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New Support Group Now Available For Grandparents Parenting Grandchildren

3 years ago
ALTON – Current U.S. census data shows that 7.1 million American grandparents are living with their grandchildren under 18. An estimated 2.3 million of those grandparents are responsible for their grandchildren. Roughly a third of grandchildren living with grandparents who are responsible for them are younger than 6. About half of the grandparents who are responsible for their grandchildren are 60 and over, according to census data. So, what do these 7.1 million American grandparents have in common: the unexpected role of becoming a child caregiver long after they thought those years were behind them. They depict a social trend in America: the high number of “grandfamilies” — grandparents raising grandchildren. And that specific social trend exists right here in the Riverbend region. OSF Saint Anthony’s Health Center is introducing its Grandparents Support Group because there are extra challenges for people who are navigating these dual roles. Participants

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California’s SB 680: Social Media ‘Addiction’ Bill Heading For A First Amendment Collision

3 years ago
Similar to the “Age Appropriate Design Code” (AADC) legislation that became law last year, California’s latest effort to regulate online speech comes in the form of SB 680, a bill by Sen. Nancy Skinner targeting the designs, algorithms, and features of online services that host user-created content, with a specific focus on preventing harm or addiction risks […]
Mike Masnick

Daily Deal: Digi Pen for iPad & Tablets

3 years ago
Equipped with a 1.2mm fine tip, Digi Pen has better durability, higher sensitivity, and pixel precision. No lagging, no skips, no scratches. Perfect for drawing, sketching, painting, and writing. It features Palm Rejection technology and a magnetic design so you can use it directly without wearing gloves and write on the screen as if you’re […]
Gretchen Heckmann

Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over, Drive High - Get a DUI

3 years ago
EDWARDSVILLE – The Edwardsville Police Department announced it is partnering with the Illinois State Police and law enforcement across the state to step up efforts to stop impaired driving and help save lives as we near the end of summer and the busy Labor Day weekend. No matter how you plan to celebrate summer’s end, make sure you do it safely. “Our first priority is to keep people safe, so we’re asking everyone to plan ahead for a sober ride home if they’ll be drinking or using another impairing substance,” said Lt. Brandn Whittaker. “Let’s make this a partnership between law enforcement and motorists: Help us protect the community and put an end to the dangers of impaired driving.” The high-visibility “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over” enforcement campaign runs from Friday, August. 18 through the early-morning hours of Tuesday, September. 5. During this period, motorists can expect to see roadside safety checks, more

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Techdirt Has Again Been Removed From Bing And (Mostly) DuckDuckGo

3 years ago
Welp, here we go again. Last month I wrote about how Techdirt had been deleted from both Bing and DuckDuckGo. Over on the discussion at HackerNews, DDG’s CEO and founder, Gabriel Weinberg, jumped in to the conversation to note that this wasn’t intentional (which we never suspected it was). The resulting conversation on HackerNews is […]
Mike Masnick

Celebrate Legendary St. Louis TV Show World Wide Magazine This Friday

3 years ago
Pete E. Parisi, known affectionately as “Pep,” charmed the St. Louis area in 1985 with the first episode of his public-access TV show, World Wide Magazine. Parisi’s humor and his oddball cast of characters, including the Feeney Brothers and the Mad Russian, exposed a side of St. Louis that hadn’t been depicted before. World Wide Magazine released an episode once a month for 15 years, and its legacy lives on today thanks to the dedicated diehards who refuse to let the memories fade.
Monica Obradovic