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Seven questions with Edwardsville's Cathy Hensley
7+ hour, 36+ min ago (286+ words) The Edwardsville Intelligencer In Edwardsville and Glen Carbon, women are leading public relations and communications work Cathy Hensley is one of those women Hensley is the communications coordinator for Edwardsville, putting her in charge of an entire city's worth of…...
A Father Mc Givney student is being recognized for making a difference
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (310+ words) The service window in the new Father Mc Givney Commons is used to distribute catered lunches and coffee for students. Shea Guinn, a junior at Father Mc Givney Catholic High School, is one of four students to receive the Glennon…...
Edwardsville robotics team earns innovation honor at global competition
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (290+ words) Members of the Edwardsville-based Worm Gear Warriors celebrate after earning the Innovate Award at the FIRST Tech Challenge Michiana Premier Event in South Bend, Indiana. The team's bakery-themed pit display and innovative engineering design were recognized during the international offseason…...
Seven questions with District 7's Mary Ann Mitchell
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (405+ words) Mary Ann Mitchell is the public relations and communications coordinator for Edwardsville Community School District 7. In'Edwardsville and Glen Carbon, women are leading public relations and communications work. Mary Ann Mitchell, the public relations and communications coordinator for Edwardsville District 7, is…...
US employers still reluctant to add many jobs as hiring slows in June
1+ week, 2+ day ago (960+ words) The Labor Department said Thursday that the unemployment rate declined to a low 4. 2% from 4. 3% in May, though the drop mostly occurred because many people out of work gave up looking and were no longer counted as unemployed. "We are in…...
Eat at Peel on June 29 and support local Extension programs
1+ week, 6+ day ago (183+ words) Peel Wood Fired Pizza is having a dine and donate fundraiser all day Monday, June 29, at its Edwardsville restaurant. 20% of all orders placed by customers using the event flyer or mentioning the fundraiser will be donated to the Madison County…...
From District 7 leadership to a college scholarship
2+ week, 1+ day ago (272+ words) Josie Proctor received her $1, 00 scholarship from 1st Mid America Credit Union on June 18 Edwardsville High School student board member and student council president Josie Proctor speaks during commencement ceremonies May 31. Proctor addressed graduates and guests as part of the program. Edwardsville…...
What to know about the push to make Bible stories required reading in Texas public schools
2+ week, 2+ day ago (605+ words) A final vote by the Republican-controlled Texas State Board of Education on whether to approve the plan is set for Friday. Last year Texas became the largest state to require every classroom to display the Ten Commandments. The proposed list…...
Here's what District 7 will discuss at this weekend's school board retreat
4+ week, 1+ day ago (275+ words) News from Edwardsville District 7. The Edwardsville District 7 Board of Education will have a retreat at 8 a. m. June 15 at the District 7 Center for Learning, where members will continue to discuss and could approve the committee structure for the Curriculum Advisory Committee. Board…...
The skills people still perform better than AI, according to workplace experts
1+ mon, 5+ hour ago (1046+ words) But what if people have qualities both unmistakably human and essential to career success that AI could not easily replace them? Some workplace experts argue that with more businesses adopting AI tools, soft skills such as empathy, critical thinking and…...