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"The hardest day of my life was the day I had to tell my kids that their dad wasn't coming home."

(CENTERSTONE) - Are you struggling right now? Do you feel that your issues are dragging you down and preventing you from being the person you want to be? If so, this article is for you. As you continue to read, we’ll explore your strengths and how you can use them to deal more effectively with your stressors. Everyone has strengths, including you It’s true. You have strengths. Admitting this does not make you arrogant or narcissistic. Yet, many of us find it challenging to discuss our strong points and talents. Perhaps this is due to low self-esteem. Perhaps it is because we want to seem humble. Regardless of the reason, when we are not able to identify and focus on our strengths, we place ourselves at risk of being defeated by our problems. Why? The answer is that it is our strengths that help us overcome our weaknesses. It is our strengths that help us cope effectively and problem-solve and survive. Without your strengths, you are left to face your biggest challenges

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ALTON - Scarlett Eades and Lauren Massey are sophomores on the Alton High girls’ tennis team. The girls teamed for terrific performances to win the Riverbend Open by defeating teammates Finley Haynes and Ellie Enos in the 15 and Under Doubles Finals. Both girls are multi-sport athletes at Alton High. Redbird tennis coach Jesse Macias said: “Both girls came out as freshmen and had not really played tennis at all. They were just two athletic girls looking for something to do in the fall. I could see that they had some potential but we had a really big team last year. They both have great attitudes and work ethics and they just kept getting better as the season went on. "Scarlett and Lauren split time between JV and varsity and wherever we put them, they just kept winning. It was a lot of fun to watch.” Scarlett and Lauren are Auto Butler Female Athletes of Month for Alton. Scarlett plays tennis, basketball, and soccer for Alton. Lauren plays tennis and soccer. Macias

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The project will convert the building's four floors and 105,000 square feet into 62 loft-style apartments, with a ground-floor commercial tenant.

Goo Goo Dolls will release a new studio album called Chaos In Bloom on August 12.  It's the follow-up to their 2019 album, Miracle Pill. The album was recorded during the…

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Statistics don’t have faces.   While statistics about the number of homeless veterans in the United States are staggering, they do not show the people

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Jurors are expected to begin deliberations Friday morning in the case of a St. Louis County father accused of killing his disabled 9-year-old son in 2003.

GODFREY – Godfrey Fire Protection District will build a new $6.5 million fire station and administrative building to consolidate operations. The new, 15,000-square-foot facility will serve as the replacement of the District’s two existing fire stations, which lack adequate space for modern fire and emergency service vehicles and equipment. Relocating Godfrey’s fire services to a single building with all equipment housed in one central location will allow for better and more efficient manpower allocation during emergency response. The modern, state-of-the-art facility will include drive-thru apparatus bays, space for medical and other supplies as well as training and administrative areas such as meeting spaces, offices and living quarters. The location at 3023 Godfrey Road in Godfrey, Illinois is more centrally located and has room for growth to accommodate the ever-increasing demand for emergency services. “This important project will allow the Fire District

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As a food blogger, I’m into “word salad.” But I often compose the real thing at home. Or I order it at a restaurant as a meal or side. A few are memorable. Others just look like lawn clipping, with bits of leftover veggies, drowned in a bland dressing. Fork & Salad Some vegetable salads... 

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Borne out of frustrations over health care facilities’ visitor restrictions during the pandemic, a pair of bills signed by Gov. Mike Parson Thursday will give patients’ caregivers and family clearer …

Paul McCartney and Sheryl Crow are among the celebrities who have been added to the star-packed lineup of NBC's upcoming special Ukraine: Answering the Call, Billboard reports. The new additions,…

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St. Louis officials crafted a strategy to help increase population through foreign-born residents and retaining international students.

Bobby Bonilla joined the St. Louis Cardinals for a cup of coffee near the end of his baseball career. And now two decades since he last took the field for an MLB game, he is still getting paid.

In the 2022 ranking from personal financial website WalletHub, our fair burg came in at No. 20 out of the largest 100 cities in the U.S.

With the long holiday weekend ahead of us, we have to remind you of something: There's an election coming up, and the deadline to register is quickly approaching. July 6 is the last day to register for the primary election that will be held in Missouri on August 2; the last day to register to vote for the pending midterm elections is October 12. Primaries are used to select a party’s candidate for the pending election, whether that’s on the federal or state level.

Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated

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