Fund Sexual Assault Survivor Advocacy

2 years 7 months ago
MONROE CITY - Kairos Hope will sponsor their third annual Festival of Trees to raise money for their Christian recovery home for survivors of sexual trauma. From Nov. 25 through Dec. 2, 2023, people can check out the festival at Henderson Hall, located at 115 1st Street in Monroe City, Missouri. Thirty local businesses and community members have donated and decorated Christmas trees, which will be sold through silent auction. Raffles, crafts and workshops are also scheduled throughout the week. “We turn an event hall into Hopeville. It’s our version of Whoville,” said Annette Clark, Kairos Hope fundraiser chair. “It’s fun just being able to let go and have fun. We start it right after Thanksgiving so it kicks off that Christmas season, so all those people are coming in just getting into that Christmas spirit. It just is a lot of fun to see it all come about.” Clark said that all of the volunteers will be dressed as Whos from Dr. Seuss’s

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Jacob Cranford Is Cross Country Standout For Eagles, Is A Tom Lane State Farm Insurance Male Athlete Of Month

2 years 7 months ago
BETHALTO - Civic Memorial distance runner Jacob Cranford was a key part of the Eagles’ boys' cross-country success in the fall of 2023. One of Cranford’s cross-country highlights was a second-place finish in the Madison County Invite with a time of 16:15.9. He also was 19th in the IHSA Regional at Highland with a time of 16:21.7 and posted a time of 16:17.0 in the state championships. He ran a 15:31.3 at the Jacksonville Sectional. Cranford is only a sophomore, so the Eagles' head cross-country coach Jake Peal has him for two more seasons. Cranford will also be a track and field athlete in the spring for Civic Memorial. Jacob is a Tom Farm State Farm Insurance Male Athlete of the Month for the Eagles. Coach Peal describes Jacob as a “very hard worker.” “Jacob is a student of the sport and isn’t afraid to share his goals aloud,” the coach said. Coach Peal said the sophomore runner developed into a huge role this year in the Eagles lineup

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Hayner Library Hosting "Mobile Memory Lab" To Digitize Local Historic Items

2 years 7 months ago
ALTON - If you have a piece of local history - an old photo, a diary, or another small historical object - the Hayner Genealogy & Local History Library in Alton is one of only three select libraries hosting a “Mobile Memory Lab” this Saturday, where you can have your items “digitized” and uploaded to the Illinois Digital Archives to digitally preserve them and share their stories with the public. The Mobile Memory Lab “Digitization Day” will be held at the library this Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m with time slots every half hour - however, time slots are limited and are now only available from noon to 4:30 p.m. Call Lacy McDonald with Hayner Public Library at (618) 433-2859 or email genealogy@haynerlibrary.org to register for an available time slot. McDonald said certain items may not be allowed due to copyright issues, but most material published prior to 1923, as well as newspaper clippings pre-1978, would

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