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L&C's McAfoos Named IACEA Teacher of the Year  

2 years 7 months ago
GODFREY – Lewis and Clark Community College Adult Education Student Services Coordinator Julie McAfoos has earned the Arthur J. Stejskal Teacher of the Year Award from the Illinois Adult Continuing Education Association (IACEA). McAfoos received the honor at the 2023 IACEA 43 rd Annual Conference held last month in Springfield. She credits the education she received at L&C, with teachers such as Lars Hoffman and Roger Zimmerman, for inspiring her love of teaching. “When I was a student here 35 years ago, teachers instilled in me a belief in an unseen future, and I hope to continue this work,” McAfoos said. According to the IACEA website, the Teacher of the Year Award is presented to the educator who best demonstrates a commitment to the adult and continuing education profession; recognizes and understands the physical, psychological, social and cognitive characteristics of adult learners; accepts each learner’s cultural and ethnic uniqueness; provide

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St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner blames assistants for no-show at murder trial

2 years 7 months ago
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is saying a series of missteps by her assistant prosecutors and possibly the jury trial supervisor led to her office not showing up for a murder trial April 17 – although text messages submitted in her defense suggest her office communicated about the case internally six days before it was scheduled to begin. Gardner or someone from her office is expected to appear before Judge Scott Millikan on Monday to answer why they shouldn’t be jailed, fined or both…
Christine Byers

Dumb State Laws Blocking Community Broadband Could Mar Historic Subsidy Efforts

2 years 7 months ago
We’ve noted a few times how there’s an absolutely historic infusion of more than $60 billion in broadband subsidies on the way thanks to both COVID relief (American Rescue Plan Act) and the recent infrastructure bill (Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act). We also noted how there’s no limit of obstacles that could meaningfully screw up […]
Karl Bode

Gardner Orders Assistant Prosecutor To Answer to Contempt Charge

2 years 7 months ago
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is blaming a staff attorney who is currently on leave for a courtroom no-show on the first day of a high-profile murder trial earlier this month — and has ordered him to appear in court later this morning. The judge in the murder case, Scott A. Millikan, threatened to hold Gardner in criminal contempt of court — a serious finding that can include possible fines or jail time — after no one from her office showed up for the April 17 trial.
Ryan Krull