February 2024

Planting seeds for the future through Agriculture Education On The Move™ in Missouri elementary schools

JEFFERSON CITY, MO. – Seeds of knowledge are being planted in third grade classrooms across Missouri this spring as elementary students participate in Agriculture Education on the Move™ (Ag Moves). Through Ag Moves, an educational program of Missouri Farmers Care, students learn how their lives are connected to agriculture through hands-on learning led by passionate educators

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SIU Law to host virtual lecture on using AI in the legal profession

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — A virtual lecture on Feb. 7 hosted by the Southern Illinois University Carbondale School of Law will focus on how artificial intelligence, or AI, can be used in the legal profession.   John Tredennick, founder and CEO of Merlin Search Technologies, will present “Using Generative AI to Revolutionize Investigations

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SIU’s Paul Simon Institute to host Chicago political expert, author Dick Simpson

CARBONDALE, Ill. – Dick Simpson, a former Chicago alderman, campaign strategist and author, will join Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s Paul Simon Public Policy Institute on Tuesday, Feb. 6, for a virtual conversation on his two latest books that look at Chicago politics.   Simpson and John Shaw, institute director, will discuss his 2022 book, “Democracy’s Rebirth:

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United Way of Southeast Missouri Impact Report released

CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. – Each year, United Way of Southeast Missouri requires its funded partners to submit reports demonstrating the impact United Way’s investment had on their programs and, more importantly, on the people we all serve.    With help from key volunteers, United Way staff then compiles this information into a comprehensive Impact Report

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Donna Jean Woods

Donna Jean Woods, 65 years old of Sainte Genevieve, Mo., passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2024 at her home in Sainte Genevieve, Mo.   She was born September 6, 1958 in Sainte Genevieve, Mo. a daughter of Donell “Don” A. Brown; and Jean Marie (DeRousse) Brown who both preceded her in death.   She married

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