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CCDI’s “Build Our Future” Applications Are Due April 7th

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Construction Career Development Initiative’s (CCDI) mission is to bring diversity to the Design and Construction industry by mentoring and exposing minority, underrepresented and underemployed young people to career development in construction. As part of this mission, CCDI annually awards “Build Our Future” Scholarships to top-qualifying minority students who exhibit a desire to pursue a degree […]
Dede Hance

Flint Fowler named a Titan 100

2 years 5 months ago
Fowler has served as President of the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (formerly Herbert Hoover Boys & Girls Club) since 1996.

A centuries-old church from London was destroyed twice. It’s now being restored in Missouri

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Seventy-seven years ago, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill visited Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri, and delivered his famous “Iron Curtain” speech. In the 1960’s, college leaders sought to commemorate Churchill’s visit so they devised a plan to rebuild a church in Fulton that had been destroyed twice in London: once by a fire in the 1600s and then again during World War II. Dedicated in Fulton in 1969, St. Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury is now undergoing a $6 million renovation. Tim Riley, director and chief curator at America’s National Churchill Museum, talks about Churchill’s connection to Missouri, the restoration of the church and about the parallels to Russia’s illegal war against Ukraine.

Little Debbie Products Distributor and More: 2nd Generation Passes Savings On To Roxana-Area Customers

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ROXANA - 2nd Generation Distribution is a wholesale retailer of everything from Little Debbie products and other snacks to custom woodwork gifts, furniture, electronics, appliances, and more - all at heavily discounted prices. At their small storefront at 301 S. Old Edwardsville Road in Roxana, customers can avoid the long lines and price markups of bigger stores. “The biggest thing that we push is we’re family-owned and we’re local,” 2nd Generation Distribution Owner Brad Pence said. “We really try to offer as much as we can to people at a low price, while also trying to keep things local - small businesses, that kind of stuff - so we can pass off savings to consumers.” In addition to a wide range of Little Debbie snacks (some of which are available earlier than they are in regular stores), customers can also find locally made and customizable woodwork gifts from 618 American Flag WoodWorking , liquidated merchandise at 60% off from big-bo

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Antisemitism On Twitter Has More Than Doubled Since Elon Musk Took Over

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In the days after Elon Musk took over Twitter in October 2022, the social media platform saw a “surge in hateful conduct,” which its then safety chief put down to a “focused, short-term trolling campaign.” New research suggests that when it comes to antisemitism, it was anything but. Rather, antisemitic tweets have more than doubled over the months since Musk took […]
Mike Masnick