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The Fake ‘Left-Wing Attack on Science’

2 years 6 months ago
The supposed mistreatment of an article that criticized leftist assaults on scientific objectivity was itself a fake. Why did the editors of The New York Times take this fraud seriously?
Peter Dreier

Lessons in Hijacking

2 years 6 months ago
Listen to an episode about plane hijacking on our Here’s History podcast with KDHX. Between 1968 and 1972, more than 130 flights in the US were hijacked. Aircraft hijacking occurred with such frequency that many came to view it as commonplace. However, the hijacking at Lambert Field in 1972 was anything but common. On the evening …
Laura Shimel

Nicole Morris Sworn In As Probationary Wood River Police Officer

2 years 6 months ago
WOOD RIVER - At the Wood River Council Meeting Monday night, Officer Nicole Morris took the oath of office as a Probationary Police Officer. Officer Morris is a graduate of East Alton-Wood River High School and grew up in Wood River. Officer Morris has already received her basic police academy training and started her field training on Monday. "We explained what great community support we have in Wood River," Wood River Police Chief Brad Wells said. "Please help us welcome Officer Morris to Wood River."

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Court Suppresses Breathalyzer Results In 27,000 DUI Cases After Years Of Being Jerked Around By The State Crime Lab

2 years 6 months ago
For more than a decade, the Massachusetts State Police crime lab hid information from judges, prosecutors, and criminal defendants. This is nothing unusual for this state and its crime labs. The words “Massachusetts,” “crime lab,” and “scandal” have gone hand-in-hand for years. [Heads up, I will be using “state” to refer to the Massachusetts government […]
Tim Cushing

Madison County Coroner Positively Identifies Skeletal Remains As Vernon L. Law

2 years 6 months ago
HARTFORD - Madison County Coroner Steve Nonn is reporting Monday evening that a positive identification has been made on recently recovered skeletal remains through matching dental records. The deceased family has been notified and he is identified as 36-year-old Vernon L. Law. Nonn first reported late last week about a coordinated investigation along with Hartford and Wood River Police Departments into the recovery of human skeletal remains on the property of the old Chemetco Industrial Plant, 3754 Chemetco Lane in Hartford. The remains were found Thursday afternoon and the coroner’s office responded to the scene at the request of the Hartford and Wood River Police Departments. Illinois State Police Crime Scene Unit also responded and assisted in the search of the area. The remains were confirmed to be human by Coroner’s Investigator Kelsey Jones and death was pronounced at 3:45 p.m. Clothing and other property were recovered. The skeletonized remains were discovered

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