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Montrez West Honored By Edwardsville Rotary Club

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EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Rotary Club has chosen to honor Edwardsville High School student Montrez West with the Student of the Month Award for the month of February. Montrez West was nominated by Edwardsville High School weightlifting instructor and football coach, Matt Martin. Montrez is the son of Kevin and Latonya West. Montrez plays basketball and baseball at EHS. Respectfully, he was a member of the 2022 State Championship with the Edwardsville High School varsity baseball team. After high school, Montrez plans to further pursue a career in baseball in college while pursuing a degree in sports management. In his free time, Montrez often plays the drums at his local church, hangs out with his friends and family, and plays video games. The Edwardsville Rotary Club recognizes a student each month September through April. Each May, Edwardsville High School staff chooses one of the monthly winners to receive the $1,500 Edwardsville EHS Rotary Scholarship. The awards have been

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Friday Cat Blogging – 17 February 2023

2 years 9 months ago
This is Charlie examining some dead leaves hanging from the underside of a little teak table in our backyard. I believe he finally had to eat one before being convinced that they were really pretty yucky.
Kevin Drum

Presence as Object

2 years 9 months ago

The seemingly endless possibilities of abstract painting continue to have resonance and relevance to comment on current political climates and contemporary aesthetic discourse. The works in the Presence as Object

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Catherine Neville

Letter To The Editor: Wood River Is At Crossroads: Steps Should Be Taken To Address The Real Problems

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Letter To The Editor: Questions are swirling in Wood River about candidates for City Council. Most residents know me and my position. I have been a vocal opponent to the Rec Center. In my opinion, the Rec Center will hinder economic development, lower property values, increase taxes and fees, hurt our schools, cause families to live elsewhere, thus hurting our growth and prosperity. According to a recent report by the Park and Rec Director, the city it is now classified as an “Economically Depressed Community”. Some took this information as a good sign, because the city now qualifies for additional state grant consideration. To me, this is terrible news and an embarrassment. Each and every voter should be appalled that the current and prior City Councils have allowed this community to deteriorate to this state. There is no excuse for this mismanagement. Unfortunately, voters should not be surprised that Wood River is now in this classification. The current council has

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Beware Debt Hysteria

2 years 9 months ago
Today on TAP: Spending cuts for the sake of debt reduction would weaken both Biden and the economy.
Robert Kuttner

Daily Deal: The Complete Big Data Master Class Bundle

2 years 9 months ago
The Complete Big Data Master Class Bundle has 9 courses to help you start you journey to become a master data scientist. Courses cover Python, Hadoop, NumPy, Pandas, Plotly, and more. It’s on sale for $29. Note: The Techdirt Deals Store is powered and curated by StackCommerce. A portion of all sales from Techdirt Deals […]
Gretchen Heckmann

STLCC-Florissant Valley Hosts Project Lead the Way Compeition

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  Project Lead the Way Competition Feb. 24 The engineering and technology department at St. Louis Community College-Florissant Valley will host the Greater St. Louis Project Lead the Way Competition on Feb 24. The competition, which uses the Project Lead the Way curriculum, will start at 8:15 a.m. in the gymnasium on the Florissant Valley […]

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