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Lunchtime Photo

2 years 6 months ago
Bottles of Benriach at La Maison de Whisky in Paris. The shop is in the Madeleine district and we passed it whenever we walked out toward the Place de la Concorde.
Kevin Drum

American Legion Post #199 Celebrates Baseball Team's Return

2 years 6 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - The baseball team of American Legion Post #199 wrapped up their first season back on the field after a hiatus following their coach’s death. Nick Steele, who restarted the team this year under the name “Blacksox,” is looking forward to rebuilding the program in coming years while honoring the man who started it. He hopes the kids who played this season have enjoyed Legion Baseball as an alternative to high school or travel ball, all while giving back to local veterans. “As a Legion, we represent veterans,” Coach Steele said. “And to have the boys come out and show the gentlemen respect, be a part of the Legion, it breathes life back into the local Legion…Those kids are going to be a part of the Legion growing up.” American Legion Baseball is a major tradition in the organization. Steele said he was excited to restart the program at Post #199 because it’s affordable and fun for kids who “have the passion

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St. Louis County Woman Found Not Guilty in 2020 Pagedale Shooting

2 years 6 months ago
A St. Louis County jury today agreed that a 30-year-old woman acted in self-defense when in January 2020 she shot the daughter of the woman in whose house she'd been living. Attorney Jerryl Christmas had previously said St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell’s case against Jonique Borroum was part of "a disturbing pattern of prosecution against Black women clearly in self-defense mode."
Ryan Krull

60-Year Sentence For Man Who Struck Woman With Truck In Pontoon Beach

2 years 6 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - A man convicted of murder for intentionally striking a woman with his truck has been sentenced to 60 years in prison. Madison County State’s Attorney Tom Haine announced Tuesday that Richard D. Mayor, 60, of East St. Louis, had received the sentence. In June, a jury found Mayor guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Lisa M. Dunnavant-Polach, 46, of Washington Park. The two had been in a relationship but became involved in a dispute. Mayor struck Dunnavant-Polach with his pickup as she walked along Illinois Route 111 on Feb. 21, 2023. The impact nearly severed one of her legs, and she died later at a hospital. “This was a cowardly yet cruel act by a criminal who has no regard for others,” Haine said. “To this day, this perpetrator refuses to take responsibility for his actions.” Evidence and testimony at trial showed that Dunnavant-Polach was on foot along Illinois 111 and trying to evade Mayor, who was driving a pickup. The driver

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French Government Says Citizens Should Be Forced To Sacrifice Freedom For Safety Because Crime

2 years 6 months ago
With every government in Europe pitching their own version of “acceptable” intrusion, it’s hardly surprising France’s government wants in on the action. Amid calls to criminalize end-to-end encryption, to mandate client-side scanning, and to otherwise interfere directly with content moderation efforts, the French government’s latest move is nothing more than the sort of thing we’ve […]
Tim Cushing