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Representative Amy Elik Shares Goals and Concerns for 2026 as Midterms Approach

10 hours 41 minutes ago
ALTON - State Representative Amy Elik reflected on her plans for the year as the midterm election approaches. In a recent interview on “Our Daily Show!” with CJ Nasello , Elik pledged to focus on policies that will make life more affordable for District #111 residents. She emphasized her focus on affordability and helping people who are struggling, including those who recently lost their jobs through Alton Steel’s closure. “I have always told people who I am

William Wells Brown served as one of the first black novelists

10 hours 46 minutes ago
ST. LOUIS - William Wells Brown, a former slave from St. Louis, became one of the first published Black novelists and playwrights in the United States. Brown used his experiences as a laborer on Missouri and Mississippi river steamboats to document the realities of the slave trade and his path to freedom. Brown successfully escaped [...]
Blair Ledet

The Origin of the Phrase "Cold Shoulder"

11 hours 10 minutes ago
Few phrases feel as instantly personal as “the cold shoulder.” One minute you’re chatting like normal, and the next you’re getting short answers, no eye contact, and a silence that seems to have weight. It’s not just rudeness—it’s a message. The interesting part is that this expression may have started as something much more literal than a frosty attitude. Depending on which origin story you follow, “cold shoulder” comes from either a real

Winter Shrub Walk

11 hours 13 minutes ago

Join one of the Horticulturists for a stroll in the most expansive garden space, Wildwood Valley, and the surrounding area in winter. This tour will focus on the various shrubs, […]

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Myranda Levins

Orchid Show

11 hours 13 minutes ago

On display at the ever-popular orchid show, the Missouri Botanical Garden’s vast orchid collection includes more than 6,000 individual plants representing almost 700 unique species, and approximately one in 10 […]

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Rachel Huffman

This Day in History on February 4: Rosa Parks Born

11 hours 18 minutes ago
On February 4, 1945, leaders of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Soviet Union opened the Yalta Conference, a wartime meeting that helped shape how Europe would be governed after World War II. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin met in Crimea to settle urgent questions: how to finish the war against Nazi Germany, how to handle liberated countries, and what kind of international system might prevent another global conflict. At the time, the stakes were immediate—armies