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Soldiers Memorial Vietnam War Exhibit Honors Service and Sacrifice

2 years 8 months ago
The first thing the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum’s latest exhibition asks viewers to do is choose between two tracks: “At War” or “At Home.” It might seem like an odd setup for an exhibition with a goal to portray a holistic history of the Vietnam War.
Kasey Noss

Elon’s Promise Not To Ban Account Tracking His Jet Didn’t Last Very Long At All; Also Bans Guy’s Personal Account

2 years 8 months ago
Hilarious Update: A few minutes ago, the @ElonJet account returned to Twitter, but that came about 20 minutes after Elon himself justified the ban, saying it violated the company’s (new) doxxing policies (see the original update to this story at the bottom. Hilarious Update 2: And, a couple hours later, the account was suspended a […]
Mike Masnick

All-You-Can-Tag

2 years 8 months ago

Attention Laser Tag lovers. Grab your friends and an unlimited laser tag pass on Wednesdays from 4 p.m. to close for $19.99 per person plus tax. Based on walk in availability.

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Former WW II POW Robert Ryan Remains An Alton Treasure At Age 99

2 years 8 months ago
ALTON - Robert Ryan of Alton is not an everyday 99-year-old. Ryan, truly a River Bend treasure, recently appeared on C.J. Nasello’s Our Daily Show on Riverbender.com. Nasello has guests every day Monday through Friday on Riverbender.com . During the program, Ryan was asked about his capture as a POW in May 1944 when his B17 4-Engine Bomber was hit head-on by an enemy air attack, damaging engine No. 2 of four engines. Ryan said he was a navigator on the plane, and he said they discovered they were 200 miles from Switzerland and Sweden, but also 200 miles from France, which was still occupied. “I knew we were in trouble,” Ryan said. “Because I was the navigator, I parachuted out of the plane first. It took a while to land. I thought to myself, ‘how am I going to get back to Illinois.'" As soon as Ryan hit the ground, he said: “A guy was aiming a rifle at me. He had been firing at me from about 1,000 feet down. Thank God he did not pull the trigger

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St. Louis Artist Raises Hell About Book Bans With New Mural

2 years 8 months ago
David Ruggeri admits he doesn’t read as much as he used to. When it comes to his personal rage about book bans, he brings up his kids. For his two sons who attend St. Louis Public Schools, “reading has always been important” he says.
Monica Obradovic