ST. LOUIS -- Over the next six days, we will hear from the leading Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Roy Blunt. We are airing these interviews in alphabetical order, so we start with Eric Greitens. The former Missouri governor resigned in 2018 over accusations of blackmail, bondage, and sexual assault. [...]
After 28 hours of labor, Adrianne Blakemore felt incredible joy when her first son came into the world in 2017, she remembers. But she also felt completely exhausted. She wished …
Michael Stipe has collaborated with famed producer Brian Eno on a new single titled "Future If Future" that's one of about 100 songs that will be released by various artists…
Sensors on a Florida amusement park ride had been adjusted manually on two seats, resulting in a Berkeley teen not being properly secured, a report has found.
We’ve tried to make this point many times before. A few months back I wrote a detailed post in response to a famed economist who kept insisting that repealing Section 230 would hurt Facebook, that the reality is the opposite. If you understand the mechanisms by which Section 230 actually works, the key is that […]
A environmental nonprofit has placed the Mississippi River on a list of America's Most Endangered Rivers and is calling for the federal government to fund restortation efforts for all of the waterways on the ranking in order to preserve the local ecosystems and, in doing so, protect the people and businesses that operate along the rivers.
I was a St. Louis Cardinal scout starting in 1979 and continued for over 20 years. Each spring, the Saturday before the major league draft, I would travel to Busch Stadium and put on my Cardinal uniform number 11. If it still fit from the year before. I would conduct drills at the pre-draft camp under the direction of scouting director, Fred McAllister, as we would bring in outstanding prospects for possible signing. In June, I would again travel to the stadium for a two-day tryout camp that was open by invitation only. There, we would conduct a tryout camp of “boys” from age 16 to 50. We would start out with over 100 candidates and over two days, we would filter them down to a couple, and offer them a contract. Bernard Gilkey, Cardinal outfielder was one we signed that made it to the major leagues. Another was Art Howe, who eventually managed the New York Mets. I say 50-year-old try-out candidates because occasionally we would get sports celebrities friends like Tom Wheatley,
EDWARDSVILLE/GLEN CARBON - Edwardsville Township held their Annual Town Meeting the evening of April 12th in Glen Carbon to review and discuss Township finances, last year’s Annual Town Meeting minutes, and decide on a non-binding public policy referendum raised by a Township resident. The elected moderator for the meeting was Glen Carbon resident Collin Van Meter and Township Clerk David Schwind assisted with handling the state mandated meeting. Illinois statute allows Township residents to obtain signatures and then have their advisory question read and voted at a Township’s Annual Town Meeting. The question at the Town Meeting asked if the federal government should create a universal national healthcare system of improved Medicare for All to Insure that all of the residents of the United States receive quality healthcare that is equitable and fair from birth to death. The advisory question passed by majority and will be filed with the County Clerk to be placed on the
WASHINGTON, DC — On May 1, the Postal Service is taking additional actions to improve service reliability by announcing the implementation of changes to the First-Class Package Service (FCPS) service standards. This initiative is part of “Delivering for America,” the Postal Service’s 10-year plan to achieve financial sustainability and service excellence. A fact sheet on the proposed changes to service standards for first class packages is available here: Delivering for America: Our Vision and Ten-Year Plan to Achieve Financial Sustainability and Service Excellence - about.usps.com Improves utilization of surface transportation while reducing air network usage, which is more costly and continues to face reliability issues Contributes to costs savings efforts and improves reliability across all product classes Aligns with 10-year “Delivering for America” plan’s commitment to service excellence Majority of delivery standards for packages
ALTON/GODFREY - Abbigail Jarnagin of Alton High School was honored as one of the Students of the Month for April at a regular meeting of the Rotary Club of Alton-Godfrey at Gentelin’s Restaurant. During high school, Abbigail Jarnagin took English Honors for all four years of high school, which included this past year where she took two English AP courses. She has also taken Environmental Science, which is also an AP course. She has received college credits through Lewis and Clark Community College for Lifeguard Certification and Water Safety Instructor Certification. She states that being able to have these courses available to her as a high school student has been very beneficial to her future plans. Alton High has given her many opportunities to display her leadership skills and take action in her community. This school year, she was co-president of the Alton FCCLA Chapter. But she also got the chance to serve as a 2021-2022 Illinois FCCLA State Officer. FCCLA stands for Family
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