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New Ballpark Village Statue Honors Chinese Sister City

2 years 8 months ago
Since 2019, a statue of two-time Gold Glove–winner Adam Wainwright has stood in a popular urban park in the city of Nanjing, China. Created by Harry Weber, the sculptor behind the Busch Stadium Ozzie Smith statue and countless others, China's bronze Waino is depicted having just released the ball, his eyes watching, waiting to see if the pitch finds its mark. But who is Wainwright pitching to?
Ryan Krull

Dr. Dorothy Charles Joins SIHF Healthcare In Bethalto

2 years 8 months ago
BETHALTO - SIHF Healthcare is pleased to welcome Dr. Dorothy Charles to the Bethalto, health center. Dr. Charles will be seeing patients for primary care, women’s health, obstetrics, and pediatrics. Dr. Charles received her Doctor of Medicine (MD) from the University of Pennsylvania and completed her residency in family medicine at the University of Illinois. She is board certified by the American Academy of Family Physicians. “I am pleased to be able to partner with you in your journey to health, at all stages of life,” Dr. Charles noted. She can see patients of all ages and is particularly interested in maternal-child health. Appointments may be scheduled by calling (618) 258-8460. SIHF Healthcare is a community health center that accepts most insurance, including Aetna Better Health, BCBS IL Community Plan, Meridian Health Plan, Molina Healthcare, Medicaid, Medicare, most Medicare Advantage plans, and commercial insurance plans. SIHF Healthcare can also see patients

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Arby's In Jerseyville Getting A Fresh, New Look

2 years 8 months ago
JERSEYVILLE - A rby’s largest franchisee, Flynn Restaurant Group, has launched an $11.5-million dollar brand revitalization of 32 Arby’s locations across the St. Louis area, including the Jerseyville location at 1302 State Street. Arby's renovations will continue to be completed throughout the remainder of 2022, leaving each restaurant with a fresh, new, and improved look and feel. The $11.5 million dollar brand revitalization will reinforce Flynn Restaurant Group’s commitment to western Illinois and eastern Missouri areas – injecting over 500 jobs into these respective local economies. The remaining Arby’s locations in Illinois (Jerseyville, Shiloh, and Fairview Heights) and Missouri (St. Louis, Dellwood, Union, St. Peters, and O’Fallon) will undergo enhancements without disrupting the amazing service and incredible food quality guests have come to love, Arby's said. Construction of each remodel is expected to be completed in just a few weeks,

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FCC Officially Rejects Ajit Pai’s Boondoggle To Supply Elon Musk With Nearly A Billion Dollars In Subsidies

2 years 8 months ago
Elon Musk hates government subsidies. That’s what he says, right? He claims that we should “just delete them all,” and that “the federal budget deficit is insane.” Of course, the world’s richest man (for now) has received many billions in government subsidies for his companies. Indeed, you could argue that his success was very much […]
Mike Masnick

Daily Deal: The Learn to Code for Free Course

2 years 8 months ago
In this free HTML course, you, with Chris Castiglione as your guide, will build this Cookie Monster project. This is a 7-day course, and it comes with two hours of free and fun videos, sample code, and step-by-step tutorials. This is the BEST way to learn the basics of HTML and CSS. Your assignment: Cookie […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Raw data: The Chinese economy

2 years 8 months ago
China's housing bubble is catching up to them: A raft of data released Monday showed economic activity slowed across the board in July, including factory output, investment, consumer spending, youth hiring and real estate, highlighting the breadth of the economic challenge facing policy makers in a politically sensitive year for leader Xi Jinping, who is ...continue reading "Raw data: The Chinese economy"
Kevin Drum

Review: Emily the Criminal Is a Crackling Millennial Revenge Tale

2 years 8 months ago
Endless box stores, dirty windshields, parking lots with zero shade, stalled elevators, eyebrow scars, sputtering fluorescent lights, security fences, empty fridges, cocaine with strangers in sweaty bathrooms. Emily the Criminal may be one of the most honest LA movies — and American movies — of our times, if only for entirely renouncing most of the lies that Hollywood and mainstream media happily feeds us.
Eileen G'Sell

Three Injured In Shooting At Six Flags In Gurnee

2 years 8 months ago
GURNEE, Ill. (AP) — Three people were injured in a shooting outside a Chicago-area amusement park's entrance that sent visitors scrambling for safety and prompted the park to close early, authorities said. Officers responded about 7:50 p.m. Sunday after 911 calls reporting shots fired at Six Flags Great America, about 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Chicago, the Gurnee Police Department said. “The shooting ... was not a random act, and appeared to be a targeted incident that occurred outside the park,” police said in a statement posted to Facebook. According to an initial investigation, police said a white sedan entered the parking lot and drove toward the park's front entrance. People got out of the car and shot at another person in the parking lot before driving away, police said. Additional details about the suspects, including the number of people who fired shots, wasn't immediately released. Police were investigating. A 17-year-old boy from Aurora, Illinois,

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