September 2024

Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance encourages Missourians to review their life insurance coverage

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – September is Life Insurance Awareness Month. The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance wants to encourage Missourians to be aware of their needs and review their life insurance coverage.  According to the Life Insurance Marketing and Research Association (LIMRA), 51 percent of consumers reported owning life insurance, down significantly from 63 […]

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Missouri’s Reproductive Freedom initiative petition is going to the Court of Appeals

By Elad Gross, candidate for Missouri Attorney General JEFFERSON CITY – Folks trying to keep the initiative petition off the ballot sued. A judge tonight ruled that the initiative was insufficient because it was missing references to parts of the law it would overturn, but the judge held off on taking the initiative petition off

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MoDOT announces 21st Annual Bridge Building Competition

SIKESTON-The Missouri Department of Transportation is sponsoring its 21st annual bridge building competition for high school juniors and seniors in the Southeast District’s 25-county region. The competition challenges students to design and construct the most efficient model bridge using limited materials−balsa wood, thread and glue. Schools must register by Sept. 11 to compete in the

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Rep. Friess invites you to his FREE Shred Event in Sparta

RED BUD, Ill. – Illinois State Representative David Friess is hosting a FREE Shred Event on Saturday, September 21st, from 9:00am to Noon. The event will take place at Sparta City Hall, located at 114 W. Jackson Street in Sparta. Rep. Friess encourages all residents to take advantage of this service. “Protecting your personal information

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SIU first-year law, medical school students to focus on professional responsibility

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — More than 230 Southern Illinois University Carbondale first-year professional students will confront and discuss current ethical legal and medical issues together on Friday, Sept. 6, at the SIU Simmons Law School. The 232 students from the law school and the SIU School of Medicine will be part of the

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SIU Honors Program lecture, symposium to examine gyroids

by Pete Rosenbery CARBONDALE, Ill. — A free, public lecture and symposium that examines the groundbreaking work of the late Alan Schoen, a Southern Illinois University Carbondale professor who discovered the gyroid while working for NASA as a scientist, is set for 1 p.m. Friday, Sept. 6. Gerd Schröder-Turk, a professor of mathematics, statistics, chemistry

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