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SCREED SPACE: Don’t assume you’re too young to fall

October 4, 2019

On the 23rd of August, autumn quietly fell upon us like clockwork after an almost-eternal summer. It was as inevitable as the sun setting. Three days later, however, in the hollow lecture hall that is C-110, John Snider, St. Louis Community College’s dedicated and equally conversant environmental health and safety specialist, reminded us that the falls of humankind can be prevented. What seemed like a guaranteed-banal assignment quickly turned into something worth remembering. […]

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CULTURE GEEK: Did Disney betray ‘Star Wars’ filmmaker?

October 4, 2019

George Lucas, creator of the blockbuster movie saga “Star Wars,” has been sitting pretty on a $4 billion mountain of money ever since Disney bought Lucasfilms back in 2012. What fans have been dying to know is what the legendary filmmaker thinks about the new era of his once-cherished franchise. No matter how much you may have enjoyed the latest series installments, it’s impossible to ignore that they have been less-than-embraced by fans and the box office alike. […]

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Robison pleads guilty of stealing $7.5 million

September 20, 2019

A former St. Louis Community College employee has pleaded guilty to 15 federal charges related to the theft of $7.5 million from the college and state of Missouri. As part of a plea agreement in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Donald Robison, 57, of Ballwin, admitted to stealing the money over 20 years. “From August 1998 to November 2018, Robison stole millions of dollars allocated for New and Retained Job Training Programs established by the Missouri Department of Economic Department,” according to an Aug. 14 news release from Assistant U.S. Attorney Lindsay McClure-Hartman. […]

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