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How Leaders Can Close The Gender Equity Gap That Remote Work Is Widening

By Christena Garduno       Gender bias in the workplace is a well-documented issue, with research showing women earn consistently less money than men and get fewer of the top leadership jobs. And now the new wave of remote working is magnifying gender gaps, a study shows. As companies continue to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic and […]

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FDA Authorizes Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use in children aged 5-11 Years

WASHINGTON, D.C. —On Friday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration authorized the emergency use of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine for the prevention of COVID-19 to include children 5 through 11 years of age. The authorization was based on the FDA’s thorough and transparent evaluation of the data that included input from independent advisory committee experts

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Chester CUSD 139 Building and Grounds Committee to meet

CHESTER — A Building and Grounds Committee Meeting of the Chester Community Unit School District 139 Board of Education will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, November 3, 2021 in the Chester High School Family and Consumer Science Room, located at 1901 Swanwick Street, Chester. The tentative agenda: Chester Building and Grounds Committee

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Chester City Council meets Monday

CHESTER – The Chester City Council will meet Monday at 6 p.m. in the municipal building, 1330 Swanwick Street in Chester. The meeting is open to the public. The tentative agenda: CHESTER, ILLINOIS CITY COUNCIL AGENDA November 1, 2021         I.            CALL TO ORDER      II.            ROLL CALL   III.            PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE READING OF

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Charleston woman hurt in I-55 crash in Perry County

JEFFERSON CITY — An 18-year-old woman from Charleston, Mo. suffered minor injuries in a traffic crash on I-55 in Perry County Thursday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Zah’niyiah M. Ellis was taken to Perry County Memorial Hospital by ambulance. The patrol says Ellis was the driver of a southbound 2010 Chevrolet Cobalt when

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Wagner re-introduces measure to ensure safe housing situations for domestic violence survivors

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Missouri Congresswoman Ann Wagner (R-MO-02)  and Arizona Congressman Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ-01), members of the Bipartisan Task Force to End Sexual Violence, have re-introduced the Help End Abusive Living Situations (HEALS) Act, legislation to assist survivors of domestic violence to rapidly secure safe housing situations. “Survivors of intimate partner violence, stalking, and sexual

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Treasurer says MOST 529 Education Plan again rated among top plans in the country

JEFFERSON CITY –Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick today announced that MOST, Missouri’s 529 Education Plan, has again received a Silver rating from Morningstar, an investment research company. Each year, Morningstar assigns ratings to education savings plans based on cost, performance, tax benefits, and oversight. Nationally, only 11 plans received a Silver Medal rating, while three

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SGES students receive Positive Office Referrals

STE. GENEVIEVE — Congratulations to another group of fantastic Ste. Genevieve Elementary School Dragons!   The following students received positive office referrals: Lucy Wildhaber, Lydia Brown, and Audrey Jokerst were all referred by Mrs. Viox for stopping to help hang up Veteran’s photos in the hallway. Tessa Richardson in Mrs Roth’s room is a good

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Roadwork planned for Routes 3, 150 in Randolph Co.

CHESTER – The Illinois Department of Transportation Thursday announced that Illinois Route 3 from Illinois Route 150 to one mile south of Pleasant Hill Road and Illinois Route 150 from Illinois Route 3 to Murphysboro will be restricted to one lane beginning Monday, November 1, 2021, weather permitting.  This work is necessary to complete pavement

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