As Missouri moves toward implementing the voter-approved medical marijuana program, state officials on March 6 warned potential patients to hold off on paying for a physician certification until June. At a public listening session on the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus, Kansas City physician Daniel Towle said there has been confusion surrounding state guidance on […]
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MLS commissioner boldly tells St. Louis it needs to do more
Don Garber, Major League Soccer commissioner, visited St. Louis Monday to meet with prospective expansion team owners Jim Kavanaugh, World Wide Technology CEO and Carolyn Kindle Betz and members of Enterprise Holdings’ Taylor family. Corporate St. Louis showed up in grand style to dine with Garber at the Four Seasons and he labeled the gathering […]
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Governor Pritzker rolls out big changes for Illinois
What a difference an election makes, especially after four years of stagnant, tone-deaf, combative leadership at the hands of failed former Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner. Newly elected Governor J.B. Pritzker is proving to be the antithesis of his predecessor, navigating a path aimed at making progressive and needed changes for Illinois residents. He hit the […]
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Prep Athletes of the Week: Mario McKinney and Yuri Collins
Mario McKinney, Vashon – Boys Basketball The outstanding senior guard finished his stellar career by leading the Wolverines to the Class 3 state championship last weekend in Springfield. The 6’2” McKinney scored 26 points and grabbed eight rebounds in a 70-47 victory over Charleston in the state semifinals. He followed up with 23 points and […]
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To promise is divine
God made a covenant with His people. He made us a promise. If you’ve lived as long as I have, you’ve had many people make promises to you that they have no intention of keeping or they failed miserably while trying to keep it. I know I’ve broken a promise or two in my day. […]
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Better same ol’ Together
Will all St. Louisans really be Better Together, or will we just be Bigger Together? Will the clandestine, dark-money cabals of the ultra-wealthy and well-connected who are pushing Better Together really construct a city government, a police department, a court system and a variety of other government services that dispense those services on a fair […]
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Gloria Patterson received a 2019 Inspiring Teachers award from The Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis
Gloria Patterson received a 2019 Inspiring Teachers award from The Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis. She is a teacher at Jennings Middle School. The Challenger Learning Center-St. Louis – a partnership of the Ferguson-Florissant School District, the Saint Louis Science Center and EducationPlus – provides simulated space missions and other science education programs. The award honors […]
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Under attack, Kim Gardner fights back
St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner said last week that a search warrant demanding thousands of records from her office would put countless people’s privacy at risk. On Tuesday, March 12, Circuit Court Judge Michael K. Mullen rejected Gardner’s motion to quash the search warrant, after claiming last week that Gardner’s office was “playing games.” […]
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Darryl Cherry elected as First-Year Students chair for NACADA
Darryl Cherry was elected as First-Year Students chair for NACADA: the Global Community for Academic Advising. He is coordinator of Student Retention Student Opportunities for Academic Results at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville in Edwardsville. NACADA, with more than 14,000 members, promotes quality academic advising and professional development of its membership to ensure the educational development […]
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April 1 deadline to apply for workforce training funds
Organizations have until April 1 to apply for workforce training from the Missouri Department of Economic Development. Organizations may use the funds for capital improvements, equipment, program supplies and training materials that support job training programs. Eligible capital improvement costs may include acquisition, new building construction, rehabilitation of existing properties and related expenses. Funds are […]