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Rep. Davis Urges DOI To Return Honor Flight Hub Trips To War Memorials With Police Escorts

2 years 9 months ago
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a letter to Interior Secretary Deb Haaland, U.S. Representative Rodney Davis (R-IL) and other members of Congress are urging the Department of Interior (DOI) to facilitate the return of Honor Flight Hub trips to war memorials and monuments in Washington, DC, by bringing back police escorts for those trips. U.S. Rep. Rodney Davis (R-IL) greets an Illinois veteran in June of 2019 during a Land of Lincoln Honor Flight to Washington, DC “Our veterans are our heroes. Their sacrifice for our country allows us to enjoy the Freedoms we have today as Americans. The least we can do for our veterans is allow them to visit the war memorials that were built to honor their service,” said Rep. Rodney Davis. “Honor Flight is an incredible organization that serves our veterans and helps them experience inspiring and humbling monuments along the National Mall in-person. The Biden Administration and Department of Interior should do anything they can to help them

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Alton High Jazz Band, SIUE Concert Jazz Band, Faith Fellowship Church and MIMAC Present Evening Of Jazz

2 years 9 months ago
ALTON - Alton High School Jazz Band, SIUE Concert Jazz Band, Faith Fellowship Church, and Missouri-Illinois Music and Arts Consortium (MIMAC) present an evening of Jazz at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 19, at Faith Fellowship Church at 4719 Seminary Road in Alton. Alton High School Jazz Band director Chris Jarden and SIUE Concert Jazz Band director Garrett Schmidt had been planning a joint concert and approached Faith Fellowship Music Team Leader Thomas Pullen. Pullen, an alum of both the Alton Music Program and SIUE Jazz Program, so it was a natural fit. Faith Fellowship has an auditorium that rivals the best performance venues in the Riverbend Area. The concert gives high school jazz students see what the next steps might look like if they continue to pursue music in college. The performance is free of charge but donations can be made to benefit MIMAC, a newly-formed 501c3 Non-Profit whose mission is dedicated to providing a platform for emerging and established musicians, hosting education

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Here’s how residents along Troost Avenue can help measure Kansas City air quality

2 years 9 months ago

This story was originally published in the Kansas City Beacon.  To learn about Kansas City air quality, a collaboration is seeking local volunteers to place air sensors on their properties. Led by KC Digital Drive and other community partners, the program aims to gather data on climate and pollution along the Troost Avenue corridor. “The main thing […]

The post Here’s how residents along Troost Avenue can help measure Kansas City air quality appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Madison Hopkins

Techdirt Podcast Episode 317: Algorithmic Destruction

2 years 9 months ago
People often talk about some kind of “right to deletion” as an approach to fixing online privacy issues. This construct can create problems, as we’ve seen with Europe’s version, but newer proposals don’t seem to consider these lessons. A recent paper by law professor Tiffany Li looks at another angle on the issue: how data […]
Leigh Beadon

Hot Box Cookies Celebrates 4/20 With Special Deals

2 years 9 months ago
Hot Box Cookies (multiple locations including 54 N Euclid Avenue, 314-899-0909) hopes to help stoners everywhere satisfy their munchies as the unofficial holiday – 4/20 – approaches. Not only are they rolling out a special menu, but they’re launching special merchandise and promotions to celebrate. The cookie spot is offering a $4.20 menu for four days — April 20 through April 23 — to feed the munchies of St. Louisan stoners and non-smokers alike.
Jenna Jones

A Passover Pop-up at United Provisions!

2 years 9 months ago
A Passover Pop-up at United Provisions! With nearly 20 synagogues in a 20-mile span from the grocery store, the team at United Provisions wanted to find a new way to connect with its surrounding communities. “We treasure the opportunity to celebrate and learn about culture through food each day,” says Shayn Prapaisilp, COO of Global […]
Rachelle L'Ecuyer