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William Preston Stork Jr. Is Tucker's Automotive Repair and Tire Male Athlete Of Month For Explorers

3 years 7 months ago
ALTON - William Preston Stork Jr. of Marquette Catholic High School has had a strong boys tennis season for the Explorers in both singles and doubles play. The Explorers senior has also been a team leader and is the Tucker's Automotive Repair and Tire Male Athlete of the Month. Stork thanked his parents for helping him to continue with tennis and for coaches Cathy and Jim Claywell for their positive input and for helping him improve his skills. "I would like to thank all my tennis teammates for challenging me to make me become a better tennis player," he said. Stork is a natural on the tennis courts and has had extraordinary success with only two years of organized experience. He has also developed skills with summer tennis play with friends. "My favorite part of tennis is bonding and forming relationships with my teammates," he said. "In my spare time, I enjoy watching sports and playing club soccer. I also like playing unorganized sports with my friends and collecting sports cards."

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Maplewood History: The Salle Ann Shop

3 years 7 months ago
Letters, I get letters.  Not really but I do get phone calls, texts and emails.  I thought that followers of this space might enjoy this recent exchange I had with Gary Luebke. On April 20 at 3:05 PM, Gary wrote: Hello Doug, I have read a number of your articles on the history of Maplewood […]
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Gen Z loves to work

3 years 7 months ago
A couple of days ago Vox published a trend piece about how young Gen Z folks "have created an abundance of memes and pithy commentary about their generational disillusionment toward work. The jokes, which correspond with the rise of anti-work ideology online, range from shallow and shameless (“Rich housewife is the goal”) to candid and ...continue reading "Gen Z loves to work"
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Paradox Fully Embraces Fan-Games With Developer Affiliate Program

3 years 7 months ago
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