From Construction Dive: Industry experts list eight steps builders can take in order to prepare their businesses for an economic downturn. Preserve cash, build backlog and target federal contracts in case a recession sinks the U.S. economy. That’s the winning game plan for construction pros during these uncertain economic times, sources told Construction Dive. Whether […]
The FBI needs to shut the fuck up about phone encryption. This isn’t just profane hyperbole. Shut. The. Fuck. Up. The FBI has continued — via consecutive directors — to agitate for encryption backdoors. And these directors have done this by delivering a false narrative, aided and abetted by the FBI’s refusal to correct its […]
A study released last year found that more than 80% of Missouri children had some level of lead in their blood. Across the Midwest, in Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska, the data painted a similar picture — children with elevated levels of lead in their blood far above the national average. Over the last six months, […]
Our nation's statistical agencies were busy today, so instead of writing half a dozen posts with half a dozen charts, how about if we just collect them all in one big post? Starting us off today is the Census Bureau with its advance retail sales report for July: Normally I would chastise everyone reporting about ...continue reading "Charts of the day from our nation’s statistical agencies"
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The Missouri Department of Conservation said Omaha, Nebraska man Rich Porter caught a state-record fish on May 16 when he took a 14-pound, 6-ounce shortnose gar by an alternative method.
A Lake St. Louis woman was arrested Tuesday on a federal indictment alleging she stole tens of thousands of dollars from her disabled uncle over a five-month period.
For many, getting to work involves traffic and tedium. New research supports the common-sense idea that the way we commute can have a significant impact on our feelings of well-being.
Bruce Springsteen will help his longtime friend Jann Wenner celebrate the release of the Rolling Stone magazine co-founder's new memoir, Like a Rolling Stone, by taking part in a special…