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Admittedly, it’s advice you’ve heard plenty. Don’t flush old or unwanted medicine down the toilet. It may end up in the water supply and harm plants and animals. Don’t put the pills in the trash either. It just adds to the landfill. But Corey Bates, manager of Pharmacy Operations at OSF HealthCare Saint Anthony’s Health Center in Alton, Illinois, says there are bigger consequences you can’t just gloss over. “Many times, we’ve read reports of people who take medication from their parent’s medicine chest. They go to a party, and everybody dumps a bottle into a bowl. Throughout the party, everybody just takes out whatever they want to party with. “That’s one of the most dangerous things I’ve ever heard of in my life,” Bates says. “Just because it’s in your medicine chest doesn’t mean it’s an opioid or anything that’s going to make you feel better. It could stop your heart.”

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WASHINGTON — Roughly 9.4 million Americans have already voted in the midterm elections, casting a combination of in-person early votes and mail-in ballots, according to data compiled by the United States Elections Project. Florida as well as Georgia, Michigan and Pennsylvania are among the top states in terms of early voting so far. The initiative, headed […]

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A Chesterfield-based health care billing company has made its fourth acquisition since receiving a private equity investment nearly two years ago.

The Saudi government, led by crown prince Mohammed Bin Salman, doesn’t care to be criticized. It routinely punishes its own citizens for insulting the nation’s ruler. It occasionally murders and dismembers critics for refusing to be silenced. And now it’s prosecuting and imprisoning US citizens for exercising their First Amendment rights. Last month, the Saudi […]

GRANITE CITY – Wilson first-grade teacher Kayla Bridick was selected as a recipient for the Subway and ezCater Catering for Educators contest, Subway announced on Tuesday. Subway and its franchisees across the country, in partnership with ezCater, are stepping up to honor and appreciate educators and school faculty for their efforts to educate our youth – especially after the back-to-school buzz fades. On Thursday, Oct. 27, Subway and ezCater will team up to deliver Subway-catered lunches to the 2,022 schools, including Wilson 1-2 Education Center. "I want to thank Subway and exCater for taking this opportunity to recognize the great work our teachers do every day," said Wilson Principal Jayson Baker. "Ms. Bridick is one of the newest members of the Granite City School District family, and we are fortunate to benefit from the gifts and talents she brings to Wilson School as a 1st-grade teacher." Bridick is in her first year at Wilson 1-2 Education Center and is a 2022

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WILMOT, New Hampshire — Voters in this swing state are among the relatively few Americans who will decide control of Congress during November’s midterm elections, shaping domestic and foreign policy for the next two years and delivering a verdict on Joe Biden’s presidency. Granite Staters interviewed by States Newsroom, during a mid-October week trailing U.S. […]

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The November general election (colloquially known as "the midterms") is two weeks away. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8.

Today on TAP: Democrats ask ‘what’s the endgame,’ then withdraw the question (which nonetheless persists).

As Bono prepares to release his new memoir, Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story, the U2 frontman has revealed his famous band has two new albums in the works. In an…

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We already knew this from other data, but Case-Shiller confirms that house prices are in free fall: This is the Case-Shiller 20-City Composite index adjusted for inflation, and it shows that house prices plummeted at an annualized rate of 16% in August.¹ This is the third straight month of falling prices since housing fell off ...continue reading "Home prices plunged 16% in August"

BELLEVILLE - A day after the Central Visual and Performing Arts tragedy in St. Louis where two were killed and a gunman was shot and killed, students are in custody after they brought guns and ammunition to Belleville East High School and Hazelwood West High School on Tuesday. Belleville School officials were told about social media reports that showed a 15-year-old student handling a gun before school Tuesday. The Belleville East resource center and campus patrol found the 15-year-old and a 14-year-old at school and discovered guns and ammunition. The two students were then isolated from those in the school and searched. The two have been arrested and law enforcement didn't believe any guns were displayed at school in this case. A student also brought a gun to Hazelwood West High School Tuesday. Police said the student was apprehended and the gun was seized. The incident at Belleville East High School and the other at Hazelwood West occurred one day after Alexandria Bell, 15, and

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Say hello to Elegant Weapons, a new band featuring members of Judas Priest, Pantera and Rainbow. The group consists of Priest guitarist Richie Faulkner and drummer Scott Travis, Pantera bassist…

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Every parents' worst fear comes to St. Louis, as a school shooting leaves three dead. It's not OK that we're not doing enough.

UPDATE Wednesday, October 26 1pm: The boil advisory has been lifted. St. Louis City Water Division has finished testing and it's been concluded that the water was not contaminated and it is safe to consume. The City of St. Louis Water Division has issued a precautionary water boil advisory for two different portions of the city.

The Neil Simon-penned romantic comedy runs at Kirkwood Performing Arts Center October 27 through November 13.

I was piddling around on the Department of Transportation website and came upon some numbers that surprised me. Here is the growth rate of various kinds of transit: I was aware that public transit ridership had gone down during the pandemic, but I hadn't realized it was down so much and had stayed down so ...continue reading "Raw data: How we get from place to place"

The man had injuries consistent with an animal attack and two aggressive dogs — a German Shepherd and English Mastiff — were at the home.