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Inside the battle over who gets to build the grid of the future

2 years 5 months ago

The U.S. Department of Energy issued a draft report in February that found a “pressing need” for new electric transmission infrastructure across the country to improve reliability, connect a rapidly growing number of solar, wind and battery storage projects, supply increasing electric demand and alleviate scattered pockets of consistently high prices across the country. To […]

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Robert Zullo

Discover Great New Things To Do in St. Louis

2 years 5 months ago
Growth, renewal, Renaissance. Whatever you want to call the upward phase of the cycle of birth and death, St. Louis is in it after a few years of deterioration due to COVID-19.
Jessica Rogen

5 New St. Louis Shops To Check Out

2 years 5 months ago
The list of St. Louis shops you need to visit has gained a few new offerings in recent years. Here are five that recently opened that highlight what the area has to offer.
Rosalind Early

How a Direct Flight to Frankurt Benefits St. Louis' Bosnians

2 years 5 months ago
For decades, the "international" in St. Louis Lambert International Airport had about as much meaning as the "I" in IHOP. While technically true, you wouldn't get the sense that St. Louis was a globally connected city based on its airport's daily departures and arrivals.
Ryan Krull

Eunice Smith Student Has Experience Of Lifetime With Famous Female Astronaut

2 years 5 months ago
ALTON - Nariah, an Eunice Smith Elementary student, had an experience of a lifetime recently at Principia College. Nariah portrayed Astronaut Mae Jemison at the school's Living Museum event on March 10. As good fortune would have it, Dr. Jemison spoke at Principia College that night and Nariah got to meet her in person. Dr. Jemison traveled to space aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour. She became the first African-American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour in 1992. Jemison joined NASA's astronaut corps in 1987 and was selected to serve for the STS-47 mission, during which the Endeavour orbited the Earth for nearly eight days on September 12–20, 1992. Born in Alabama and raised in Chicago, Jemison graduated from Stanford University with degrees in chemical engineering as well as African and African-American studies. She then earned her medical degree from Cornell University. Jemison was a doctor

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Madison County Election Roundup: Alton Elects School Board, Wood River Picks City Council, Edwardsville OKs Resolution, and More

2 years 5 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - This is a roundup of the various Madison County races held on Tuesday. In city and village Board of Aldermen and Trustee elections, Heather Stewart, Karen Straube and Randall D. Horner all ran unopposed for the three spots in Alhambra, with Stewart the leading vote-getter with 50, Straube having 49 votes and Horner receiving 43 votes. Elizabeth Allen also ran unopposed for Ward 1 Alderman in Alton, receiving 181 votes. For the Village Board of Trustees in Bethalto, the winners were Rachel Sontag, with 457 votes, Jeff Mull, with 346 votes, and Maria Perkhiser, who had 344 votes. Chrissy Wiley had 321 votes, Tim Vogel had 302 votes, Kenneth "Ed" Slayden had 256 votes and Brian Frier had 238 votes. Richard Stehman ran unopposed for Collinsville mayor, but collected 1,680 votes, while Tony Fuhrman and Anthony J. Hausmann were elected to the City Council, with Fuhrman receiving 1,211 votes to Hausmann's 1,033. Catherine Demers garnered 748 votes. Debra Angleton, Stanley Foiles

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