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When 'The Simpsons' meet St. Louis

2 years 9 months ago
America's longest-running animated series and beloved sitcom "The Simpsons" kicks off its 34th season on Sunday. And there are quite a few times when the series has crossed paths with St. Louis.
Joey Schneider

Why the fake referendums in Ukraine?

2 years 9 months ago
I guess I'll never understand totalitarian regimes: Officials in Russian-occupied territories in eastern and southern Ukraine were forcing people to vote “under a gun barrel,” residents said on Saturday as staged referendums — intended to validate Moscow’s annexation of the territory it occupies — entered their second day. What's the point of this? Everyone knows ...continue reading "Why the fake referendums in Ukraine?"
Kevin Drum

Squirrel photo of the day

2 years 9 months ago
This is our local squirrel pretending to be a miniature beaver. I will let you know if he starts making miniature twig dams when we water the yard.
Kevin Drum

4 essential tips for keeping your financial information secure

2 years 9 months ago
As the world is constantly changing, consumers are as well. As a society, we are living our lives online more than ever before, whether that be through banking, working, staying in touch with family and friends, shopping, the list goes on. We are exchanging and digesting information at an incredible speed and we often don't give it a second thought when doing so. Everything is at our fingertips, making life easy, but also leaving us more vulnerable than we'd care to think. Technology is to thank…
Lydia Meyer, Marketing Coordinator, and Michael Stevenson, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Royal Banks of Missouri

Hamilton Primary School Festival Helps Preserve History, Has Large Weekend Attendance

2 years 9 months ago
Photos may be purchased for personal use at: https://www.randymanning.com/Hamilton-Primary-School-Festival OTTERVILLE - The 39th annual Hamilton Primary School Festival drew a large crowd Saturday, Sept. 24, and Sunday, Sept. 25, from noon to 4 p.m. on the grounds of the Hamilton Primary School, located at 107 E. Main St. in Otterville. Hamilton Primary School was the first free and integrated school in the United States. The original school building was built in 1835. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 1998. Dr. Silas Hamilton, for whom the school is named, was born in New England, but eventually landed in the Otterville area. George Washington, one of Hamilton's former slaves, bequeathed $1,500 upon his death in 1864 to build a monument to Hamilton. The marble monument, erected in front of the school the same year, is currently maintained by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. The original building was demolished in 1872, and

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