Jose Quintana gets the Game 1 call and delivers. The southpaw begins postseason with 5.1 scoreless innings against the Philadelphia Phillies in a pitcher's duel to start the Wild Card Series.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WMBD) -- A Mount Pulaski man has been arrested by Illinois State Police for possession of child pornography. Donavan J. Frank, 30, was arrested Thursday after an investigation by ISP and the Office of the Illinois Attorney General Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force revealed that Frank had been distributing child pornography through [...]
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Brendan and Greg Tull of Springfield have been putting their LEGO-building skills to the test and are competing in this season of the FOX show, LEGO MASTERS. Ozarksfirst.com got a chance to speak with Brendan after his return from the show. "Some of our family members were like, 'Oh, you guys should get on that show. [...]
Yesterday it was shipping and mortgage rates. Today it's semiconductors: The average contract prices for the two major types of memory, called DRAM and NAND flash, dropped by 15% and 28% respectively from the prior quarter during the July-to-September period, according to TrendForce, a Taiwan-based market researcher. Prices for both types of memory chips are ...continue reading "Yet more prices are already dropping"
Charlie has discovered the bird bath. This reminds me of Hopper, who jumped into the bird bath every morning to slurp up a little bit of protein smoothie to start her day. Yesterday Charlie discovered our squirrel. Not discovered, really, but he finally decided to chase it around. I was looking out the window in ...continue reading "Friday Cat Blogging – 7 October 2022"
Today on TAP: Much more remains to be done, but the presidential cannabis pardon is one of the most significant drug policy developments since the 1970s.
A new documentary about longtime Rolling Stones touring bassist Darryl Jones, titled Darryl Jones: In the Blood, premiered Friday, October 7, in select theaters, and also is now available to…
These days, the conspiracy-minded GOP candidates (who seem to be an increasing majority of the party right now) seem to believe that there needs to be a conspiracy against them or they’re just not that important. It can be the deep state, big tech, or the “woke banks” or whatever, but someone must be coming […]
For those of us who have been watching the national Senate races with only half an eye, this chart from the New York Times is instructive: If we take the leaners seriously, it means there are only four real Senate races in the entire country. Democrats have merely to beat Dr. Oz in Pennsylvania and ...continue reading "Control of the Senate is coming down to four seats"
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