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A Play Aiming to End Solitary Confinement Comes to St. Louis

3 years 4 months ago
The BOX is a critically acclaimed play with a powerful message about solitary confinement as torture written by playwright Sarah Shourd, a social justice activist and journalist who suffered through 410 days of solitary in an Iranian prison from 2009 to 2010. When she returned to the states, Shourd found that solitary confinement was — and still is — endemic in the U.S. She set about trying to bring it to an end by writing and producing The BOX, which debuted in 2016. Shourd is now taking the production on a 10-city End of Isolation Tour.
Richard H. Weiss

Bethalto Man Charged With Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine and Battery

3 years 4 months ago
BETHALTO - Christopher J. Wicker, 51, of the 200 block of Lakeside Drive, Bethalto, was charged with Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine and a charge of Battery, by Bethalto Police. Bethalto Police Chief Mike Dixon said the charges stem from an investigation into a report of a subject being battered in Old Oak Trailer Park, 100 Wesley Drive, East Alton. "An officer responded and met with the reported victim who told them that Wicker physically threw her out of the home she has been living in, which caused her minor injuries," the chief said. "Officers located Wicker shortly thereafter and took him into custody for battery. Wicker was found to be in possession less than 5 grams of methamphetamine at the time of his arrest. "He was taken into custody and transported to the Madison County Jail, where he is being held in lieu of a $15,000 bond on the charges, as set by the Honorable Judge Janet Heflin." It is important to remember that all defendants, including Mr. Wicker, are innocent

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Alton Man Appears on MTV's "Catfish: The TV Show"

3 years 4 months ago
ALTON - A man from Alton starred in a recent episode of the MTV show “Catfish: The TV Show,” which tells the stories of people who have been “catfished,” or misled into a relationship by someone pretending to be someone else online. The episode, titled “Charles & Nikki,” follows the story of Charles Teague and “Nikki,” who met through the virtual-avatar-based social network IMVU . “We came across each other and she said my voice sounded amazing, so we became friends,” Teague said. “We started gathering feelings for each other over time being friends, then we eventually got together.” While they “got together” via IMVU, Teague said things started to feel suspicious as more time passed and Nikki refused to show her face. “I felt I was getting catfished when she never showed her face on camera, and my friend Zack is the one who actually told me she’s probably a catfish,” Teague

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10 Best No Credit Check Loans & Bad Credit Loans With Guaranteed Approval

3 years 4 months ago
Are you looking for quick cash, but your credit score doesn't look good? If your answer is yes, you may be wondering whether getting a no-credit-check loan with guaranteed approval is possible. Unfortunately, all lenders will conduct at least a soft credit check before approving your loan request, and there’s no such thing as guaranteed approval for loan applications.
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Tyson asks U.S. Supreme Court to shield it from COVID-19 lawsuits in state courts

3 years 4 months ago

Faced with court rulings that say a Trump administration directive doesn’t protect Tyson Foods from liability caused by workers’ deaths due to COVID-19, the food giant is now asking the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on the matter. Arguing that recent court rulings against the company will have “drastic consequences for the next national […]

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Clark Kauffman

Funeral plans for beloved bakery owner killed in crash

3 years 4 months ago
ALTON, Ill. - Funeral arrangements have been set for an Alton, Illinois business owner who was killed in a bus crash while on vacation in Jamaica earlier this month. The owner of “My Just Desserts” in downtown Alton, Yvonne Campbell, was on vacation with her twin sister Evelyn Campbell, her daughter, nieces, and their friends. [...]
Monica Ryan