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GREENVILLE, Ill. — The following students were placed on the Dean’s List at Greenville University for the Fall 2022 semester. PANA: Jared Beyers; TAYLORVILLE: Claire Hunt To qualify for the GU Dean’s List, a student must successfully complete a minimum of 12 hours for the semester. Freshmen (0-29.5 credits) must have a semester GPA of…
Read MoreMillennial Money: 5 ways to build your credit score in 2023
By LAUREN SCHWAHN of NerdWallet undefined For those of us with big financial plans or resolutions for the new year, such as buying a home or new car, getting our credit scores in shape can play a huge role in getting what we want. But boosting credit is easier said than done. What are some…
Read MoreJan. 6 panel drops Trump subpoena as it wraps up work
MARY CLARE JALONICK and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House Jan. 6 committee has dropped its subpoena against former President Donald Trump as it wraps up work and prepares to dissolve next week. Mississippi Rep. Bennie Thompson, the committee’s Democratic chairman, wrote in a letter to Trump lawyer David Warrington on Wednesday…
Read MoreGet Ahead With These Retirement Planning Tips for 2023
Ananyaa Bhowmik Wealth of Geeks It’s the tail end of 2022, and as the year wraps up and another one looms large, it’s time to start making some critical decisions. Sure, 80% of New Year’s resolutions don’t last past February, but some promises are vital to keep. Take retirement planning, for example. When you are…
Read MoreThe Year of the Slap: Pop culture moments in 2022
JOCELYN NOVECK AP National Writer Taylor Swift was up. Elon Musk was in, out, in and maybe out again. Tom Cruise was back. BTS stepped aside, and so did Serena Williams, and Tom Brady too — oops, scratch that. But the slap? The slap was everywhere. Ok, so maybe it wasn’t on the level of…
Read MoreGuess which celebrity babies were born via surrogate in 2022
Parents-to-be across the U.S. have been turning to surrogacy for various reasons in 2022. Many celebrity parents who have chosen birth via surrogate are using their platforms to celebrate the women who helped them and to champion this alternative path to parenthood. Surrogacy is a multi-step process that involves egg and sperm donation, embryo creation,…
Read More‘Not just the ramp.’ Worship spaces need more accessibility
Laura Lamb talks to her husband, Jerry Lamb, who suffers from a spine condition, as they make their way through the sanctuary at Camden First United Methodist Church Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022, in Camden, Tenn. The church recently had a couple pews cut in half so Jerry, and anyone else who uses a wheelchair, walker…
Read MoreDylan Beach of Taylorville named to Trine University Fall Dean’s List
ANGOLA, Ind. — Dylan Beach of Taylorville, a Trine University student, earned Dean’s List recognition for the Fall 2022 term. Beach is majoring in Industrial Engineering Technology. To earn Dean’s List honors, Trine University students must complete a minimum of 12 hours and have a grade point average of 3.500-3.749. Join the conversation, #TrineU. Trine…
Read MoreAbraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum offers new way to enjoy historic artifacts
Website provides 3-D images of treasures from Illinois history SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Crawl around under Abraham Lincoln’s desk. Spin the chair where Adlai Stevenson III sat in the U.S. Senate. Look down the barrel of Tad Lincoln’s model cannon. Thanks to new 3-D images from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, anyone anywhere in…
Read MoreHave a safe trip: Oregon trains magic mushroom facilitators
ANDREW SELSKY Associated Press DAMASCUS, Oregon (AP) — At a woodsy retreat center in Oregon, some 30 men and women are seated or lying down, masks covering their eyes and listening to serene music. They are among the first crop of students being trained how to accompany patients tripping on psilocybin, as Oregon prepares to…
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