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Powerplex sports complex to close

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

ST. LOUIS -- Dan Buck, managing partner of the group that operates the Powerplex, says a long term lease deal could not be reached with the new property owner, and the facility here will close on May 1st.The original Powerplex vision was to have a major amateur sports facility that would have included 18 volleyball courts, eight beach volleyball courts, an 84,000 square foot event center, five turfed ball fields, and three other fields under a five acre sports dome. While that never materialized, the venue here has provided a lot of community services since opening in 2018.During the pandemic, 34 drive-in high school graduations were hosted at this location.15 outdoor concerts also took place here, and there were multiple movie nights as well.Buck says the facility also served more than 130 youth sports teams and other athletes in the volleyball, basketball, softball, and pickleball venues that operated here.Buck says his group, called Big Sports Properties, invested more than two a...

Senator Hawley's school cleanup bill gains support

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

HAZELWOOD -- Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley announces that his "Justice for Jana Elementary Act" has new support. He says Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm agrees to support his bill. It would have the energy department set up a fund to clean up schools contaminated by World War II-era nuclear projects.The bill would also require the Army Corps of Engineers to clean up the school. And test the entire Hazelwood school district for radioactive contamination.Hawley hopes the Senate will pass his bill next week.

Walmart to close underperforming store in Cahokia Heights today

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

CAHOKIA HEIGHTS -- Walmart is closing its Cahokia Heights store on Camp Jackson Road today. Company representatives were announced last month. The store would close because it was underperforming. The retailer says 19 Walmart will close this year nationwide.

Ask Amy: A man’s choice to use a slur riles the family

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

Dear Amy: At the end of an extremely long road trip, my fiancée, her 16-year-old son and I stopped at a noisy sports bar at 9:30 p.m. — famished.As we waited for our food, I saw an article regarding a woman who was recently fired for using a slang variant of “the N-word.”I turned to my fiancée to recount the story, but instead of using the variant of the word I saw in the article, I leaned in and in a very low voice said the actual (offensive) word to her, never intending for her son to hear it.When we got into the car, her son vehemently questioned why I had used the word. I was stunned. His tone and aggression were totally disproportionate to my action. I got angry because of his tone and told them.My fiancée sided with her son.She said his tone was justified by my saying the word in his presence (we are all Northern European, by the way).I am a politically progressive American who has supported many Black candidates, worked for voting rights, and have many Black friends.My ...

Zelenskiy praises troops during visit to eastern Ukraine

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy thanked troops for their service in Avdiivka, a small city located to the east of Kiev, and received a briefing from commanders about the current battlefield situation. His office confirmed this.Avdiivka was one of the major targets of the Russian winter offensive, which was launched to reinvigorate Moscow’s full-scale invasion in February 2022. However, the offensive has only made small territorial gains in the east.Zelenskiy’s office released video footage showing him addressing soldiers in combat gear, and awarding them in what looked like a large warehouse. Sandbags were packed up against one of the walls.He said: "It is an honour for me to be present today and thank you for the service that you have provided in defending our country, Ukraine, and our families. I wish only victory to every Ukrainian. This is important for us all."Zelenskiy visited a hospital, where he met with wounded soldiers and presented awards.Video footage shows the h...

EU destination in sight: Doing it right to bring personalised health care to patients – CAN.HEAL Event, Rome, 26-27 April, 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

Registration is still open (albeit virtually) for our upcoming CAN.HEAL Stakeholder conference which will be held on Wednesday, 26 April and Thursday, 27 April.  Since this week, all the seats are taken and we can’t unfortunately accept any more registrations to be there in person.  However for colleagues who wish to follow the Stakeholder event online, please send an email to my colleague, Marta Kozaric: [email protected] click here to view the agenda and to click here for the CAN.HEAL websiteTo perfectly match the less-than-perfect times we find ourselves in, the conference is entitled '“Reducing Disparities Across the European Union”.   The event is organized by the European Cancer Patient Coalition as well as the EAPM.A key role of the CAN.HEAL conference is to bring together experts to agree policies by consensus and take our conclusions to policy makers. And this time, we go even further into the realm of expertise, given the huge crisis that we are all facing...

Word Game: April 21, 2023

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

TODAY’S WORD — VAGARIES (VAGARIES: VAY-guh-reez: Erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant actions or ideas.)Average mark 28 wordsTime limit 40 minutesCan you find 37 or more words in VAGARIES? The list will be published tomorrow.YESTERDAY’S WORD — REPENTED reed rend rent repent ender enter entree epee erne peen peer pent pert peter preen preteen pretend need nerd teed teen tend tender tepee tern tree trend deep deepen deeper deer deet dent deterTo purchase the Word Game book, visit WordGameBooks.com. Order it now for just $5 while supplies last!RULES OF THE GAME:1. Words must be of four or more letters.2. Words that acquire four letters by the addition of “s,” such as “bats” or “dies,” are not allowed.3. Additional words made by adding a “d” or an “s” may not be used. For example, if “bake” is used, “baked” or “bakes” are not allowed, but “bake” and “baking” are admissible.4. Proper nouns, slang words, or vulgar or sexually explicit words are not allowed.Contac...

Horoscopes April 21, 2023: Andie MacDowell, live up to your promises

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Emma Tremblay, 19; Rob Riggle, 53; Andie MacDowell, 65; Tony Danza, 72.Happy Birthday: Emotions will be your driving force this year. Recognize that you must look at every angle and go over every detail before making decisions that can influence your position, reputation and prospects. If you use your intelligence, the experience and connections you have built over the years and your ability to live up to your promises, you will meet your expectations. Your numbers are 5, 16, 22, 25, 32, 34, 48.ARIES (March 21-April 19): Take a moment to follow the dots and figure out what you want before you head in a different direction. Seek knowledge and wisdom from someone you trust to coach you along the way. Put your skills to work for you. 3 starsTAURUS (April 20-May 20): Take care of personal problems before you help others. You’ll do better with less stress, a clear head and a good understanding of what’s possible. Once your vision is evident, reac...

“Myth America”: New Book Dismantles 20 Legends About Our Past

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

Recently, peculiar skirmishes have broken out in the U.S. over our history. In Louisiana, Florida, North Carolina, and many other places, conservatives have made efforts to sanitize the teaching of what exactly happened in America’s past. But it’s important to keep in mind this is just part of a much longer war — and, in fact, those who want to misrepresent history have won many victories. This is evidenced by the fact that the conventional wisdom about the past in the U.S., what everyone “knows,” is often wrong or far too simplistic.This week on Deconstructed, senior writer Jon Schwarz speaks to historians Kevin Kruse and Julian Zelizer about their new book, “Myth America: Historians Take On the Biggest Legends and Lies About Our Past.” With 20 chapters by 20 different historians, the new book takes a look at key fairy tales and replaces the standard bland hokum with the far more interesting reality.Transcript coming soon. The post “Myth America”: New Book Dismantles 20 Legends Abo...

3 dead after car plunges into river below Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:00:57 GMT

Three people — two women and a man — are dead after a vehicle entered the Anacostia River beneath the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Southeast D.C. on Thursday night.Authorities began receiving reports of a car crashing into the water around 11 p.m.Update water search under S. Capitol St bridge. A submerged vehicle has been located. @DCPoliceDept Harbor Div. divers with assistance from our Fireboats will enter the water and conduct a search. #DCsBravest pic.twitter.com/P5BZhpZKmd— DC Fire and EMS (@dcfireems) April 21, 2023D.C. police and D.C. Fire and EMS officials responding to the scene discovered tire tread marks leading into the river near the bridge.Harbor division divers, with assistance from D.C. Fireboats, located the car at around 11:45 p.m.Divers conducted a water search and located one person dead inside the submerged vehicle shortly after 12:40 a.m. on Friday. The investigation later found two more people dead near where the car entered the river.Upda...