Author: Cecil Larson

There's a big mixed message about the Cardinals' ratings so far this year.The Redbirds, despite a recent surge, are still well outside of a playoff spot and acknowledged this week that they plan to sell as the trade deadline nears. Despite this, Cardinals fans continue to watch the team on television at a higher rate than any other US-based MLB team. That's despite the club being on pace for a record-low season in St. Louis.The Cardinals, who rank near the bottom of the National League for their home game, are No. 1 in ratings among American clubs for their local…

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Genesis Health System has officially joined MercyOne, adding its six medical centers, 100 other care sites and all other interests and operations to the Catholic system's collection, according to an announcement Wednesday. The Midwest nonprofits announced they would enter into a “strategic partnership” nearly half a year ago. Before that, Genesis' board gave the go-ahead to explore a partnership in December 2021. Genesis operates in eastern Iowa and the Quad Cities area of ​​western Illinois, while West Des Moines, Iowa-based MercyOne's 16 hospitals are located throughout its home state. Trinity Health, MercyOne's parent company, is one of the largest systems…

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ONE federal report released Tuesday takes a broad look at the ways climate change is already hurting the US — including the Midwest, often considered a climate paradise.The National Climate Assessment, published about twice a decade, is a catalog of the effects a warming world is having on the country's economy, ecosystems, culture and people.As other climate reports have previously indicated, the assessment sends a stark message: without rapid cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, the situation will continue to worsen.Steve Vavrus, a Wisconsin state climatologist, said the report grounds readers in important historical context, reminding us how far our climate…

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Three hours after the first polls closed in the 2020 election, the broad national rejection of Donald Trump that many pollsters predicted has not materialized. Instead, there are the same familiar divides that have characterized American politics for a decade: rural areas across the country continue to offer big margins for the President, while Joe Biden has capitalized on the continued slide of affluent suburbs to the Democrats. But there appears to be a shift: Trump won the first big victory of the night in Florida, where his totals in Miami-Dade County, home to a large Cuban-American community, traditionally anti-communist…

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HOUSTON, TX – Today, ADROIT Advanced Technologies, a partner company of Beacon Mobility, announced that it will begin serving general and special education customers in the Midwest beginning in January 2023. With the acquisition and integration of ADROIT in 2021, the Beacon became the first school transportation provider in the nation to offer an alternative transportation option in addition to traditional home-to-school and special education services. Interest in alternative transportation models has accelerated since the pandemic, as school districts struggle to meet new demands for flexibility while managing a national driver shortage. ADROIT offers a scheduled, cost-effective service to a…

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CHICAGO—Parks, beaches and restaurants that offer outdoor dining usually flourish here in the summer months after a long, cold winter, but smoke has kept many residents indoors since Tuesday, when air quality in Chicago was the worst in the world for a while.Smoke from wildfires in Canada has blanketed parts of the Midwest and Great Lakes this week, with the highest particulate matter levels in parts of Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Iowa, according to air quality monitoring from the Environmental Protection Agency. PM2.5, particles smaller than 2.5 microns—about 30 times smaller than the diameter of a human hair—is a…

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Friday, September 29Full match scheduleQualifying Athlete8:00 amET Racing Showcase Time Trials9:45 amET Racing Showcase – Round 112:00 p.mMidway Open/Suggested Arrival Time12:00 p.mHigh School Challenge/Jr Street – Time Trial1:15 p.mJr Arch Shootout – Time Trial1:20 p.mET Racing Showcase – Round 21:25 pmSummit Jr Dragster Shootout Qualifiers3:15 pmCountdown Crunch Time Q&A with Matt Hartford on the Nitro Alley Stage4:00 pm10 Questions with Bob Tasca on the Nitro Alley Stage4:30 p.mET Racing Showcase – Finals4:30 p.mSummit Jr Dragster Shootout Qualifiers4:40 p.mFactory X Qualifying Period4:45 pmPro Mod Qualifying Session5:00 pmFactory inventory qualifying period5:30 p.mPro Stock Qualifying (Motorcycle & Car)6:00 p.mNitro Qualifying Session (Funny Car…

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Dean Regas | Special to the Cincinnati EnquirerThe Hubble Space Telescope's payload computer has been down for over a weekHubble's payload computer is broken. NASA has spent over a week trying to fix it.Staff Video, USA TODAYThe International Space Station (ISS) will fly over the Midwest several times this week and will awe both early morning and late night astrologers. Seven astronauts currently live on the ISS and circle the Earth once every 90 minutes. And you can see their craft shining like a twinkling light moving slowly across the night sky. The ISS shines by reflecting sunlight, so you…

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Listen to this article SSM Health St. Hospital Anthony Hospital – Midwest completes the completion of a new endoscopy clinic and outpatient facility in Midwest. The additions are part of a $50 million effort to provide more convenient and comprehensive care to residents of the east Oklahoma City metro area following the April 2021 acquisition of Alliance Health Midwest Medical Center. Stacy Coleman, president at SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital – Midwest, said that since the takeover, the hospital has focused on restoring the services that were once available, along with new diagnostic tools. Additions in the past two years…

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DOUGLAS COUNTY – In the Baldwin Woods Forest Reserve south of Lawrence, majestic oaks and willows rise 50 to 100 feet into the air.But far below their canopy, something worries scientists. Other tree species are gradually crowding out the next generations of this forest's iconic species.As they do so, they cast more shadow to stabilize their position. As the understory darkens, the oak and holly saplings struggle. So are many wildflowers. And, eventually, so will the pollinators and other creatures that depend on those plants.But on Nov. 14, about three dozen scientists, foresters and firefighters worked together to bring back…

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