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COUNTRY Financial's Duane Jones Provides Donation To Edwardsville Police Department

2 years 9 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE – COUNTRY Financial Representative Duane Jones is pleased to support the Edwardsville Police Department with a donation of $1,500. The funds will be used for the purchase of tourniquets and first aid kits for squad cars, LED lasers for traffic stops as well as cables and braces for body cameras. Jones recently shared the support in a check presentation. “The Edwardsville Police Department does an excellent job providing safety and assistance for our community,” said Jones. “We are honored to be able to support them by providing funds for the lifesaving supplies and equipment they need.” “The mission of the Edwardsville Police Department is, in cooperation with our community, to protect life, property, and the rights of those we serve, and to enhance the quality of life for all our citizens,” said Edwardsville Police Chief Michael Fillback. “We recognize that is important for our staff to be prepared for just about anything

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Missouri lawmaker calls for investigation into ‘fraudulent activities’ in cannabis program

2 years 9 months ago

A St. Louis lawmaker is demanding that Missouri regulators investigate what she called an “egregious exploitation” of social cannabis equity licenses, following a report by The Independent last week about a company that recruited out-of-state license applicants on Craigslist.  State Sen. Karla May, a St. Louis Democrat, sent a letter on Thursday to the state’s […]

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Rebecca Rivas

A Number of Tragedies

2 years 9 months ago

Laumeier Sculpture Park’s 2023 Visiting Artists in Residence are Pittsburgh-based artists Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis. This collaborative duo utilizes innovative approaches to conceptualism and minimalism to realize their […]

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Rachel Huffman

It's Time to Stop Daylight Saving Time Forever, Says Wash U Expert

2 years 9 months ago
As a biology professor who studies circadian rhythms, Washington University’s Erik Herzog has strong feelings about the seasonal time changes that will have us “falling back” on November 5 — namely, that we need to scrap them. The former president of the Society for Research on Biological Rhythms is proud to have led the organization to a position that has now been adopted by all of the medical and scientific societies that have taken a position on time changes: That permanent Standard Time is the preferred schedule, and our twice-annual adjustments are not worth the damage.
Sarah Fenske

New Play 1877 Explores St. Louis’ Landmark General Strike

2 years 9 months ago
Arts nonprofit Bread and Roses Missouri hopes to connect with St. Louis pride through its new play, 1877, which premieres November 16 at the Missouri History Museum. It’s the highly relevant true story of the general strike of 1877, a significant event in the labor movement that took place in the city of St. Louis.
Peter Cohen

University of Missouri students reflect on end of race-based scholarships

2 years 9 months ago

Piper Molins, a junior Latina student at the University of Missouri, remembers bursting into tears at her summer internship upon learning that the university would no longer offer race-based scholarships. “There’s no way I would have been here or any college, to be honest, without race-based scholarships, and that’s a simple fact,” she said. Molins, […]

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Nakylah Carter

With a new normal emerging in America, lessons from our past could serve us well

2 years 9 months ago

In today’s political environment, one could easily conclude that America is in the midst of a metamorphosis, where its character and identity are undergoing radical change. When you consider the major shifts and developments in the public square that have occurred during these first decades of the 21st century, some disturbing trends cannot be ignored. […]

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Janice Ellis