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"That Good" Ice Cream Shop Offers Treats and Connection in Alton

2 years 8 months ago
ALTON - That Good’s ice cream isn’t just good — it’s that good. That’s the promise of business partners Alvin Elliott and Wendy Adams, who opened That Good last month at 1300 Central Avenue in Alton. The walk-up shop sells hand-scooped ice cream and shaved ice, plus a special European treat called “bubble wraps” on Sundays. Their customers agree: The shop really is that good. “We just wanted to give back to the community, wanted to provide a service to the community,” Adams said at the “What’s Up Downtown” information exchange on Aug. 29. Elliott echoed this. That Good was his dream for a long time, and it’s been exciting to watch other people come to love it as much as he does. After all, he opened That Good with community members in mind. Elliott lives on Central Avenue and has a deep connection to Alton, and he always intended for his shop to give back. “I just wanted to have something for the kid

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Missouri education board moves forward with social-emotional learning standards

2 years 8 months ago

State education officials continue to cautiously move ahead with a plan to implement social-emotional learning standards for all Missouri students, though concerns about possible political blowback hang over the process. The Missouri State Board of Education agreed earlier this month that K-12 social-emotional-learning standards are an essential part of the school day. But members were […]

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Annelise Hanshaw

Libby McCormick Excited For New Season With Jersey Tennis - Is A Sparklight Internet Athlete Of The Month For The Panthers

2 years 8 months ago
JERSEYVILLE - Senior Libby McCormick expects another great season with the Panthers' girls tennis team. Last season, she qualified for state as an individual to go along with her doubles team Tessa Crawford and Elise Noble. "I have pretty high expectations for this season because we've been working so hard since freshman year," McCormick said Tuesday afternoon following an exhibition match against Alton High School. After heat and rain delayed the start of the season, she kicked things off by winning her singles match at AHS. For her dedication to the sport, Libby McCormick is a Sparklight Internet Athlete of the Month for the Panthers. McCormick began playing tennis in the fourth grade. According to her, she attended private school growing up and wanted to experience sports, so she began taking private lessons at Principia. Now she can't get enough of the sport. "I love playing tennis in high school, it's what I look forward to," she said. Her goals for this season are to basicall

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If Your $108 Million Defamation Lawsuit Basically Admits To Everything People Are Horrified By, You Might Have Just Filed A SLAPP Suit

2 years 8 months ago
We need a federal anti-SLAPP law and strong state anti-SLAPP laws in all 50 states. And we need that as soon as possible. Anti-SLAPP/free speech law may not be as sexy these days as antitrust law, but, well, law shouldn’t be particularly sexy. Or involve much sex at all. Joshua Wright apparently felt otherwise. Over […]
Mike Masnick