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GODFREY – A student in Lewis and Clark Community College’s new Pharmacy Technician program recently achieved a new career goal after accepting a position at Alton Memorial Hospital. Kristina Brewer, a 1989 graduate of Mt. Olive High School, wanted to take her life in a new direction. “I was having trouble finding a job and really wanted to start a new career,” she said. “I was looking for a pharmacy technician job and saw that Lewis and Clark had a one-semester program.” Brewer thought it would be easier to find a pharmacy technician job if she had the certification. She was right. “A talent representative from BJC visited our class and I was able to apply for a pharmacy technician job and was hired before the class was completed,” Brewer said. Brewer is set to earn her certification at the end of the Fall 2022 semester. “My goal is to complete the Pharmacy Technician Certification Exam in December,” she said. “Then,

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke on the Senate floor highlighting the dramatic new surge in Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)—a respiratory virus that can be especially serious for young children and older adults. During his speech, Durbin called on Congress to provide the resources to get us safely through this current surge, including to address the workforce shortages faced by children’s hospitals. He also highlighted an Illinois pediatrician, who had to travel an hour to Springfield from Mount Zion, to get her sick baby the care she needed. “As a parent, there is no more terrifying or helpless feeling than knowing that your young baby is seriously ill,” said Durbin. “I know. I lived it… If a pediatrician has to struggle to find hospital care for her own sick infant, imagine the panic and fear other parents feel when their babies are struggling to breathe because of RSV.” “RSV isn’t just

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Missouri schools have banned nearly 300 books after a new state law banned school personnel from providing sexually explicit material to students, a nonprofit organization reported this week. PEN America reports that at least 11 Missouri school districts yanked books off their shelves in response to the new law. Banned material include works on Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo, graphic novel adaptations of works by Shakespeare and Mark Twain, the Gettysburg Address and Maus, a Pulitzer Prize-winning graphic novel.

But that concern for the planet doesn't always include climate change.

This featured exhibition in the Great Hall of the St. Louis Public Library – Central Library explores how iconic characters both reflect and influence American culture from the 1960s to

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The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Rawlings Sporting Goods will move its headquarters to Westport Plaza as the office and entertainment area aims to revitalize the Maryland Heights district.

A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper attempted to pull the man over for a stolen vehicle.

A compostable plate embedded with seeds reduces agricultural air pollution and helps feed children at the same time.

At a meeting last week, the Corps said preliminary results showed no levels of radiation higher than "the level of radioactivity Mother Nature already provides."

Getting an Early Start One of the regrets of my childhood is not spending more time learning to cook. But the kitchen in our semi-detached, row house was barely large enough for one. Even so, I learned to make a passable tuna fish salad by the time I married, but that was it. So when... 

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The Gateway South redevelopment area, comprising 100 acres in three city neighborhoods, could receive 15 years of property tax abatement under a recommended plan.

A man who went missing Wednesday morning has been found.

ALTON - The Dream Center of Alton has been selected for the 2022 Best of Alton Award in the Non-Profit Organization category by the Alton Award Program. Each year, the Alton Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Alton area a great place to live, work and play. Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2022 Alton Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Alton Award Program and data provided by third parties. About Alton Award Program The Alton Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the

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Standing on the Missouri Capitol steps moments after being released from prison, Bobby Bostic said the first place he planned to visit was his mother’s grave in St. Louis — a city he’d last freely walked in 1995.

Drop Everything is a collection of artwork that explores the history of the bathhouse within the queer community and its role as a cruising ground for gay men.   Utilizing

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New York state-based artist Jean Shin, Laumeier’s 2022 Visiting Artist in Residence, describes her work as “giving new form to life’s leftovers.” Her sculptures and installations transform familiar objects into

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