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HIGHLAND — Holly’s House of Hope will host a 5k walk/run through Highland, Illinois, on March 26 to raise funds and awareness for the organization. Five public relations students from SIUE are aiding Holly’s House of Hope in planning the event. Holly’s House of Hope is a 501c3 founded in 2020 with the goal of helping uniquely abled young adults build and maintain vocational skills. Holly’s House of Hope provides meaningful opportunities to their clients such as operating their free store, hosting activities for socialization, and even creating apprenticeships for their clients at local businesses. The event will begin and end near Holly’s House of Hope’s (HHH) location at 1000 Zschokke St, Highland, Illinois, 62249. Runners will arrive at 8:30 a.m. and the race will begin at 9:00 a.m. Participants will have an opportunity to visit HHH’s new building and enter the raffle. The Mosaic Free store typically gives donated clothing and necessities

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Big firms such as Bayer and Caleres are looking to unload significant office space, as others like Ansira and Bank of America market big subleases amid pandemic-driven work changes. Along with a rise in vacancy — a trend that's expected to continue — it raises questions about who or what will fill the space.

EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 has selected Katie Bevis-O'Neal as the permanent principal at Albert Cassens Elementary. The hiring was approved on February 28, 2022, by the District #7 Board of Education. Bevis-O'Neal will assume the role starting the 2022-2023 school year. Bevis-O'Neal has served in the interim principal position at Cassens since January 2022. “I have been impressed that Ms. Bevis-O'Neal has the ability to step into any situation and succeed and has done an exceptional job at Cassens these last few months,” said Edwardsville School District 7 Superintendent Dr. Patrick Shelton. “We look forward to her continuing to provide exceptional leadership and support for the students and staff at Cassens.” Bevis-O'Neal is no stranger to District #7. The 2003 Edwardsville High School graduate began her career in District #7 by teaching seventh grade for two years followed by 12 years of sixth-grade science. Prior t

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For not the first time, John Oliver is taking on topics we often cover at Techdirt, and doing a fantastic job of it. His latest show went deep on just how screwed up laws and law enforcement about sex work are, including a specific look at FOSTA. The whole video is worth watching, and discusses […]

The Ultimate Microsoft Excel Training Bundle has 6 courses to help you learn everything you need to know about working with Excel. You’ll learn how to build a household budget, how to work with Macros and VBA, how to use Pivot Tables, and much more. The bundle is on sale for $34. Note: The Techdirt […]

Ricardo Jones admitted fatally beating Bryan Scroggins in 2019 and fatally shooting Xavier Everett in 2018.

The shift to flexible work environments, and increased embrace of working from home, has led some of St. Louis' biggest and most high-profile companies to attempt to reduce how much real estate they occupy. Among those not previously reported: Centene, Ansira, Bank of America and U.S. Bank.

This article originally ran on AJOT.com on February 23, 2022.  The U.S. Transportation Department is awarding some $450 million in grants for port-related projects to bolster capacity and improve the movement of goods as the U.S. economy continues to be affected by congested supply chains, senior Biden administration officials say. “We’re proud to announce this funding to help ports improve their infrastructure […]

The post Area Ports to Benefit from New Federal Grant Funds appeared first on St. Louis Regional Freightway.

To identify the most women-friendly states, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across 25 key metrics, ranging from median earnings for female workers to women’s preventive health care to the female homicide rate. 

Officials said the campaign's goal is the largest investment in girls' development in eastern Missouri, and the largest fundraising effort in the organization's history.

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Since the Russian government’s appalling invasion of Ukraine, journalists on the ground have served a critical role for ordinary citizens in the region and around the world learning the full truth of what’s going on.

We join our friends at the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders, who have both forcefully written about how journalists must be guaranteed safe haven and not targeted by militaries. Beyond the countless Ukrainian journalists bravely covering the invasion, there are reportedly as many as 1,000 foreign correspondents on the ground.

Two correspondents for the Daily Beast, have already been shot covering the conflict. They are thankfully OK and recovering. But now a television broadcast tower in Kyiv has reportedly been destroyed by a Russian airstrike, and a cameraman was reportedly killed while on the job yesterday. The Russian legislators also plan to criminalize “unofficial” information about the invasion this week. It will likely get worse before it gets better.

CPJ’s coverage, through the lens of press freedom, is particularly comprehensive. It just published an insightful article about “the view from Ukraine, through the eyes of local journalists,” and an alert about all of the journalists detained or threatened inside of Russia for not kowtowing to the government line. According to FT’s Moscow bureau chief Max Seddon, prosecutors are already attempting to ban independent media providers for so-called "calls to extremism" and "publishing false data about Russian soldiers."

Columbia Journalism Review’s Jon Allsop, in his always-excellent The Media Today column, has also rounded up some of the tactics the Russian government is using to stifle control its domestic media, including:

According to Meduza, an independent Russian outlet now based in Latvia, Russia’s media regulator this morning ordered news outlets to only report information about Ukraine from official sources, threatening them with fines and censorship if they spread “false information.”

In an incredibly dangerous place for reporters to do their job, press freedom will be critical. The whole world is watching.

EDWARDSVILLE – Edwardsville Community Unit School District #7 has named Kelli Pirtle the new principal of Woodland Elementary. The hiring was approved on February 28, 2022, by the District #7 Board of Education. Pirtle will assume the role starting the 2022-2023 school year. Pirtle will replace Susan Converse at Woodland Elementary, who will retire at the end of the 2021-22 school year. “Ms. Pirtle is a veteran educational leader with an impressive knowledge of elementary curriculum and instructional best practices,” said District #7 Superintendent Dr. Patrick Shelton. “We are thrilled to have her join the District #7 community.” Pirtle comes to Woodland from Waynesville (Mo.) R-VI School District, where she served as a fifth-grade teacher, aspiring administrator, assistant principal administrative intern, and assistant principal at East and Freedom Elementary Schools. Additionally, she served on the district’s CSIP Committee, Diversity Committee,

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After 15 years on air and in our earholes, a mainstay of alternative rock station 105.7 The Point is moving on to "explore a new adventure."

Here comes The Motherland, insisting that no one allow anything to undermine its “LET’S INVADE UKRAINE” narrative. Russia, which has never taken a hands-off approach to content moderation, is demanding US companies stop fucking with its plans for world domination. Here’s Patrick Tucker with the details for Defense One. The Russian government took steps Friday […]

A Jefferson County man was sentenced last week to 600 months in federal prison for arranging to have sex with an underage girl, crossing state lines to pick her up, and producing sexually explicit material with her.

Duckworth Now Accepting Applications for Class of 2027 Service Academy Nominations – U.S. Senator and combat Veteran Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), who served in the Reserve Forces for 23 years and now serves as Chair of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Subcommittee on Airland, today announced that her office is now accepting applications through her website from high school students seeking a Congressional nomination to a United States Military Service Academy. Each year Duckworth, along with a nomination committee, selects from the applicants a group of outstanding Illinois students to receive Congressional nominations to attend West Point, the Air Force Academy, the Naval Academy or the Merchant Marine Academy. Information on how to complete Duckworth’s academy nomination application can be found here . “It takes a special kind of young person to succeed at a U.S. Military Service Academy,” said Duckworth. “The rigorous nomination process demands outstanding

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Paul McCartney has joined the many artists and other celebrities voicing his support for Ukraine as the country is being invaded by the Russian military. McCartney has posted a note…

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Staff Sergeant Shawn Bernhardt with the U.S. Army says there are many advantages to joining that potential recruits might not be aware of. “We are offering up to $50,000 in enlistment bonuses at the moment,” Bernhardt said. “We also have your college paid for either with the Post 9/11 GI Bill, Tuition Assistance, Reserve Select GI Bill, and Yellow Ribbon Program.” In addition, basic training counts toward college credit, and their Credentialing Assistance pays for and secures IT certifications, nursing licenses, and more. Recruitment also grants access to VA home and business loans. Bernhardt said the Army is looking for certain people with certain values. “Frankly, we are looking for those who are qualified. Most importantly, those who want to be a part of something bigger than themselves,” Bernhardt said. “We are looking for those with the values that coincide with the Army values: loyalty, duty, respect, selfless service, honor,

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