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SIH announces that 76 leadership positions will be eliminated, reorganized
December 8, 2022 By Leave a Comment
CARBONDALE — SIH, the region’s largest healthcare provider, announced today that 76 positions within senior leadership, management and corporate services would be eliminated or reorganized.
MLB Winter Meetings: Six takeaways as Aaron Judge stays put, Phillies and Mets make noise, Red Sox fall short
December 8, 2022 By Leave a Comment
The latest major checkpoint of the MLB offseason is freshly behind us. The Royal We speak of the recently concluded Winter Meetings in San Diego. Teams, agents, and some prominent players available for hire joined the annual hootenanny, and as is typically the case some major pairings came out of it.
Cardinals finalizing five-year deal with All-Star catcher Willson Contreras
December 8, 2022 By Leave a Comment
SAN DIEGO — The catcher who wanted a chance to sell the Cardinals on his ability to follow Yadier Molina behind the plate at Busch Stadium will get that chance.
Hearing on challenge to ending cash bail in Illinois delayed after amendments
December 8, 2022 By Leave a Comment
(The Center Square) – After lawmakers approved amendments to the SAFE-T Act that eliminates cash bail in Illinois, a lawsuit challenging the measure’s implementation will now be heard Dec. 20, just 11 days before no cash bail is to take effect.
Gov. J.B. Pritzker aims to get assault weapon ban proposal ‘done in the first half of the year’
December 8, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Gov. J.B. Pritzker, who made banning the sale of assault weapons a key component of his successful reelection campaign this fall, for the first time voiced support for the recently unveiled proposal by Illinois House Democrats that includes outlawing the sale of certain assault-style guns, barring most people under 21 from getting gun permits and banning large-capacity magazines.
Zelenskyy, spirit of Ukraine named 2022 TIME Person of the Year
December 8, 2022 By Leave a Comment
TIME magazine has named Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and the spirit of Ukraine as its 2022 Person of the Year.
Daily Hope with Rick Warren: It’s Time to Clean House
December 7, 2022 By Leave a Comment
Real change requires cleaning house.
Editorial: College degree value plummets as woke insanity spikes
December 7, 2022 By Leave a Comment
For decades, parents have sacrificed and students have gone into debt to fund college degrees that lead nowhere. But the college scam may be up soon — not thanks to any moral awakening on the part of college administrators.
Give SI campaign nets $251,000 for local charities on Giving Tuesday
December 7, 2022 By Leave a Comment
MARION — Michelle Snyder said she knew Southern Illinoisans were generous, but even she was surprised by the region’s response to the 2022 Giving Tuesday campaign led by the Southern Illinois Community Foundation.
