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Missouri AG threatens to sue cities funding access to abortion services
ST. LOUIS, Mo. - Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is threatening to sue Missouri municipalities for using tax dollars to help women access abortion services. St. Louis Mayor Tishaura O. Jones calls the latest threats from Schmitt desperate. Plans to help women access abortion-related services in St. Louis City and County were proposed this week. [...]
Kate Bush reviews final ‘Stranger Things’ season 4 episodes: “They’re just through the roof”
As the takes about the second volume of Stranger Things season 4 are pouring in, we finally have the most important review: the one from Kate Bush. The English artist, whose 1985…
Owners behind two local restaurants open new space in Town & Country
Alton Main Street Announces New "Eat Shop Play Alton" Promotion
ALTON - Alton Man Street is announcing its new Eat Shop Play Alton promotion to support Alton’s locally-owned businesses and help customers find their new favorite places to shop small. To take part, simply stop by the information booth at the Alton Farmers’ & Artisans’ Market to pick up a free reusable Alton-branded shopping bag. The market is located at the corner of Landmarks Blvd. and Henry Street in Downtown Alton and takes place every Saturday morning between 8:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. through October 15 th . Customers can then present their bag at all of the stores, restaurants, and service businesses found at www.DowntownAlton.com/EatShopPlay to redeem their perks and special offers through December 31 st . Shoppers are encouraged to post a photo using their bag at a local business on social media with the hashtag #EatShopPlayAlton for a chance to win a $50 gift certificate to any participating business. A new winner will be drawn every month through the end
Jury deliberates in Dawan Ferguson murder trial
Object streaks across the Midwestern sky Thursday night
The object was spotted over St. Louis Thursday at around 10:28 pm.
Madison County Discusses COVID Vaccines For Children Under 5 Years Old
EDWARDSVILLE - Madison County officials this week discussed the COVID vaccine and if parents should contact their child’s pediatrician before getting the shot. On Friday, the Health Department Committee discussed COVID vaccines for children under 5 years old. “The big news is that the FDA and CDC gave the green light to the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for children 6 months to 5 years old,” Chairman Kurt Prenzler said. The Food and Drug Administration and the Center for Disease Control and Prevention on June 21, 2022, authorized the vaccine. Prenzler asked the committee if the health department should recommend parents get the advice of their child’s pediatrician before being vaccinated. He said he attended the Health Advisory Committee meeting on Tuesday and asked its members the same question. He said the reason he brought it up was the censorship surrounding COVID, especially when vaccines first became available. Mainstream and social media censored the public
Schedule announced for July 4 fair in downtown St. Louis
Regional Arts Commission awards $1 million to local artists, arts programs
St. Louis bailiff charged with domestic assault against his child's mother
A St. Louis circuit court bailiff was charged Wednesday with strangling and hitting his child's mother during a dispute.
Missouri governor weakens hazardous waste rules, cuts regulation for ‘advanced recycling’
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed legislation Friday weakening the state’s hazardous waste regulations and opening the door for a controversial type of recycling backed by the plastic industry and decried by environmentalists. Parson, a Republican, signed legislation to bar the Missouri Department of Natural Resources from enacting hazardous waste rules that differ in any way from […]
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Because Vulnerable People Need Section 230, The Copia Institute Filed This Amicus Brief At The Eleventh Circuit
It is utterly and completely irrational for people who defend the vulnerable to call for the destruction of Section 230. Section 230 helps protect vulnerable people by making it possible to speak out against those who would hurt them. Weakening the critically important protection it provides online platforms would only weaken these platforms’ ability to […]
Friday Cat Blogging – 1 July 2022
Hilbert saw a newspaper tossed into the sink and immediately knew he had to curl up on it. The fixtures even match his eyes. It's a match made in heaven.
Mitch McConnell Once Again Takes Advantage of Democratic Fecklessness
Today on TAP: Senate Democrats can’t move because they’re standing on their own feet.
Complete ‘Stranger Things’ season 4 soundtrack released today; features extended “Separate Ways” remix
The complete soundtrack album for the hit Netflix series Stranger Things' fourth season was released today via digital formats. The expanded collection combines the 16 songs from the previously issued…
Pedestrian killed while running on I-64 in East St. Louis
A man was struck and killed early Friday morning while running through lanes of traffic on Interstate 64 in East St. Louis.
State to provide $5M to train young people for geospatial jobs
Schmitt will sue to block plans by St. Louis city, county to help women get Illinois abortions
Attorney general says pending bills to use public funds on transportation, child care to help access abortion out of state are “plainly illegal” under Missouri law.