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Alton School District Names New Director of Finance

2 years 11 months ago
ALTON - The Alton School District Board of Education named the next Director of Financial Services at their regular meeting Tuesday night, Oct. 17, 2023. The Board approved Kimberly Y. Nixon for the new post beginning July 1, 2024. Nixon will replace Mary Schell who is retiring at the end of June 2024. Nixon moves into the role with significant experience in school finance and fiscal management. She currently serves as the Assistant Business Manager and Board of Education Treasurer for the District. Her background includes experience in payroll, bookkeeping, audits, budgets, insurance, grant management, accounts payable, employee benefits and quality control. Prior to the Alton School District, Nixon also worked in school finance for the Bethalto and Collinsville School Districts. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Lindenwood University and a Master’s Degree in School and Business Management from Northern Illinois University. She also holds Chief

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Jason Momoa Keeps It South City on His Visit to St. Louis

2 years 11 months ago
When Jason Momoa came to St. Louis yesterday, he didn't stick to the Ritz-Carlton or the streets of Ladue. Instead, he dined at a favorite spot among the denizens of Tower Grove East. The hunky movie star is in town to promote his Meili Vodka at Dierbergs, with appearances at the local grocer's store in Des Peres yesterday and ones planned today in Crestwood and Chesterfield.
Sarah Fenske

Illinois officials recommend gas price increase for 4.1M consumers

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Utility customers throughout Illinois will likely see higher natural gas bills beginning in January after staff at the state’s utility regulatory agency recommended rate increases for four gas companies. Those recommendations – made by administrative judges at the Illinois Commerce Commission – next go to the appointed five-member commission itself. Over the next two months, the ICC will weigh whether to approve rate hikes for the 4.1 million customers of Ameren Illinois, Nicor Gas, Peoples…
Andrew Adams

Every Year Like Clockwork The Telecom Industry Lies And Claims Broadband Prices Are Dropping

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Once a year like clockwork, the telecom industry trade association releases a study claiming that if you squint just right–broadband prices have dropped year after year. It’s their annual attempt to pretend (and to help the politicians that coddle them pretend) that the U.S. broadband market isn’t heavily monopolized and woefully uncompetitive. Last week, AT&T-backed […]
Karl Bode

A Number of Tragedies

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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

Missouri Board of Education seeks to clarify social-emotional learning

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Missouri’s proposed social-emotional-learning standards are being refined to focus on student behavior after the State Board of Education reviewed over 1,800 public comments on the program. Some board members referred to the current draft as a “beginning,” and the board decided not to vote on passing the standards during its meeting Tuesday. The public was […]

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Annelise Hanshaw

Republicans push for border funding to be wrapped into Israel, Ukraine aid package

2 years 11 months ago

WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate leaders called Tuesday for a bipartisan aid package for Israel’s counteroffensive against Hamas that also includes assistance for Ukraine and Taiwan, with possible border funding sought by Republicans, as President Joe Biden prepared to leave Tuesday evening for a trip to Israel. Meanwhile, an explosion killed hundreds Tuesday at al-Ahli Arab […]

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Jacob Fischler