Don’t miss this: Little people, a lost police dog, controversy and cancer
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Little people who supported a petition to change Freeburg High School's mascot, the Midgets, returned to town for the school board meeting Thursday night to again urge the board to drop the name.
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Fairview Heights police are mourning their retired police dog, Kohl, who died Thursday. He was with the department from 2007 to 2013.
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Some in the audience weren’t happy when former East St. Louis mayor Alvin Parks Jr. was named the city manager Thursday night.
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Finally, an inspirational story and video showing minor-league baseball players getting their heads shaved at GCS Ballpark to gain perspective from kids with cancer.
This story was originally published August 21, 2015 at 9:26 AM with the headline "Don’t miss this: Little people, a lost police dog, controversy and cancer."