EDWARDSVILLE - A Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Community Oriented Digital Engagement Scholars (CODES) research team, in collaboration with the Alton Section National Council of Negro Women, Inc. (NCNW) was recently awarded a $1,000 Student United Way of Greater St. Louis grant that will be used to support 8th grade students of color in realizing their potential. The initiative was led by two CODE Scholars, Joyce Tawdros and Juan Pizano, and overseen by Stephanie Batson, CODES research team leader and applied communication studies instructor. "I am quite pleased with my CODES research team for creating the mentor program and writing the United Way grant to have an impact in the lives of younger generations," said Batson. Tawdros and Pizano based their proposal on research that demonstrates a significant decrease in educational attainment among students of color. "I was driven to this idea because I, myself, needed a mentor,” said Tawdros. “I am originally
This story originally published in the Missouri Independent. Differences between the House and Senate on how strict a ban on certain transgender health care should be could spell trouble for the proposals chances as the Missouri legislative session nears completion. Leaders in both chambers told reporters Thursday they are pushing for their respective body’s legislation.
Yesterday a friend asked if I wanted to comment on National Review's editorial about the national abortion pill ban.¹ I didn't, really. NR is, obviously, institutionally anti-abortion, and I didn't have much interest in reading a bunch of pro-life boilerplate for the thousandth time in my life.² But eventually my curiosity got the best of ...continue reading "Mifepristone was not given special treatment by the FDA"
Driving on I-70 West past Zumbehl, the outer road is littered with billboards and signs advertising their respective businesses, but one marquee has sat with its letters unable to announce much for years. That's all about to change. St. Andrews Cinema (2025 Golfway Street, St. Charles) closed for repairs in late 2019 after a fire rendered its theater unusable.
The Vashon Center on the campus of Harris-Stowe State University was officially opened on Tuesday April 11, 2023, and was celebrated by former and current HSSU students, local elected officials, and community members who gathered at the remodeled center.
Warehouses to store cold goods can cost twice as much to build as other types of warehouses. As a result, developers have rarely built speculative cold-storage sites.
EDWARDSVILLE - Timothy Banowetz, who is serving a 70-year sentence for the murder of attorney Randy Gori, had an appearance via video Thursday morning from Pontiac Correctional Center with Circuit Judge Kyle Napp. Banowetz has filed a motion to withdraw his guilty plea. Banowtez entered a guilty plea in October 2021 to one count of first-degree murder and two counts of armed robbery. Judge Napp sentenced Banowetz to 70 years in prison in December 2021. Gori was found deceased at his Edwardsville home on Jan. 4, 2020. He died from multiple stab wounds. Gori's two children who were ages 15 and 13 were held captive and tied up at the time of the murder. The family had been out for dinner when they returned home and were met by Banowetz, who appeared to have a gun and forced them to the ground, then later in the house the children were tied up and Gori murdered. Banowetz was found later by law enforcement in the woods with blood on his clothing. Brian Brueggemann, Madison County State's
When Billy Joel first released his #1 hit "We Didn't Start the Fire," he could've created a video that included an image of every single event and person he mentioned, from Marilyn Monroe to Richard Nixon to Ronald…
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey released details of an emergency rule Thursday seeking to make it harder for transgender children and adults to access certain medical procedures, calling them “experimental” and arguing they need “substantial guardrails.”
The rule, once filed with the Secretary of State, would be in effect from April 27 to Feb. 6, 2024.
Citing the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act — a law intended to prosecute fraudulent business practices — Bailey’s office…
Spring has sprung, and that means our front garden is in its glory. Not only do we get something nice to look at, but the cats get an even better playground than usual. Charlie in particular loves to scamper around, chase birds and butterflies, and then hop up on one of the rocks like a ...continue reading "Lunchtime Photo"
Differences between the House and Senate on how strict a ban on certain transgender health care should be could spell trouble for the proposals' chances as the Missouri legislative session nears completion.
Leaders in both chambers told reporters Thursday they are pushing for their respective body’s legislation.
The Senate passed a version last month that allows transgender minors currently receiving care to continue treatments and includes an expiration date for the ban on hormone therapy.…
The St. Charles County office will be the bank's 12th location, which includes nine branches and an operations center, all of them located in Illinois. It will be the bank’s second office presence in the St. Louis metro area, joining the Metro East loan production office in O’Fallon, Illinois.
Differences between the House and Senate on how strict a ban on certain transgender health care could spell trouble for the proposal’s chances as the Missouri legislative session nears completion. Republican leaders in both chambers told reporters on Thursday that they wanted their versions passed and sent to the governor. The Senate passed a version […]
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