Attorney asks for medical records of dead girl (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

20 August 2008, 1:32 am

A lawyer for the woman accused of using the Internet to bully a Dardenne Prairie teen to the point of suicide has requested some of the girl's medical records, claiming the girl was mentally ill and suggesting a change in her medication could have caused her death.... read more

Softball Preview: Bright future awaits Eureka's Conley (West County Journal)

20 August 2008, 12:18 am

Courtney Conley is used to being on the big stage.... read more

Softball Preview: Lafayette set to begin state title defense (West County Journal)

20 August 2008, 12:18 am

After finishing just third in the Suburban West Conference last season, the Lafayette Lancers softball team went on a magical postseason ride.... read more

Westminster fares well in ranking of top U.S. colleges (Columbia Daily Tribune)

19 August 2008, 1:00 pm

Westminster College isn’t a "hidden gem" anymore. A new Forbes magazine college ranking puts the Fulton liberal arts school at No. 39, ahead of stalwarts such as the University of Pennsylvania, Cornell and Dartmouth.... read more

Nursing battles faculty shortage, industry demand (BizJournals)

17 August 2008, 9:57 pm

In the midst of a national nursing shortage, Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville turns away more than 200 qualified applicants for its school of nursing every year.... read more

MARIAN MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHER WINS 2008 LOEB PRIZE FOR TEACHING EXCELLENCE (St Louis Commerce Magazine)

14 August 2008, 1:53 pm

Emilie Grimi, a math teacher at Marian Middle School in St. Louis, has been awarded the 2008 Saint Louis Science Center/Carol B. and Jerome T. Loeb Prize for Excellence in Teaching Science & Mathematics.... read more