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Bost Endorses Jim Jordan For House Speaker

2 years 11 months ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Mike Bost (IL-12) issued the following statement regarding his endorsement of Jim Jordan (R-OH) for Speaker of the House: “I am proud to support Jim Jordan for Speaker of the House. Jim is a conservative fighter who cares deeply for this country. At a time when we face serious challenges at home and abroad, House Republicans can’t afford to wait another moment to unify and get back to governing. When the House meets behind closed doors this afternoon, I’ll be voting for Jim Jordan; and I’ll do the same when his nomination comes to the House Floor.”

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Candlelight Vigil Scheduled For Missing Carrollton Woman

2 years 11 months ago
CARROLLTON - A candlelight vigil will be held soon for Amy Baumgartner Faltin, a 39-year-old Greene County woman who went missing over three months ago. The vigil will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023, at the Greene County Courthouse in Carrollton. Matthew Hamby, a member of the Help Find Amy Faltin/Baumgartner Facebook group, announced the vigil last month and encouraged attendees to “come light the courthouse for Amy!” Faltin is described as a white female with hazel eyes, brown hair, and tattoos on her face, neck, and arms. She is approximately 5 feet tall and 140 pounds. She was reportedly last seen on July 12, 2023, somewhere east of Carrollton. For more information and updates, see the Help Find Amy Faltin/Baumgartner Facebook group. Anyone with information about Faltin’s whereabouts is asked to contact the Illinois State Police at 618-384-9694.

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Ex-prison officer admits beating inmate and lying on reports

2 years 11 months ago
A former correctional officer at Pinckneyville Correctional Center has pleaded guilty to beating a restrained inmate. Christian L. Pyles, 25, from Christopher, Illinois, admitted in court to violating the inmate's civil rights by beating them while they were restrained and then lying on incident reports. 
Liz Dowell

Music Streaming Royalty Hacking Shows How Desperately The System Needs To Be Overhauled

2 years 11 months ago
There’s an interesting story on Wired about “functional music” – things like white noise and brown noise – which is widely available on music streaming platforms. These kind of streams are causing a problem that arises from the fact that the money earned by streaming platforms is allotted in a rather odd way. All the revenues are put together, […]
Mike Masnick

Baked & Boiled Bagels Brings the Real Deal to Soulard

2 years 11 months ago
Not so long ago, St. Louis was, undeniably, a bagel desert. Sure, there were a handful of bread-roll-adjacent options in town, but while those were delicious in their own right, they weren’t really bagels — real bagels that were boiled and then baked to produce a snappy crust and delightfully chewy interior.  How things have changed.
Jessica Rogen

UAW ‘changes the rules’ as strike drags on, tells members to prepare for walkouts at any time

2 years 11 months ago

Four weeks into the United Auto Workers strike against the Detroit Three automakers, union President Shawn Fain announced in a livestream that the union would no longer wait until Fridays to expand its strike to new plants. “We’re entering a new phase of this fight, and it demands a new approach,” Fain said Friday. While […]

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Kyle Davidson

Alton Golf Hall Of Fame Inductee Ray Morales Reflects On Career, Community, More

2 years 11 months ago
ALTON - Alton Golf Hall of Fame Inductee Ray Morales recently discussed his golf career, his induction into the Alton Golf Hall of Fame, giving back to his hometown community, and more on Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com . As an Alton native and golfer of 30 years, Morales said being in the Hall of Fame “means a lot” to him, and gave a special shout-out to his wife for her support and understanding. “I was pretty surprised,” Morales said of his nomination and induction. “Being from Alton, that means a lot. born and raised in Alton and I’ve stuck around here, I’ve had a business here in Alton and my wife’s a schoolteacher here … we’ve been married 27 years and she’s been with me basically my whole golfing career, and she’s put up with a lot of long days. “She’s really understanding about that and allows me to have my space and enjoy my passtime, so I love her a lot for that, for being

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Media Sites That Have Left Twitter Aren’t Missing The Traffic

2 years 11 months ago
Elon Musk has made it clear that he’s no fan of the media. And while he seems to whine and pout when big media sites leave exTwitter, he keeps insisting that exTwitter doesn’t need journalists, because the his view of citizen journalism will magically be so much better. Of course, at the same time, he […]
Mike Masnick

New CEO steps in at Perficient, outlines growth strategy

2 years 11 months ago
Tom Hogan this month began his role as CEO of Town and Country-based digital consultancy Perficient Inc. A 15-year employee of the firm, Hogan said he plans to continue Perficient's growth trajectory, with plans to further its global footprint and maintain its acquisitive nature.
Nathan Rubbelke