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Thousands of experts hired to aid public health departments are losing their jobs

2 years 7 months ago

This story was originally published by Kaiser Health News.  As COVID-19 raged, roughly 4,000 highly skilled epidemiologists, communication specialists, and public health nurses were hired by a nonprofit tied to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to plug the holes at battered public health departments on the front lines. But over the past few […]

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Lauren Weber

Man Taken Into Custody After Storeyland Drive "Domestic Situation"

2 years 7 months ago
ALTON - The Madison County Sheriff’s Office, joined by other law enforcement officials, peacefully resolved what was described as “a domestic situation” Sunday on Storeyland Drive in Alton, which is covered by the sheriff’s office jurisdiction. Alton Police Department and other law enforcement also assisted in the apprehension of the man. A person was located away from the house in question and was arrested for domestic battery, Capt. Joe Halbrooks, Madison County Sheriff’s Office patrol commander, said on Monday morning. Capt. Halbrooks said there was a large police presence because of some initial concerns with the situation, but the man was located and then taken into custody.

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3 facts CRE developers need to know about today’s market

2 years 7 months ago
Labor shortages. Supply chain disruptions. Rising interest rates. These concerns are creating a lot of buzz in the commercial real estate industry. Getting a handle on costs is one important key to success. But what else should commercial real estate developers pay attention to? Here are three facts to know about today’s fast-changing market. 1.The construction labor shortage isn’t getting better. The construction industry has been navigating a shortage of skilled workers for several years…
Lauren Lawley Head

SIUE Graduate School Announces 2022 Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Awards

2 years 7 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Graduate School has announced the recipients of the Outstanding Thesis and Dissertation Awards. The awards recognize a master’s student’s thesis and a doctoral student’s dissertation that have been identified as outstanding among all those completed in the previous academic year. The recipients were recognized at the Graduate School Awards Reception in October and received a $500 cash prize. Alexa Agne completed a master’s in kinesiology in August and was awarded the Outstanding These Award for her thesis, “Acute Glucose Responses Following Combined Arm and Leg Cycling.” Patrick Ayres, PhD, who completed his degree in August, earned the Outstanding Dissertation Award for his work, entitled “The Conservative Heart of the Nation: Political Conservatism in the Civil War Era West.” “Alexa is the best graduate student I have ever worked with thanks to her energy, enthusiasm,

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It’s Not The Decision, But The Process: Musk & The Trump Decision

2 years 7 months ago
Going to put this up front, because I expect a bunch of people to not read and assume something very incorrect: I think there are valid arguments (even pretty strong ones) for why it makes sense for social media platforms to allow Donald Trump on them (there are also valid arguments against it). But, conducting […]
Mike Masnick

China may be getting close to COVID-19 meltdown

2 years 7 months ago
Like many people, I have long feared that Chinese authorities would eventually find it impossible to keep up their drastic COVID lockdown policies. Well, it's starting: November 21, late evening in China The disobedience continues. Haizhu District, Guangzhou, people escape from quarantine.#Haizhu #China #Guangzhou #ChinaUprisingThread pic.twitter.com/Dat3Ip5WLH — 247ChinaNews (@247ChinaNews) November 21, 2022 And here's the ...continue reading "China may be getting close to COVID-19 meltdown"
Kevin Drum