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US Defense Contractor L3Harris Drops Plan To Buy NSO Group Despite Allegedly Having The Defense Department’s Backing

2 years 9 months ago
A couple of weeks ago, news leaked of a match made in hell: the acquisition of toxic asset/exploit developer NSO Group by defense contractor L3Harris. The “Harris” part of the contractor’s name refers to none other than Harris Corporation, the manufacturer of Stingray cell tower spoofers and an entity that often found itself described as […]
Tim Cushing

Jon Hamm Joining Lucas Kunce for Fundraising Event This Weekend

2 years 9 months ago
Missouri Senate candidate Lucas Kunce is attracting some big names to his campaign. In addition to being endorsed by Pro-Choice Missouri, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee and VoteVets, Kunce has also attracted the support fellow Missouri boy Jon Hamm. A former Marine who did tours in Afghanistan and Iraq before joining the Joint Staff at the Pentagon (where he worked with the CIA, the FBI, the State Department, the National Security Council and the Department of Homeland Security), Kunce has also become a big name in Missouri politics.
Jaime Lees

Man Fondly Remembers Chris, A Well-Known Alton Person, Who Left Behind Many Friends

2 years 9 months ago
(EDITOR'S NOTE: This letter writer has asked to remain anonymous, but he wanted to share his story of Chris, who was found deceased this week in the First Presbyterian Church parking lot. Riverbender.com continues with another story about Chris on Saturday). Someone we all knew died this week, although you may not have known her name. If you lived in the Riverbend area, I’m certain that you walked or drove by her many times over the past 30 years, but whether you truly saw her may be in doubt. For years, I didn’t see her either. Yet we all knew her as the woman with the artificial leg that limped through town pushing the baby carriage carrying all her possessions. You may have given her money, or you may have given her grief. I suspect that, like all of us, she deserved both at varying times. I want you to know this: Her name was Chris, and she was my friend. On Monday morning, Chris showed me a discarded curtain that she had found and remarked on how beautiful it was

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Women Missouri State Senators work across the aisle to improve childhood literacy

2 years 9 months ago
The ability to read is fundamental to learning in all school subjects and every aspect of life. However, Missouri’s kids are ranked below 19 other states in fourth grade reading level. State Sen. Jill Schupp joined St. Louis on the Air to discuss what she and her fellow women State Senators are doing to support students that are struggling in reading, as well as a new children’s book she co-authored with every woman State Senator in Missouri’s history.