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Efforts to revitalize the watershed began as far back as 2010

SFCC Foundation Adds Six New Board of Directors The State Fair Community College Foundation is pleased to announce the appointment of six new members who will serve two-year or three-year terms on its Board of Directors. The new members are Thomas J. Van Leer, Steve Scheiner, Megan Page, Stephanie Garrett, Dr. Jon Ehlers, and Laura Harris. The board currently has 15 members. Thomas J. Van Leer is an Edward Jones financial advisor. He serves as vice president of Open Door Service Center board and Kiwanis Club of Sedalia. Van Leer also serves on multiple committees at St. Vincent de Paul Churc...

Recently the Van Leer Institute in Jerusalem came out with a definition/declaration of antisemitism that challenged the now widely used definition/guidelines published ten years ago by IHRA. The original is perceived by many progressives as too restrictive of the right to criticize Israel, for some a blow to Palestinian rights to freedom of expression. it threatens free speech and academic freedom and constitutes an attack on both the Palestinian right to self-determination, and the struggle to democratise Israel. Van Leer, an institute that consistently supports the Palestinian “narrative...

By Editor | April 21, 2021 By MARK EVANS mevans@stegenherald.com Mayor Paul Monia called Cochran Engineering’s report on the city’s water/sewer needs and its recommendations and estimated costs of more than $1.8 million for the entire project “eye opening.” David Van Leer and T.J. Garbs gave about a 40-minute presentation to Monia and the Bloomsdale Board of Aldermen, during the board’s monthly meeting on April 13. The exhaustive report showed residential, commercial and total water usage by month going back to 2016, traced the city’s population trends since 1970 and estimated it ...