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Rosé Day Wine Walk Returns to the Central West End This May

2 years 7 months ago
If you like pink wine and supporting charity, then you may want to check out Rosé Day in the Central West End. The event is a "walking wine festival" that takes over the neighborhood and promotes nonprofits that are all about empowering women and girls.
Rosalind Early

Missouri lawmakers take aim at unregulated ‘delta-8 THC’ hemp products

2 years 7 months ago
As he was checking out at a convenience store one day, state Rep. Kurtis Gregory said he looked down and saw “delta-8 THC” products being sold. He had no idea THC, the intoxicating component mostly associated with marijuana, could be sold openly outside of dispensaries.  “I messaged a few folks and to my surprise, yep, that is completely at this point legal to be sold,” Gregory, a Republican from Marshall, said during a House committee hearing on Tuesday. The products that caught Gregory’s…
Rebecca Rivas

DOJ warns Supreme Court of ‘significant chaos’ in health care if abortion pill rulings stand

2 years 7 months ago

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration and a company that manufactures the abortion pill on Friday both called on the U.S. Supreme Court to preserve access to mifepristone while a closely watched lawsuit works its way through the appeals process. The U.S. solicitor general wrote in the Department of Justice appeal that allowing  lower courts’ rulings […]

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Jennifer Shutt

Strike Suspended: Tentative Agreement Reached For Faculty and Staff At Eastern

2 years 7 months ago
CHARLESTON – At a general membership meeting of the EIU University Professionals of Illinois (EIU UPI, IFT Local 4100) this afternoon, members thoroughly discussed the administration’s last, best, final offer. Though the offer was not endorsed by the union’s bargaining team, members decided to suspend the six-day strike to officially consider the administration’s offer. Faculty and staff will return to work at 8 AM Friday morning. EIU UPI President Jennifer Stringfellow commented on the difficult decision, “We knew this wouldn’t be easy from the start, and we were right. I am heartened by the unified strength and care that our members showed throughout this process, despite the administration's various attempts to derail and delay. We know our cause is just, and we stood up, together, for the entire campus to demand that this administration prioritize our students and the educators and staff who teach and support them.” “EIU’s administratio

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David Bowie’s ‘Let’s Dance’ turns 40

2 years 7 months ago
April 14 marks the 40th anniversary of the release of David Bowie’s hit album Let's Dance, which was his first album after leaving RCA Records. Co-produced by Nile Rodgers of Chic, the album was recorded at…

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Substack CEO Chris Best Doesn’t Realize He’s Just Become The Nazi Bar

2 years 7 months ago
I get it. I totally get it. Every tech dude comes along and has this thought: “hey, we’ll be the free speech social media site. We won’t do any moderation beyond what’s required.” Even Twitter initially thought this. But then everyone discovers reality. Some discover it faster than others, but everyone discovers it. First, you […]
Mike Masnick