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Dr. Ward named Lifetime Achiever in Health Care
Will be honored June 22 Dr. Michael Ward’s remarkable career merits not one but two awards for Lifetime Achievement in Health Care: for his work in radiology and nursing education. He recently retired after 48 years of service with BJC HealthCare. Twenty-three of those years were devoted to the Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, and the last 25 years were dedicated to BarnesJewish College in various leadership roles - most notably, as the Vice Dean for Student
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Case will proceed for her removal
By Alvin A. Reid The St. Louis American St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner continues to vow that she will not voluntarily leave office and continue to fight Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s attempt to remove her from office. However, she received troubling news on two fronts this week and the legal wrangling continued the way to a proposed September trial date. On April 27, 2023, Judge Michael Nobel ruled for “indirect criminal contempt” proceedings for St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner after she did not show up at a scheduled contempt of court hearing. The hearing has been set for 9:30 a.m. on May 30. Noble, who was Kim infuriated that Gardner Gardner did not attend two contempt of court hearings, said the circuit attorney’s office appears to be a “rudderless ship of chaos” and that she has shown “complete indifference and conscious disregard for the judicial process.” He has also requested the presence of her deputy Chris Desilets at that hearing. In regard to the contempt cases, the 22nd Judicial Circuit announced
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Remembering Robert Ray The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and its IN UNISON Chorus paid tribute to the life and legacy of Dr. Robert Ray in a free community concert at Powell Hall on Monday, May 1, 2023. Ray was the founding director of the IN UNISON Chorus, a resident SLSO chorus that specializes in the performance and preservation of music from the African diaspora. He passed away in December 2022 at age 76. The concert featured the IN UNISON Chorus, SLSO musicians, vocalists Jennifer Kelley, in performance here, Jermaine Smith, and singers from ensembles impacted by Ray’s signature musicianship. Chorus director Kevin McBeth and guest conductor Dr. Brandon Boyd led the concert.
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‘They’re making it like we’re criminals’ Judge halts genderaffirming health care restrictions
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Boys & Girls Club shares its menu of success
Table for 4 raises $150,000 By Danielle Brown St. Louis American
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis (BGCSTL) set the table for another year of community service during its 15th Annual Table for 4 Luncheon Thursday April 27 at St. Louis City SC’s CityPark.
The event raised $150,000 and Flint W. Fowler, president and CEO said the luncheon “is always energizing because it allows us to connect with so many friends who are committed to the growth and development of girls and young women.” “Your support means that our members will have access to programs and services that will help them develop the capacities they need to succeed.” CityPark’s location was once a thriving Black community called
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Gardner’s woes continue to mount
Dr. Michael Ward at the Goldfarb School of Nursing on the campus of Barnes - Jewish Hospital Wed. May 3, 2023.
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By Sylvester Brown Jr. The St. Louis American “Every single American -- gay, straight, lesbian, bisexual, transgender -- every single American deserves to be treated equally in the eyes of the law and in the eyes of our society. It’s a pretty simple proposition.” – President Barack Obama, October 1, 2011
Mill Creek Valley. It was cleared under a city “urban renewal” plan. Vivian Gibson, a former resident of Mill Creek Valley and author of the memoir, “The Last Children of Mill Creek,” was the event’s keynote speaker. She spoke about her experiences growing up as a young girl in Mill Creek Valley with eight siblings, and detailed a program she inspired called BGCSTL’s SMART Girls Program. “It offers a curriculum that helps to
To be transgender is to be misunderstood, maligned and occasionally murdered. For many who decide to declare who they really are, it is to be ostracized, discriminated against or harassed. To be trans is to be a target in a political culture war that seeks to erase your existence or
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SPORTS
St. Louisan Issam Asinga sprints way to record
At last weekend’s Corky-Crofoot Shootout at Texas Tech, Issam Asigna sprinted his way into the record-books as he finished the 200-meter dash in a time of 19.97 seconds.
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