2017 July Issue
COUNTERPOINT: Is asset forfeiture a proper means of enforcing the law?
Reform is necessary to protect the rights of innocent parties By STEVEN M. WALLACE Asset seizure and forfeiture is a powerful tool available to federal and state law enforcement officials. The applicable laws permit seizure and retention of assets by law enforcement if they suspect those assets are connected to criminal activity. Those laws are…
Read MoreAuthentication procedures add level of safety for computer users
By JAMES DANIELS JR. The new buzzword making the rounds is “two-factor authentication,” commonly known as 2FA. However, the technology is not new, and you may have been using it for some time without even realizing it. For example, when you visit certain gas stations and pay at the pump, you are also…
Read MoreMidwest Cyber Center opens computer hacking lab in Shiloh
By ALAN J. ORTBALS The Midwest Cyber Center has opened a Cyber Technology and Research Lab in its office just outside the main gate to Scott Air Force Base. Tony Bryan, executive director of MC2, said “CNTRL” was created with the community in mind. It will provide opportunities for all technical proficiencies, from high…
Read MoreSouthwestern Illinois Commercial Real Estate Transactions
Southwestern Illinois Commercial Real Estate Transactions The Illinois Business Journal is proud to publish commercial real estate transactions recently completed by commercial brokers across Southwestern Illinois. BELLEVILLE Bell St. Clair, LLC sold an 8,860-square-foot office building at 15 E. Washington St. in downtown to 15 East Washington Land Trust. BARBERMurphy Group represented the seller.…
Read More13th Annual Simmons Employee Foundation Golf Tournament raises $26,000 for Foster & Adoptive Care Coalition
ALTON – Nearly 55 teams of 216 golfers teed off to help raise $26,000 in support of an area charity through the 13th Annual Simmons Employee Foundation Golf Tournament at the Spencer T. Olin Golf Course in Alton. All net proceeds from the event will be presented to the Foster & Adoptive…
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Mean and meaner: A vaunted political system enters an era of revolt
By DENNIS GRUBAUGH Bill Winter, a deft copy editor from my past, used to have an old joke in which the king and his guardsman would describe the latest rebellion. “Your highness, the peasants are revolting!” the guardsman would warn. “Yes, aren’t they?” the king would respond. Quick-witted Bill never missed a chance to…
Read MoreHiring the right police chief is vital to the future of St. Louis and the entire region
By ALAN J. ORTBALS One of the first moves new mayor Lyda Krewson made after taking office was to release Police Chief Sam Dotson. That action got three cheers from me. I’m not saying that Dotson was a bad guy or necessarily did a bad job. I don’t think Krewson was saying that either.…
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